Love reloading!

[madd0c]

Well, after about 3 months of reloading experience, I finally got my load and bullet combination worked up to a good point for me and just had to post

Tikka T3 Tactical .308
IMR 4064 43gr Sierra 168gr HPBT
CCI BR primer

Wind gusting to ~20mph but otherwise a beautiful day today.
200 yard 5 shot group averaging 2600 FPS

I don't think I can improve the load, the rest is shooter limitation

 

[jfh]

congratulations. It really is wonderful to see it all come together, isn't it?

Jim H.

 

[Seedtick]

Good job!

the rest is shooter limitation

Dang! You almost hit that quarter. I believe you woulda got it in another couple of shots.

Keep practicing, in no time you'll be ready to start using nickels.



ST

 

[rfwobbly]

It's a great feeling to see it all come together, isn't it. Congrats!!

 

[qajaq59]

Good job. Now you can spend the next 40 years chasing that perfect round like the rest of us.

 

[THe Dove]

Seedtick!!! BWAHAHAHA I'm glad we can have a little humor now and then.

The Dove

 

[madd0c]

LOL
Seedtick, well at least I scared it good

Thanks guys, and I will tell you in my case trimming the cases to exact length with an LE Wilson trimmer made all the difference in the world. I had shot this same load with FL sized brass run through a case gauge and trimmed only if too long.

This time I trimmed to exact legth on every case and chamfered/deburred every one.
Kinda a pain in the ...
But, now I know why people do it.

Thanks for the fun guys!
madd0c

 

[Walkalong]

Excellent shooting on a gusty day. Outstanding.

 

[billybob44]

Great shooting Madd.

That's some good grouping at 200yd. Especially with the wind up. IMR-4064 usually does well in med case calibers. My 22-250Rem.+6MMRem. likes it also, with usually 1 hole groups at 100yds. 760,BL-C(2),+Varget also do well in these cases, and flows easier through the measure-not the "grain cutting" that occurs with 4064. Keep up the good work!!