Trey Veston
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I bought a PSA Gen 3 upper with an 18" barrel and 1:10 twist.
Never reloaded for .308 before, but the current crisis had me scrambling for dies, cases, bullets, and primers for it.
I love accuracy. I admit it. If a hunting rifle can't do 1 MOA at 100 yards, then it is deemed unacceptable.
My rifle will be built as a plinking/range/hunting/SHTF battle rifle. So my goal is 1 MOA at 100 yards.
I bought a bunch of 150 grain target bullets, a bunch of 165 grain Horndady Interloc bullets, and some 175 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets. Also have a couple of cans of Varget inbound.
I was all set to start making loads for it and then talked to my brother the other day about my new rifle. He said he has two .308s, both bolt guns, both with 1:10 twist barrels, and neither will shoot worth a darn with 150 grain loads. He said the heavier the bullet, the more accurate his rifles are.
But his rifles are bolt action with longer barrels.
Well, one is a Tikka with a 22" and the other is a Remington 700 sniper with an 18".
But, he doesn't reload. He buys factory ammo.
My question is, did I waste money on the 150 grain stuff, or have others with AR platform rifles found accuracy pretty decent with the lighter bullets?
Never reloaded for .308 before, but the current crisis had me scrambling for dies, cases, bullets, and primers for it.
I love accuracy. I admit it. If a hunting rifle can't do 1 MOA at 100 yards, then it is deemed unacceptable.
My rifle will be built as a plinking/range/hunting/SHTF battle rifle. So my goal is 1 MOA at 100 yards.
I bought a bunch of 150 grain target bullets, a bunch of 165 grain Horndady Interloc bullets, and some 175 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets. Also have a couple of cans of Varget inbound.
I was all set to start making loads for it and then talked to my brother the other day about my new rifle. He said he has two .308s, both bolt guns, both with 1:10 twist barrels, and neither will shoot worth a darn with 150 grain loads. He said the heavier the bullet, the more accurate his rifles are.
But his rifles are bolt action with longer barrels.
Well, one is a Tikka with a 22" and the other is a Remington 700 sniper with an 18".
But, he doesn't reload. He buys factory ammo.
My question is, did I waste money on the 150 grain stuff, or have others with AR platform rifles found accuracy pretty decent with the lighter bullets?
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