Reloading 308 question (powder amount)

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Hey. I’m new in reloading rifle cartridges. And I have a question for you pros in this area.
I start putting powder in the cartridge (according to Hodgdon Reloading Center) and the powder (in minimum load) almost touches the bullet.
Can you please help me I want to know if that is correct?



Thanks for your help
 
first off, what powder and how much?
We need all the info we can get in order to help, this is not the psychic friends network :D
 
I use the winchester 308 FC cartrige 150 grain bullets and Hidgdon (H4895)
in reloading center they say to use minimum 43.0 grain of this powder.
 
my books say you are okay, I found with IMR4350 I was running a compressed load long before I was at maximum powder charge.
 
150-165 grain bullet loading data

2400 From 23.0 grains to 25.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AA-2015 From 37.4 grains to 42.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AA-2230 From 36.0 grains to 45.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AA-2460 From 38.0 grains to 45.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AA-2495 From 36.7 grains to 46.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AA-2520 From 37.0 grains to 48.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AA-2700 From 43.7 grains to 48.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AA-4064 From 41.0 grains to 45.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AA-5744 From 27.0 grains to 33.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AR-2206 From 36.5 grains to 44.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
AR-2208 From 38.5 grains to 47.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
Benchmark From 37.7 grains to 44.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
BL-C(2) From 40.0 grains to 49.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
BM-2 From 35.5 grains to 43.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-322 From 35.9 grains to 42.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-335 From 38.0 grains to 47.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-380 From 40.4 grains to 53.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-414 From 44.0 grains to 51.7 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-450 From 48.5 grains to 56.6 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-4198 From 36.0 grains to 39.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-4350 From 44.0 grains to 49.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-4831 From 46.0 grains to 50.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
H-4895 From 37.2 grains to 46.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-3031 From 36.3 grains to 45.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-4007 From 44.7 grains to 49.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-4064 From 37.9 grains to 48.2 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-4198 From 25.0 grains to 37.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-4227 From 25.0 grains to 26.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-4320 From 40.6 grains to 49.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-4350 From 45.0 grains to 51.6 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-4831 From 45.0 grains to 52.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
IMR-4895 From 37.6 grains to 47.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
N-133 From 37.2 grains to 42.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
N-135 From 31.7 grains to 46.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
N-140 From 32.2 grains to 46.8 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
N-150 From 37.6 grains to 48.3 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
N-201 From 38.4 grains to 45.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
N-202 From 40.0 grains to 44.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
N-540 From 34.9 grains to 48.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
N-550 From 43.6 grains to 49.8 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
RL-7 From 34.4 grains to 39.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
RL-12 From 38.6 grains to 48.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
RL-15 From 37.9 grains to 49.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
RL-19 From 50.0 grains to 52.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
SP9 From 42.0 grains to 46.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
SR-4759 From 21.0 grains to 27.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
TAC From 40.2 grains to 47.8 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
TU3000 From 40.0 grains to 45.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
TU5000 From 41.0 grains to 45.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
Varget From 35.9 grains to 48.5 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
W-748 From 39.5 grains to 50.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
W-760 From 45.4 grains to 56.0 grains
Remington 9-1/2 Primer
 
Thanks so in youre book my load is correct? Because I have about 3mm- 3.5 mm between powder and the bullet
 
The load density of 43 grains of H4895 in .308 (about 93% of the case volume)will be so it will almost fill the case to the neck (leaving you a 0.308" free length at the neck to seat the bullet 1X the diameter).
 
Yes, average commercial cases will vary in capacity but .308 Win cases will be around 55 grains of water (after firing - W-W, Speer, Nosler Competition (but these will vary because they are segregated by weight), but F-C contains 54 grains and DAC (Various year, average) 54.05 grains of water. The reading is quite close if fired from any of my three .308 Win.
 
Thanks i really Really appreciate the help.
For the start I will use 37.5 grain, according “yodave” loading data, this way i have more space to play with . And then i'll try to go up.
 
The throat of the chamber also makes a world of difference. In my new Savage 12 FV I've found the throat is quite short so I have to load the bullet deeper. With Hornady 168 BTHP I can load about 46.5 grains of Varget with the bullet .015" off the lands for my Ruger or Sportco. I can only get 42 grains of Varget (compressed load) in the same Federal cases in the Savage with the bullet .015" off the lands. This gives me about 2680 fps, the 46.5 grains in the Ruger gives me about 100 fps more velocity.
 
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