light .308 target load

[CZJedi]

I hav been reloading .45ACP for about a year or so, and just picked up a Browning BLR at the gun show today, so I think it is time to try out rifle reloading.

I'm looking for a good, light, accurate target load; any pet loads out there?

[Franchi20/28]

Look in the Speer manual. Mine has reduced loads (1800 to 2100 fps) for the 100 gr HP in .270 among others. I think it uses SR4759 but don't quote me, I don't have it here at work.

[Tim Ault]

I'll second that, Check the speer manual they list reduced loads using several powders ie: 4759, 5744, and 4198 Or you could go with cast bullets and the options are about endless If you need some data from the speer manual PM me

[ForwardAssist]

I hav been reloading .45ACP for about a year or so, and just picked up a Browning BLR at the gun show today, so I think it is time to try out rifle reloading.

I'm looking for a good, light, accurate target load; any pet loads out there?

What is your barrel length, twist rate, and what is the maximum range you intend to shoot?

I can make more appropriate suggestions if you post the case capacity of a case fired from your chamber. Weigh an empty fired case, fill it with water until it has a crown, weigh it, then post the difference. This will help me suggest a charge weight.

Do you have a preference for any locally available components, powder, primer, or projectiles?

[CZJedi]

The barrel is 20", and has 1:12 twist of rate.
The maximum target range will be 100 yards.

I'm not dead set on any particular compontent (this is my first time reloading rilfe), but when I reload pistol, I tend to stick to Winchester for both powder and primer.

I can't give you case capacity yet, because I only picked up the gun yesterday at the gun show. I know I won't be able to shoot it next weekend because I have work obligations both days, but I hope to get to Cabela's over Thanksgiving, and would like to have some ideas of what works, so I can pick up the dies, powder, primers, bullets, and whatever other reloading odds and ends I'll need to get started (loading blocks, case trimmer...).

[mtntroll666]

Try this .http://www.imrpowder.com/PDF/Trail-Boss-data.pdf

[CZJedi]

Thanks; that is the type of thing I was looking for!

I know with loading .45 that some powders are more accurate, some are softer shooting, some work better with higher velocity loads.... This is what I need to find out for rifle powders.

[Normlizer]

i use 44gr varget with a 175g fmjbt for my 308. Its not light by any means but it accurate.

[CZJedi]

After a lot of reading over the past few days, I decided to try varget, and Sierra 150 gr Match King.

[Normlizer]

You will like varget powder. I got a 1-10 twist barrel i like to run the heavier bullets 168 and 175gr