Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Rem, Speer, or Hornady 170gr (.30-30 bullets) in .308Win?

If you go that route IMR4895 is your friend in the .308. It can be loaded down some 30 to 40% below max and still maintain good accuracy. I played around with reduced loads in the .308 back in the early 90�s, both gas checked cast and round nose jacketed .30-30 bullets and maintained excellent accuracy (1� or so) down to 2200 fps.

Use starting loads for IMR4895 out of your manual and if they are still too fast you can work down to your desired velocity.