200gr bullet in a 308

[backdoorsally]

I have been shooting 200gr nosler accubonds and 200gr berger hybrids in my 308 with a 10 twist 30" barrel at about 2450fps. They are both working great, am I crazy?

 

[duncansuds]

Not at all. 1-10 easily stabilizes the 200+ gr pills. If it's working.... Don't mess with it.

 

[Shooter ----/]

Not crazy but you may be able to squeeze more speed out of it.

 

[sunray]

Maybe, but what's that got to do with 200 grain bullets in a .308? snicker.
2400ish with a 200 is typical of max loads out of a 24" barrel according to Hodgdon. CFE 223 and BL-C(2) give a bit over 2500(almost 2600 with the CFE 223) with max loads out of the 24" barrel. Your long barrel should give higher velocities with the same loads.

 

[captainmike]

I got 2700 with a 215 gr berget hybrid in my f/tr custom with 31"1/2 barrel

 

[Suputin]

I have been shooting 200gr nosler accubonds and 200gr berger hybrids in my 308 with a 10 twist 30" barrel at about 2450fps. They are both working great, am I crazy?

Nope.

I make regular hits at over 1000 yds with 208 AMAX out of my 308. Longest shot to date was a bit over 1200 yds.

 

[backdoorsally]

Yeah I'm going to push them a little faster that was my starting load and it worked good so I just kept using it.

 

[6MT]

hmmm.... I've made hits out to 1200m with 168gr and 178gr A-Max and SMK's with a 24, 26 and 28 inch barrelled rifle. I'd like to do some rainbow tries out to 1600m. Why the extra weight?

 

[Alpheus]

I loved shooting my 208 AMAX thru my 308. Time of flight was ridiculous, like 2.5 seconds from bang to "ding!" Always cracked me up everytime.

 

[Suputin]

hmmm.... I've made hits out to 1200m with 168gr and 178gr A-Max and SMK's with a 24, 26 and 28 inch barrelled rifle. I'd like to do some rainbow tries out to 1600m. Why the extra weight?

Because they are still supersonic out to that range. The lighter bullets are not.

 

[backdoorsally]

I loved shooting my 208 AMAX thru my 308. Time of flight was ridiculous, like 2.5 seconds from bang to "ding!" Always cracked me up everytime.

I have some good videos of shooting at 1000 yard. I swear if ur fast enough u could pull the trigger and get behind the spoting scope before you hear the impact. Maybe not but probably pretty damn close

 

[backdoorsally]

I loved shooting my 208 AMAX thru my 308. Time of flight was ridiculous, like 2.5 seconds from bang to "ding!" Always cracked me up everytime.

I have some good videos of shooting at 1000 yard. I swear if ur fast enough u could pull the trigger and get behind the spoting scope before you hear the impact. Maybe not but probably pretty damn close

 

[backdoorsally]

hmmm.... I've made hits out to 1200m with 168gr and 178gr A-Max and SMK's with a 24, 26 and 28 inch barrelled rifle. I'd like to do some rainbow tries out to 1600m. Why the extra weight?

For hunting. The 200gr about doubles the energy you get from a 168gr

 

[twosmokinspades]

I got 2700 with a 215 gr berget hybrid in my f/tr custom with 31"1/2 barrel

That's movin. Care to share what powder. I have tried varget and h4350 and still not that fast

 

[6MT]

For hunting. The 200gr about doubles the energy you get from a 168gr

Umm...I don't think we're talking about hunting.

 

[backdoorsally]

Umm...I don't think we're talking about hunting.

Oh really, good to know. Could you please inform me as to what it is I was intending to talk about when I started this thread?

 

[Mystic Precision]

Yeah I'm going to push them a little faster that was my starting load and it worked good so I just kept using it.

If you are using a standard 308 Win chamber and standard length barrels, you might be doing all that it wants or can do SAFELY. FTR guns are set up for very long throats and we can do things that simply don't make sense in a standard 308 Chamber.

Think of FTR as 308 Win magnums.

as for 200grs, very common nowadays in LR FTR. Heavier is also getting more common.

Jerry

 

[6MT]

Oh really, good to know. Could you please inform me as to what it is I was intending to talk about when I started this thread?

Relax Sally. You didn't mention anything about hunting when you started this thread.

 

[backdoorsally]

If you are using a standard 308 Win chamber and standard length barrels, you might be doing all that it wants or can do SAFELY. FTR guns are set up for very long throats and we can do things that simply don't make sense in a standard 308 Chamber.

Think of FTR as 308 Win magnums.

as for 200grs, very common nowadays in LR FTR. Heavier is also getting more common.

Jerry

I'm using a 30" benchmark barrel chambered for VLD bullets. But still I would rather be a little under then a little over the safety margin

 

[backdoorsally]

Relax Sally. You didn't mention anything about hunting when you started this thread.

I guess I just think everyone can read my mind. The 200gr has a definite advantage as far as energy at longer ranges. I don't want to get to far into this because I have no intent to start another ridiculous long range hunting debate about people skill or comfort level and ethics.