Remington UMC .308?

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I was just curious what components are use in the Remington UMC .308 ie. Powder, bullet etc.... they shoot around a .5 MOA in my rifle so i was curious in what they used to see if i could reload to save some money ...

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The powder you can't get. The manufacturers don't use the powders available to reloaders. They don't often advertise the other components either.
Reloading won't necessarily save you any money, but you will be able to use the most consistent ammo in your rifle. Factory ammo can change from one lot to the next.
 
You can pull it apart, measure the powder charge, and determine the powder type. There are only a few types of powders that will produce the advertised velocities at the measured charge weight. Cross reference this against a load manual, and you can find a similar powder. I'd bet it's close to W748 or W760. It may even be WC735 military powder (get it from higginsons. Or use H335) Then find a bullet as close to the one used as possible. FMJ, length, cannelure, etc. Use a Lee Factory crimp die if the factory ammo is crimped, and seat to the same OAL. Use remington cases and primers.

That's as close to factory as you're going to get.
 
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