.308 110 grain - carbine?

[thomis]

Just ordered a slew of .308 Winchester bullets. Loading for a new Model 70 and I picked 110 grain through 168 grain bullets. Looking over the bullets, the Sierra 110 grains said "carbine" on the box and after inspection, they don't appear like the other .308 rifle bullets, more snub-nosed like the 30/30.
Can I load these successfully as a .308 rifle bullet?

 

[SHR970]

Yes. The jackets will also hold up to the much higher speeds that you will get.


BTW Penn Dutch is a misnomer it should be Penn Deutch. Guess where early Americas gun industry was centered and who the smiths were??????

 

[Steve C]

Though they are a light bullet for the .308 Win Sierra publishes data for them. Typically you'd use such bullet for shooting varmints and useful for those who have a .30 cal rifle but don't want to invest in a smaller caliber varmint rifle.

 

[56hawk]

Those bullets are designed for the 30 Carbine round for the WWII M1 Carbine. They are still .308 diameter so will work in a 308 Winchester. Accuracy might be questionable since the Carbine uses a 1-20" twist and most 308s are around 1-10".

 

[robctwo]

I just loaded and shot a bunch of these with 14.5 gr Trail Boss. Haven't put the chrono on them yet, but they are pretty accurate at 100 yards out of my Savage 10FP. Recoil of a .22 Mag. Speed estimated under 1,600.

 

[Legionnaire]

I plan to try this with some Missouri Bullet 110 grain cast "carbine" bullets ahead of Trail Boss. We'll see ...

 

[kingmt]

I tried some in my 30-06 & the pattern could have been beat with a shot gun.