Oh well, I was shooting my old Savage .308 Winchester today and here it is... A little too heavy for hunting!

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A five shot group at 200 yards (0.556 inches). Yeah, I know it's upside down.

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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