Compressed loads

[CMBTshooter]

I was loading up 180 E-Tips in the .308 and when I seat them to fit in the magazine I was hearing kind of a crunching noise. The 180 E-Tip is a long bullet and I was wondering if it is too much compression.

 

[FOTIS]

What powder?

 

[CMBTshooter]

RL-15

I loaded up 38.5gr, 39.0gr, 39.5gr, 40.0gr, and 40.5gr.

 

[FOTIS]

I have personally never had problems with compressed and super compressed loads. In my 378 Wby with a 300 grain I actually compressed 131 grains of H870 with no issues.

start with your 38.5 gr and see what happens.

 

[CMBTshooter]

Sounds good. I thought about it and decided I better ask just in case.

Thanks Fotis.

 

[FOTIS]

My pleasure. Let us know how it turns out.

 

[CMBTshooter]

Hopefully I'll get out this weekend otherwise they'll have to wait until February. Work's always getting in the way.

 

[FOTIS]

Ain't gotta tell me about waiting....



# W 10 mph
# Gusts: 32 mph

 

[CMBTshooter]

That's the one thing I don't miss about Colorado. Forget shooting. Especially forget going out and doing some PT. You finally get to the top of a hill and a 40 mph gust comes along and blows you halfway down. Endless cycle.