Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 308, RL17, 200 gr bullet

Bottom line is, that one goes as far as the individual rifle will allow as far as pressure goes. Once any small pressure signs with bolt lift and or primers and or shiny case heads are evident, back off a grain and call that as maximum for the rifle and live with the velocity results.

I haven`t tried RL17 using the 200-210 grainers in my 300 WSM carbine as of yet, but have received 2818 fps using 68 gr of RL19 with a 200 A/B.

If I were to "ONLY" get 2850 fps from a 16.5" barrel using the RL17 and a 200 gr bullet, then I would just have go cry somewhere!..........Waaa! Waaa!