Originally Posted by olgrouser

Loads on Euro sites read:

COAL 2.87"

44-46gr N140

Lapua Scenar 155-L

Fed 210M primers and

Lapua brass.


Sir, I just did a search for the Vihtavuori load data online:
Viht .308 Load Data online
Was a bit surprised they list only 43.4 grains of N140 as maximum with the 155 Scenar, for a speed of 2648 FPS. That in a 24" barrel. This sounds a little low to me but does comport with John's reference to N140 topping out on pressure at a lower speed than Varget.
The 2.87" COAL you quoted above gives a bit more case capacity than the 2.795" that Vihtavuori used and might help explain the difference.
Obviously the Euro boys are getting away with 44-46 grains. I'm not trying AT ALL to be the handloading police, just wanted to point you to that data source if you hadn't already found it.

Good luck with these loads!
Cheers,
Rex