Need help determining correct load

[josebd]

Savage .308 shilen 26" 10 twist
100 yards 3 shots,varget ,Sierra 175hpbt
67 degrees,.020 off land.

 

[hogpatrol]

43.5/.6 & make seating depth changes.

 

[retired]

whats is wrong with 43.9 ? try some seating depth variations

 

[CADDIE5]

I load 43.6gn varget with 175tmk .020" off lands in my f class load for ftr to 1000yds. Magnetospeed 2750fps @ 59*F in kreiger hvy Palma 10 twist 30".

 

[Jet]

If your plans for the rifle/load are to shoot beyond 100yds then if possible shoot the same loads at a further distance. Increasing the distance to test will allow you to see powder nodes easier. If I had to make a selection based on the info you provided I would test 43.8, 43.9, and 44.0 then putz with seating depth a bit.

Good shooting

Rich

 

[T-shooter]

Shoot at least 10 shots of the 43.9 letting the barrel cool a little in between. If 8-9 out of 10 are that close, you have it.

 

[Dgd6mm]

If this is continued testing from your post in the Erik Cortina thread, good results. I would have tested 43.7, 43.8, 43.9... just saying. The other targets gave you trigger time.

 

[josebd]

If this is continued testing from your post in the Erik Cortina thread, good results. I would have tested 43.7, 43.8, 43.9... just saying. The other targets gave you trigger time.

No sir,different rifle

 

[Dgd6mm]

My buddy and my load we shot in our 26" Savage barrels were 44.0 grs.of Varget, 175 SMK.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You need some wind flags to go any farther

 

[Richard Coody]

44gr varget works very well in my .308

 

[josebd]

Here are some results at 200 yards,3 shots,.020 off lands,Sierra 175hpbt,no chrony

 

[Dusty Stevens]

43.8 looks like your close but forgot your wind flags

 

[josebd]

no wind at all!

 

[Dgd6mm]

Jose
Another thought here and I'm no expert however if you really want to use 175 gr there are more appropriate powders for that gr.
Take a 175 FGMM apart and look at the kernels, that's not Varget'
j

I'm not married to Varget, don't even use it anymore at all. Jim if you don't mind, name them and why.

 

[josebd]

Before I shot those groups, I changed out my rings on my scope,so the last shot I took was 43.5 varget,looks like it's very close

 

[North Fork]

Try the180gr Berger ELITE

 

[hogpatrol]

the closer you get to 43.5 the better they look. Humm interesting
J
Addendum- do you feel like your powder charge window is 43.5-43.7 ?

Look at the OP's original targets and refer to Erik Cortina's thread, 43.3 and 43.6 are stable loads. Singular tight groups at 100 yards aren't always the path to accuracy at longer ranges.

 

[josebd]

the closer you get to 43.5 the better they look. Humm interesting
J
Addendum- do you feel like your powder charge window is 43.5-43.7 ?

I believe so