Sako TRG-22 Loads

[gunner69]

Hello,

I am now the owner of a Sako TRG-22 in .308. I would like to start a thread on loads for the TRG. My specific plan for my TRG is to shoot for fun and enter into several F-TRClass matches coming up in December in my area. So I'll get this started off. I have a promising load:

Berger 175 Match VLD
42gr N140
F210 Primer
Lapua Brass
2.80" OAL (I'll get a measurement to the ogive shortly)

I am using Forster National Match dies. So far this load is very promising with 10 shot strings all impacting within 1.5" at 200 yards. I have noticed that seating depth is an issue given how deep the throat is on this gun. So I'm way off the lands (not even totally sure how much yet. I am intersted in shooting the Lapua Sencar 155's too for Palma matches. Ideas?

 

[dooley]

Re sako trg 22-308, If your reloads are .2800 thou coal, you will probably be 0.200 thou off the lands, I made up a dummy round using the 155gr lapua scenars and using a coal of 0.2960 thou for a friends sako trg, using a smoked bullet, to my suprise there was no land marks on the bullet, so I assume to touch the lands the coal would have to be in the region of .3,000, and the bullet would barely be in the case, saying this the trg shoots amazing well for so much freebore, don't even try to get near the lands with a 155gr bullet
dooley UK