700 tactical .308 load needed

[savmako]

I'm looking for an accuracy load for a factory 700 tactical in .308 with a 20' barrel. I believe it's 1-10 twist. any suggestions?

 

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

Lapua Brass,CCI BR2 Primer,42.5g of R15 pushing a 178g AMAX seated into the lands hope this helps

 

[savmako]

thanks for the reply, will definatly try it, have you ever tried bergers, they work great in my .223

 

[vonb]

Sav,
I shoot a Remington LTR and it is a 20' barrel with a 1/12 twist. Try the following load and see if it doesn't result in tiny holes:

- Winchester brass
- 44.7 gr. Varget
- Sierra MatchKing 168gr
- CCI BR2 primer
- 2.800 OAL

This should yield in the neighborhood of 2550 fps on a summer day.

 

[SooStan]

A 178 A-Max seated in the lands shoots great but feeding thru the mag for a tactical competition might be tough. My rifle did not like the 178. Sierra 175 with 44.0 Gr. Varget, CCI Br primer and FC brass at 2.810oal feeds well and shot very well.