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I have been reloading different bullets to test in my rifles. I decide to go with the lynman reloading books data on 200gr speer bullets. I put in 45 grains of 4350, the load book says 43gr is base and 48+ is max. OAL: 2.960 The bullets are VERY close to the powder. Here is a photo of what im talking about:   Is this a safe load to put threw an sporterized enfield and a bolt action rifle. | ||
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Adam, as long as your bullet is not jammed into the lands of your rifle's barrel when you close the action, you should be fine. Someone who's more knowledgeable than me might tell you how to resize your photos to fit the forum better, but your second photo is not clear at all--so no info can be garnered from it--having said that, it is common for your bullet to be close to the powder charge when seated when loading bottleneck cartridges. In fact you will ocassionally see a load in your reloading manuals listed as 'compressed' which indicates that the powder charge is actually compacted by your bullet when seating it. These can be very accurate loads, which to me seemed a little crazy when I first started loading, but it's true. Stay below max, as you have, and work up--makle sure your bullet is not seated against the lands when the action is closed, and you're at a good start. Good Luck | |||
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Me and my daughter are using Sierra 220 gr bullets for bear and moose. They work great. I am the handloader she only wants to pull the trigger.(: | |||
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I wasn't able to get 200gr bullets to stabilise in the 1:10 twist of my .308. At 100 yards and beyond they were great, but anything I shot closer than that, ended up being a real mess. Very dead, but very messy  Hope you have better luck than I did - I've gone back to 180-grainers | |||
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When buying yourself a pair of long pants you always take two things into account, namely: 1. Waist size (in rifle terms calibre or bore size) and 2. Inner leg length ( or bullet length). A 200gr .308 bullet is a 'very long' bullet and would require a tight twist rate, something in the order of 1:8" or even tighter. Só, know first what your rifles twist rate is and then decide what length bullet for the specific bore size would fit in with that twist. Never buy bullets according to weight just like you won't buy a pair of pants based on it's weight! Waste of time and effort. OWLS My Africa, with which I will never be able to live without! | |||
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The .308 case is so small, I don't use anything over a 150 gr for hunting. | |||
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and I am of the opposite school...the 150 grn .308 has such poor sectional density I would never use it for hunting. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Bullet stability depends on twist vs bullet LENGTH, not weight. A 1/10 twist is PLENTY fast enough to syabilize a 200-grain bullet of most any length. My .308 was a pre-64 Win. M70 Win. FTW., with a 1/12" twist. It shot 200-grain bullets FINE, and did OK with the 220-grain Hornady round-noses also, with a load of 48 grains of N205 or MRP. Very deadly on deer at short ranges. "Bitte, trinks du nicht das Wasser. Dahin haben die Kuhen gesheissen." | |||
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Big fan of the 308 Win but I suggest the 200 gr bullet should be left with the 30-06 or 300 Win. Takes up alot powder space which hinders performance of such a great round. I have harvested alot of Moose over the years with: 180 Nosler Part Varget @ 44.2 Win Brass CCI Br-2 primers Jeff North Pole, Alaska Red Team 98 | |||
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