Sparkylr308 Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 Good morning. Do any of you guys load for the LR-308? I am curious if you have and tips or tricks for it. When I have loaded 556 ammo I have ran into load data being to soft to cycle my AR. Curious if this happens with 308 as well. Also if anyone has any preferred loads that work well for them. I have in hand 168 gr sierra match king hpbt, varget, ar comp, imr4064 for powder. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albroswift Posted September 9, 2022 Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 I really like AR-Comp, was using Varget and reloader but the AR comp was more consistent over the chrono and cycles the 3 different AR308 configurations I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkylr308 Posted September 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2022 @Albroswifti don’t have a ton of ar-comp on hand. Did you like using varget at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Varget is outstanding. I wish I could grab more. @98Z5Vwill have some load data for you. I kept loading Mi262 clone loads until I was too low to do a 168/175 load ladder for each. Still looking for more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkylr308 Posted September 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 @edgecrusheroh that’s awesome! I am very glad to hear that. I have a decent amount on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albroswift Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 On 9/9/2022 at 9:00 AM, Sparkylr308 said: @Albroswifti don’t have a ton of ar-comp on hand. Did you like using varget at all? Used varget for years. Nothing wrong with it at all, just getting better SD's with the AR Comp. Maybe a little more forgiving, who knows. Seeing how you have both, work up a couple ladders and make your own assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkylr308 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 @Albroswiftok will do. I see what you mean. That makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albroswift Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Sparkylr308 said: @Albroswiftok will do. I see what you mean. That makes sense. And report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkylr308 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 @Albroswiftwill do! I made 10 rounds the other night. I am gonna try and get to the range today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkylr308 Posted September 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 @Albroswiftupdate: finally got to the range yesterday. Used 168 gr hpbt sierra matchkings. Loaded with 42.1-43.7 gr of imr-4064.~ 2500 with 42.1 and ~2600 with 43.7. Decent accuracy. I will say though they did seem very consistent. I think I am gonna up the charge a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albroswift Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 You are right there for velocity no surprises. Looking up your load, 44 gr is about max. Did you record SD's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkylr308 Posted September 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 @Albroswifti haven’t ran the numbers for SD yet with this data. The load data I am using has 45.9 grains as max and it’s compressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albroswift Posted September 17, 2022 Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 23 hours ago, Sparkylr308 said: @Albroswifti haven’t ran the numbers for SD yet with this data. The load data I am using has 45.9 grains as max and it’s compressed. 45.9 seems pretty high, watch for signs sneak up slowly. Nothing wrong with slightly compressed loads as long as you don't start deforming the case. 168 Sierra shows 44 max on loaddata, but 168 Sierra HPBT does show 45.9. I like to see SD's when I'm running a ladder, fastest isn't always bestest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkylr308 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 @Albroswiftthat is Data from hodgon website I was using for quick reference. Yes I agree. Just need more bench time hahah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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