Savage 308 load help

[Wjesswheel]

Just started working up loads for my savage for in 308, 30 inch barrel, 1 in 12 twist. Wanting some help been shooting federal 168 and 175. 175 seem to shoot a little better out to 1000yd. So I will be using my federal cases and want to use Sierra 175 with varget. Any of you out there want to share some of your better loads with me.

 

[Rustystud]

Think you will fare better at 1K with 185 Bergers, and Varget powder. 200 hybreds work well too.
Nat Lambeth

 

[Terry]

Hodgdon Varget 43.0 Russian 175 SMK Lapua 2610 fps Brad Sauve F-TR Match Load, .018″ Jump
Hodgdon Varget 43.0 CCI BR2 175 SMK IMI Match 2685 fps Very Accurate, under 1/2-MOA, 2.787″ COAL, .018″ jump, 26″ bbl
Hodgdon Varget 44.6 F210m 175 SMK LC na AR10 load for magazine, 2.807″ COAL

From the 308 page on this site.

 

[nastynatesfish]

I ran 48.7gr imr4007 in mine with 175 nosler custom comps at almost 2900. It shot well with no pressure. Mine had a short throat so mine loaded at 2.79 was almost in lands with that bullet. Shot better at 300 yards than it did at 100 yards too

 

[boltgunluvr]

175 SMK with 42.7-43.5 gr of Varget at 2.800 COAL using Win brass/primer out of Rem 700 26in with 1 in 12. It's been easy on brass as I neck size and full length size every 4th time.

 

[OrdellRobbie]

Interesting that some have the 175 smk shorter than Sierras spec of 2.8. This is what I have found on my savage 308 with 1 in 10 twist. The box of 175s I have now has to be almost 2.790 to be off the lands while the last box was 2.810. I hoping my load from the last box will work. Still working up but it was 41.8 of varget with 15 jump. It might not be the best for a 1000 yards tho

 

[savageshooter86]

Best load I've shoot is throw the factory barrel away, get some 185 Berger LRBT and Varget. My 1000 yards scores jumped 20+ points by doing that. Nothing else

 

[Shynloco]

.... The box of 175s I have now has to be almost 2.790 to be off the lands while the last box was 2.810.....

That's because Sierra mixes their bullets in terms of the machines that produced those bullets. I've noted more so lately, that I now have to measure and separate my Sierra bullets because of the variance in the base to ojive measurement that creates that noted difference the OP states in his measurement. And in measuring 2 boxes (100 bullet boxes of two different weight Sierras) I ended up with three different groups (.030 spread) in one box and two different groups (.020 spread) in another. And its a pain to have consistency in ojive measurement in finished cartridges when there's that much a variance in one box and your chasing accuracy with your loads. Too bad sales have become more important than quality control. But I have to blame part of this entire mess on that one BIG BOZO in the White House whose brought about so many problems all over. And now bullets producers are having to play catch up to fill orders that they fell behind on because of the GAMES the aforementioned CLOWN likes to play. Guess most of the Carni's have moved to Washington and the circus loves the place.

Alex