308 with 175 Matchkings.

[Guy Miner]

Interestingly, 25+ years ago I was so impressed with the Federal Gold Medal, 168 grain .308 Win ammo - that I started down the road of trying to equal the accuracy and match the trajectory. It was a worthwhile endeavor and I succeeded in slightly bettering the accuracy. I was shooting 600 yard prone matches and a lot of other matches as well.

Tried to use the same components, didn't know what powder Federal was using, but eventually tried Varget and adjusted the powder charge until I had the same velocity as the factory loads. Same bullet. Same case. Same primers. Assembled on match grade dies. Poof! Just like that I was getting great accuracy, same or better than the factory stuff.

I've tried other loads, but I keep coming back to the same for my 308 target ammo.

Regards, Guy

 

[RL338]

One thing I’ll add is over the years I’ve purchased many factory overruns and they all had a cannelure for crimping. Looking at factory ammo most if not all is crimped. I do crimp everything for my 7400 in 308 and it helps.