Originally Posted by MontanaMarine
I ran some loads with 200s in the 308 over RL17 recently.

Summary:

20.5" factory Rem varmint bbl (I had it cut from 26").
Mag length OAL 2.81"

200gr SGK, 2700 fps

200gr AB, moly'd, 2620 fps




Details and pics here:

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/3418735/1/308_RL17_200_gr_bullet



Wow, 2700 fps from a 20.5" barreled 308. The max load over at the Hodgdon site gets 2514 fps.