Loads for 185 grain Berger in .308.

[Jon Leary]

Looking for loads for 185 berger in 308.

 

[Lone Hunter]

Contact Berger. Call them and talk with a tech. They are very easy to deal with and will give you some loading info or you can buy their reloading manual which has lots of data in it.

 

[LVLAaron]

In a chamber with appropriate freebore (168ish) - 44 grains of varget plus or minus a few tenths will have you in the common node most FTR guys shoot them. Should be 2725-2750 from a 30 inch barrel

 

[Jon Leary]

In a chamber with appropriate freebore (168ish) - 44 grains of varget plus or minus a few tenths will have you in the common node most FTR guys shoot them. Should be 2725-2750 from a 30 inch barrel

thanks.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

In a chamber with appropriate freebore (168ish) - 44 grains of varget plus or minus a few tenths will have you in the common node most FTR guys shoot them. Should be 2725-2750 from a 30 inch barrel

Freebore is the key with the heavy pills. 44g was pushing the 185's forward (Norma brass), using an M852 chamber. Now getting 175 freebore, as per the US FTR team reamer.

 

[D-4297]

I run the 185 Berger Target , and have a 2013 TR Chamber . Seating Depth is .005 off of touch , and I load 43.4gr of VV-N150 for a winter load , and 43.0 for a Summer load . Of course starting a little lower would be advisable . And I don't shoot "Hypersonic" loads , either . But I do like getting 3,500 to 4,000 rounds from a barrel , too .

 

[Park ranger]

My AR10 20” barrel load is

185 Jug
43.5 varget
Lapua/LC/ Starline
BR2
2.950” oal
2530 fps

 

[762willdo]

Lapua srp brass
juggernaught
cci450
45.5 RE15.5
mag length
2650 fps

 

[Precisionhunter417]

.170” FB throated sammi chamber
28” x-caliber 1:10t
Lapua SRP Palma Brass
CCI 450 of course but have had great luck with Fed 205GMAR
185 Jugg @ 2700fps @ muzzle
43.5-43.9g Varget
Use with caution and ladder test on a hot day for worst case scenario. Start @ 43g