by 6mmdasher » 05 Jan 2014, 6:23 pm
Kurl asked the question what is the heaviest pill that he can shoot in a 308 with a 1:10 twist barrel.
200 grainers will work in a std 308 but the velocity obtained would only be around 2500 fps, no where near the 2750fps plus obtained when using long throats and 30 inch barrels in match rifles using the thinnest brass (Winchester) and pushing things to the limits.
I shot match rifle for a few years and very rarely did you see any blown primers! Why would you want to shoot anything heavier than 150 gr at Australian soft skinned game apart from Sambar and buffalo! The recoil generated by launching heavy 30 pills isn't for everyone either.
Cheers
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