My road to 1000 *Updated with groups post #32!*

Please note that the 168gr MK is a world onto itself and has had a strong history of not liking to go subsonic.

The Hrn bullets are a veyr different animal with many designs flying subsonic just fine.

But with everything, there is only one way to find out.

Jerry
 
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Mutt-roc said:
your 168gr will start to s**t the bed around 600-700m you need to try 155 lapua scenars. i dont know anyone that can get them to shoot crazy at 100m but out to
1000m they are just awsome. you will probobly have to set them 5-10 thou into the lands to get them to shoot. thats what worked for me.
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or you can get some berger 155 vld they shoot like a hot dam out of my tac over some varget.
 
Once you've worked up a good consistent load, crank up the elevation on your scope to maximum and see how high you hit at 100. This will tell you what your maximum range will be with a center hold. You will need to be able to adjust up to 36"- 40" high at 100 to ensure that you can shoot point of aim at 1000 with a variety of bullets.

As a very rough guideline you need to be:
+40" at 100 for 1000 yard zero, (about 32" with my rifle)
+26" at 100 for 800 yard zero
+18" at 100 for 600 yard zero
+12" at 100 for 400 yard zero

To actually reach 1000 yards, you might need to shim the rear of the scope or purchase a 20 MOA base. Ideally your lowest scope setting will be consistent with a 100 yard zero, but don't fret if its not provided you can dial in the range you want.

When you shoot, keep records of the date and weather conditions, your load, the range, your position, and your called shot vs your POI. Print out the drop tables from an online ballistic program like JBM, then as you shoot, replace their data with your own. This can be recorded on an index card with the appropriate scope setting for each range. You can then laminate and tape the index card to the butt of your rifle.
 
Yeah I use a good ballistics program to get me close. I haven't yet kept a log book because I've just shot crap factory ammo to get some brass and just have some fun. Now that I'm going to start to have my own loaded I'm going to keep a log of the load and how it all performs over certain ranges and weather conditions.

Thanks for all the tips guys, I'm looking forward to getting into reloading because that seems to be where you extract the best out of your rifle. I'm going to try all sorts of loads and see what my rifle likes and stick with it.

I may have to upgrade to a 20 MOA rail aswell as I think I'm just going to run out of elevation. I would really like to get a better scope aswell down the road but it works for now and I've got other things to take care of.
 
The 308 load data has pretty much been beat to death. No secrets here.

Choose a quality bullet that you can access and afford to shoot. Hrn, Lapua, Sierra, Nosler, Berger are all great options. Just start with one.

Varget, in properly prepped case lit by a CCI BR2 or Fed 210M primer and work up.

You WILL know what the likes and dislikes of your barrel will be in 1 range outing (see my load tuning tips on my website) and less then 15rds.

Then do a bit of tuning by adjusting your load a tenth or two on either side of your best node. That's it. That is all the barrel will do.

maybe another bullet or weight but most common bullets in a 308 are so well defined, the odds of something miraculous happening with a switch in bullets is slim.

155 is my fave. 168 is the no brainer choice. 175 cause some like the heavier bullet.

1/2 min AVERAGE in a factory barrel is pretty darn good shooting (tested at 200yds and further). I wouldn't waste too much time chasing more accuracy.

Spend the time having fun reaching out as far as you want to go.

Smacking a pizza box sized rock at 1000yds is more giggles then we should be allowed and that is 1.5 MOA.

1/2 min at that range is big clay pigeon.

Just dial up and send it..... the real work is tuning at 200 and 300yds. The rest is more scope elevation and windage.

Jerry
 
Right on, thanks for the info Jerry! I'm loving it so far... Even smacking a 5 inch round gong at 300 put a huge smile on my face. That was done with factory winchester cheapo ammo. Can't wait to just load my own, shoot some more and have some fun! Can't wait to hit the range again!
 
Groups!

Well I got a bunch of rounds loaded saturday night with the help of James (Ultimate_Monkey) and hit the range Sunday!

Finally some groups to show off... nothing super impressive yet as the rifle can outshoot me for sure and my shooting can only get better from this point :p (Sure hope it doesnt get worse!) All groups shot at 100 yards with a bipod and bag (some were with bipod and a bunched up jacket)

Brass: Winchester
Powder: Varget
Bullet: Hornady Match 168g Moly Coated
Primer: Federal 210

Fouling Rounds
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10 rounds of 42.5 Plinking
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1st 5 shot group of 43
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2nd 5 shots of 43
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1st 5 shots of 43.5
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2nd 5 at 43.5
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1st group of 44
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2nd group at 44
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1st and only group at 44.5
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I need some more trigger time but I can say its a good start! Im happy I even hit the target that day... Had a cold just starting so I wasnt all there. Will have to try again on a better day and see if anything improves!

The Rifle has alot more in it at this point its me thats holding it back!
 
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