125 grain Speer TNT varmint load for a 308 win

[450AK]

Hey guys, I just picked up a new FN A3g in 308 winchester and I have a bunch of 125 grain Speer TNTs a guy gave me. I was wondering if any of you have a good load that you have used to get me started?
Matt

 

[Larryh128]

I'm in about the same situation & it looks like Varget & Benchmark will be good along with RL-15.

 

[450AK]

I have some Varget and some Reloader 15 but I'm out of Benchmark. I was thinking maybe some H-322 might be good als .

 

[jonbearman]

IMR 4064, H335, and BLC-2 are good choices as well.

 

[AckleymanII]

49-52g of win 748 will be 3000 fps to 3200 and shoot bug holes with Fed 210 primers

 

[450AK]

Very nice. I have some 748 I just haven't used it much because of reports of it being very temp sensitive.

 

[jonbearman]

If you shoot in hot weather back off a grain with 748 and in some cases when using it some companys who list it insist on a magnum primer which I think is a farce but only the engineers really know if mag primers are hotter or not. I have used tons of 748 in the past with regular primers with no problems.

 

[scope eye]

I like H4198 from 110gr through 130gr bullets.

Dean

 

[Hosted]

RL15 and Varget are each 48-50gr according to Alliant and Hodgdon websites.

 

[MrMajestic]

IMR 3031 does very well with the lighter bullets in the .308.

 

[2506]

46 grs IMR 4895 CCI BR2 in a WW case with either the 125 Nosler BT or the 125 Speer TNT is very accurate and will run 3000 fps out of my 21 1/2" Heart barrel Rem 700. I use the BT for deer and it is bang flop out to a little over 300 yards so far and have killed around 50 deer with it. I use the TNT on ground hogs and it makes a mess out of them.

 

[grovey]

I 've been slowly working up a load with 130 gr Hornady sp's . It was sub moa from the git with...
Hornady match brass
CCI LRP
48.5 grs of H4895

I need to acquire a drop tube to up the charge any more.

 

[AckleymanII]

I have never used a magnum primer with win 748, never. No telling how many jugs of 748 I have shot in my life time. Common sense, don't shoot a max load for the rifle in hot weather, and don't let your ammo sit out in the sun.

 

[Big Mc]

Hey guys, I just picked up a new FN A3g in 308 winchester and I have a bunch of 125 grain Speer TNTs a guy gave me. I was wondering if any of you have a good load that you have used to get me started?
Matt

Mine likes 50.0 BLC2 CCI 450. Lapua Palma brass 125 Speer. Tommy Mc..

 

[Fasteel]

Very nice. I have some 748 I just haven't used it much because of reports of it being very temp sensitive.

I used 748 powder in my 125gr 308 load, temp sensitivity, goes along with Human stupidity. Load for accuracy and not FPS and you shouldn't have any troubles with Temp. sensitive powders. load for max velocity and all bets are off... FS

 

[450AK]

I finished her up last night. Hopefully I get to run some test loads tomorrow. I'll let you guys know how she shoots.

 

[P72]

The 125 TNT is one of my favorite .30 bullets for the .308.

I use W748, Re10, and IMR 8208 with the .308 and 125 TNT. When using W748 I don't let my rifle and ammo bake in the sun. If I had to shoot in 95 degree plus temps - IMR 8208. Generally, I use the cheapest stuff I can get my hands on and that would include the 125 TNT and W748. All these shoot well over 3000 and perform well up to 300 yards.

 

[spencerhenry]

my best load for 125 tnt's is 46.5gr imr 4895. shoots very well in 700pss and ar10t. chronographs at 3050 from my 26" barrel. hammers coyotes.

i never had any good results with 748.

 

[450AK]

I tried some 125 grain TNTs Sunday with 50 grains of 748 and they didn't shoot well at all. They averaged around a inch and a half or slightly under. I need to play with them some more. The rifle shot very very well with 175 grain SMKs and 43 grains of Varget and 2.800" OAL. It shot many five shot groups that hovered around 5/8" center to center.

 

[RonS]

450AK, what twist is your barrel? The 125 TNT's did not do well in my 10T barrel, I had similar results as you. So I'm looking for a 14T or 15T barrel which should stabilize them [one thousand or so] 125's I have a little bit better. I also have a "bunch" of 110gr Hornady's too.