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My 308 SPSS is almost complete, just waiting on H-S to finish the PSV096 stock. Ill be shooting this rifle in our local 600yd competition next year, it sports a Jewell trigger with an under safety, 6-24 Burris Signature, TPS 20MOA bases and steel TPS rings, now what bullet and or load should I use for 600yard shooting? Any suggestions please.

Tough I shoot Berger 175gr BT Match bullets, I'd look at either the 155gr or 168gr Bergers.

Use either Winchester or Lapua brass, Varget, Fed 210 or Wolf primers, Varget, and did I say VARGET...

Agreed with AJ. Bergers are great bullets. I use Lapua, Varget, Wolf and JLKs.

For 600, a 175 Sierra works great with Varget. Start at 41gr and work up.

Use a JLK or Berger if you want a step up on your neighbor.... at least thats what I always did.. bit more BC never hurts.

I agree 100% with Barry on this. The 175 SMK is capable of ranges much greater than 600 yards so it should work very well for your needs. The key is finding the right load for your rifle.

Oneshot

Yes they do, if you want to cull bullets...

No one at the F-Class Nationals would admit to using Sierras.

Al, that's because the folks who shot at the Nationals wanted to win.

Those shooting .308s had the following bullets that I know about:

155 Bergers
175 Bergers
185 Bergers (VLD, Long Range and Hybrid)
190 Bergers
200 Bergers (hybrid)
215 Bergers (hybrid) Not sure on this one.

180 JLK LBT

155 Lapua Scenars

I'm sure I'm missing a bunch.

You can clean a MR target with Sierras. With a good barrel, they will shoot <1/2 MOA @ 600. Save yourself about $12/100 and have fun.

If we shot on MR-1 targets...

Geeze you can be half way out of the black on those hellen keller targets and still score a "10". Try that on an MR-1FC and it will be an "8".

As a training bullet they are not bad; but there is a reason why F-class shooters eschew the Sierras.

A half minute is 1/2 minute, no matter what target.

There's a boat load of people... who have shot 200-20X with 175gr SMK's.

I guess I missed that boat. Sigh.

You and me both...



Testing a new lot# of Varget. 175gr Berger BT Match at 500 yards. Target is 1" diameter, high shot is cold bore shot. Never shot groups like that using SMK's...

That's probably because you were not using the magic incantation.

All of them.... Let your rifle pick the one/s that it likes...

Have increased R15 powder to 42.5gr to make 2750 muzzle velo 29" bbl. Keeps bullet super at 1k.

Have you found RL15 to be sensitive when you get to max charges? I"m simply curious as I had issues in 223 with it but attributed to the bullets bases not being able to take the extra thump, BUT I had no real way of knowing if it wasn't RL15 being at the top of the charge area either.

I"d say from the looks of the group that its not an issue with the powder

Jeff, I've not pushed R15 to max loads in 308 or 223. I use R15 25.5gr under 69SMK 0.020" off land in a 223 bolt gun. I haven't measured velo, but no pressure or abnormal case evidence. Pretty accurat too.

That shot above that's out I called out as when I broke trigger something felt wrong with my hold. The 308 load is from Brad Suave in a piece about him at 6br.com. He used it at a past champ. tournament.

I really don't know how good my load is at 1k as I've used it in three tournaments at 1k. Is a great 600 load though! Made a Gold for me in 2010 at RCLRC NRA Regional mid-range champs.