Oh well, I was shooting my old Savage .308 Winchester today and here it is... A little too heavy for hunting!
A five shot group at 200 yards (0.556 inches). Yeah, I know it's upside down.
Rifle: Savage 16FLHSS glass bedded in a McMillan A5 (OD Green) Optics:Leupold M4 6.5-20X50mm LR/T TMR Base: Badger Odnance 20 MOA Rings: Burris 30mm Signature Rings Barrel: Lothar Walther 24 inch, 1 in 10 twist, six groove. Sharp Shooter Supply Tactical Bolt Knob Action Timed and Trued, barrel action bead blasted. All work by Fred Moreo at Sharp Shooter Supply (except glass bedding) Weight: 13 lbs.
The handload:
Bullet: Nosler 175 gr. HPBT Powder: Hodgdon Varget 43.0 grs. Primer: Wolf Large Rifle Case: Lapua LOAL: 2.853 (2.272 Base to Ogive with Stoney Point) Average Velocity: 2610 fps Extreme Spread: 25.38 Standard Deviation: 8.00 Comments: Jam length with Nosler 175 gr. HPBT is 2.312 (about 2.893 LOAL). Bullets seated to give 0.040 bullet jump (for magazine function). Magazine Maximum LOAL 2.866