Christensen fft Ridgeline .308 20"
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Orezona
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Bullet weight?
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150, 165, 168
salmonchaser
Ammo Smith
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While I never owned a Ridgeline, over my career I had a Remington 700; Accuracy International; Hs Precision; and an M1A as Duty Rifles. All 308. Issued Ammo was Federal Gold Medal Match. 168 gr. My training budget was terribly insufficient so I Loaded a thousand rounds a year. As I recall I used either BLC 2 or Varget. Varget seemed to match the factory loaded ammo the best in the Remington 700 but the Accuracy International really preferred the BLC2. The HS Precision didn’t care, shot everything well as did the MIa.
The short lived battle rifle seems to be pretty dang easy to load for. I think you’d really have to have a weird rifle if it didn’t like either Varget or BLC2. I had my best results at about 2650 fps.
The short lived battle rifle seems to be pretty dang easy to load for. I think you’d really have to have a weird rifle if it didn’t like either Varget or BLC2. I had my best results at about 2650 fps.
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Thanks for the information, I appreciate it!
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I have a Nosler M21 in 308. My go to powder is Varget. 46.0 grs for both 150 gr and 165/168 gr BT shoots sub .5 MOA.
Remember to start low and work up!
JD338
Remember to start low and work up!
JD338
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Thank you!
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Happy to help and welcome to the forum
JD338
JD338
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I haven’t shot ballistic tips but have shot Accubonds.
My load for them were the same as JD’s, 46.0 grains of Varget.
My load for them were the same as JD’s, 46.0 grains of Varget.
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Thanks
