Need Help Out of 8th Edition Hornady Manual - 308 Win

[Welding Rod]

Can someone with a 8th Edition Hornady load manual tell me what the recommeded cartridge overall length is for:

308 Winchester
150 grain BTFMJ #3037

I tried the recommended length out of the 7th edition of 2.780" and the cannelure is out too far, not even close to reaching the case neck. I am wondering if that was a typographical error in the 7th edition.

Case length is in spec at 2.010".

 

[rcmodel]

Very curious what you find out?
Hornady #4 says 2.777".
Hornady #7 says 2.780".
I don't have #8 either.
Lyman #49 says 2.735" with Hornady 150 FBSP #3031.

Be sure and measure your case length too.
Should be:
2.015" MAX
2.005" Trim Too.

rc

 

[Hangingrock]

#3037 bt-fmj col 2.700" per 8th edition

 

[Welding Rod]

Thanks!

One more thing, can you please tell me the max charge of Varget listed for that bullet?

The 7th edition lists 44.9.

 

[Hangingrock]

8th edition:Varget start 35.9gr --------- max 44.9gr.

 

[Welding Rod]

Thank you very much Hangingrock. You saved me about 1 1/2 hours of driving!