Reduced load, light bullet, .308

You can also further reduce your costs by loading "cast glue stick bullets" I have found that, using the 150 gr lee .308 mold, I can cast 72 gr bullets. I load for my SKS, 4 gr Unique and have almost zero felt recoil (less than a .22), about 1300 fps. Fantastic plinker for me and the kids love it.

PS: Oh yeah, it will not cycle the SKS action.
 
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My buddy and I spent about half of last season shooting an interesting old rifle. It was a 300H&H in a Winchester Model 70 (pre-'64, of course) that showed up on the second-hand rack at a nearby gun shop. The thing was being sold by the son of the original owner because it had BIG problems: spit back gas and flames every time he fired a .300 WinMag out of it. Thing was marked clearly 300WM.

Problem was that the rifle was rechambered when new.... and it was old enough that the 300 WinMag still wasn't a gleam in its creator's eye. The thing was a 300 WEATHERBY. We got it at a VERY good price.

So my friend, who was 75, now had a 300 Weatherby and he didn't think that his heart (he has had 4 heart attacks) would handle the recoil.

So we spent all last year shooting a 300 Weatherby at LESS THAN .30-30 power levels and it shot beautifully. Powder used was SR-4759, which is wonderful for this type of shooting because it has a lot of energy, a little goes a long way AND it is very bulky and very quick, takes light very easily. You have zero unburnt powder, even shooting 123-grain x39 slugs out of a 300 Weatherby.

Lotsa funs!
 
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My recipe for reduced small game loads for the 308 (I carry them when moose hunting)
8gr trailboss
S&B Large Primer
Military Case
180gr Lead Flat Point round nose

Takes the heads off grouse and low noise level without any noticeable recoil.
 
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