Which powder for .308 ?

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Re: Which powder for .308 ?

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Re: Which powder for .308 ?

#12 Post by Dombo63 »

N140, Lapua brass, SMK 155gn, good to 900 and possibly beyond
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Re: Which powder for .308 ?

#13 Post by rox »

TJC wrote:I'm curious to hear what powder you guys are now using for your .308
TR140 (cheaper than N140 and every bit as good).
Nosler CC 155 (cheaper and better than Sierra 2155).
Does the TR thing better than I can ;¬x

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Re: Which powder for .308 ?

#14 Post by phaedra1106 »

Still using 168Gr Nosler Custom Competition bullets, thought of switching to 155s but as I only shoot at a max of 300yds and I have almost 3,000 168s decided not to bother!.

42gr of N140 works very nicely (1/2 MOA)

43gr of Lovex S062 same results and only £30/Kg :good:
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Re: Which powder for .308 ?

#15 Post by DW58 »

155gr SMK (2156), Lapua brass, either Vihtavuori N140 or Reload Swiss RS50 (aka TR140).
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Re: Which powder for .308 ?

#16 Post by Andy632 »

I'm still using up my supply of Varget (only about 4 tubs left though) ;)
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