I've been playing with my .308 loads since I got it. It's a blr. I've tried multiple combinations of powder and bullets. I've worked up a load using imr 4895 and sierra 180g and found that 39.5g of powder holds a great group of 1.25in at 100m. Now I'm trying 150g sst to see if it likes them with varget behind. Was unreal groups with all 5 charges under an inch. Is great problem is the first cold bore shot of every set is a flyer and is off the other 4 rounds by 4 and sometimes 6 inches. Wondering if anyone has had trouble with this and how to fix it.
My .308 confuses me need opinions
- Thread starter zeddy32
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Clean the rifle and fire 2 shots to foul it.
Then shoot off a rest, with your hand under the forend, holding the rifle much like you wood when field shooting.
I have never used a lead sled, but am suspicious that the wild first shot is the rifle settling into the sled.
Then shoot off a rest, with your hand under the forend, holding the rifle much like you wood when field shooting.
I have never used a lead sled, but am suspicious that the wild first shot is the rifle settling into the sled.
So I took the blr out for a spin loaded up with 44.5g varget behind 150g sst. Groups where sub par. It was 2in at 100m and 5 at 200m. Last outing it was great exept the odd flyer now no flyer but cappy grouping. Wondering from the more experienced if it is me, the load, or the gun/scope
I have a different rifle so ymmv but I found my rifle shoots sub moa with less powder with 150 gr SST's. I'm usually in the 41-42 grains of varget, if I go higher, accuracy suffers, anyway, my two cents.
- Location
- In the shadows of the Rockies
The BLR trigger can be problematic and that could be the source of your difficulties. On mine it's almost like a 2 stage pull whereby I carefully take up the minor creep then it breaks crisp. I need to practice with mine before I can shoot tighter groups.
