Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Lapua Naturalis Bullets - Loads and Performance on Game

After a long time, here are some updates on load development for caliber 8X68S:

I followed the new (2018) data posted on Vihtavouri website and developed 5 loads for 8X68S using N550 powder. The starting load was 60 grain and my max load was 64 grain (1 grain less than max listed on the website). I also used Federal 210M primer instead of 215M (which is a magnum primer) as per suggestion on the website. The velocity results are given in the chart below. They are about 150 f/s less than the published loading data but the accuracy was very good. In fact, the starting load (60 grain) produced a touching three-shot group at 100 yards. You can see a picture of this group and my rifle below.