Looking for your favorite load for the above.

Shooting a 28" 1-12 twist Broughton

Your favorite 155gr bullet, load data, and where you like it in the lands!

155 gr Sierra, 46.2 gr of AR2208 (varget), 30 thou off the lands, 160 grain case, Win WLR primer. 155gr Lapua Scenar, 45.4 gr AR2208, 160 gr case, Win primer, 15 thou off the lands. 155gr Sierra, 180 gr case, 45.2 gr AR 2208, Win primer, 30 thou off the lands.

And of course, there is lot to lot variation in the powder and every barrel is different.

155gr Lapua Scenar Vihtavuori N-150 46,8gr.
155gr -"- -"- Silver Jacket -"- N-140 45,5gr

Dennis, Go over to 6mmbr.com. Like AR, an excellent site. They have a whole section devoted to various cartridges, mostly BR, the 308 being one of them.

Somebody has to be shooting 155gr Bergers!

Sorry, can't help on the Bergers, but for the Sierra 155 Palma bullets, my load for quite sometime was Lapua Brass, Fed 210M, trimmed to 2.005, 46.2grs of 4064, and seated to .003-.005" off of the lands and grooves. Barrel is Krieger 12 twist, 30" medium Palma contour and muzzle velocity just under 3000fps. Terminal velocity w/ this set up @ 1000yds over the 1200fps mark for stability's sake.
Not familiar with your barrel, throat, condition, etc., but seating may vary for you and your rifle?? Can say that if you are referring to VLD bullets, I am told they are normally seated very near the lands and grooves if not actually slightly in the lands and grooves. Again, if it is not Sierra, I don't shoot them, but that is just me. Old habits hard to change you know.

martin

Berger 155
Rem URBR case
Fed 205M
IMR 4064 or VV N135
47.0gr
soft seated

Sierra just officially announced a new 155 grain Palma bullet with a significantly different ogive. B.C. is increased. Talk to their techs after the show to get some starting points for loads.

Berger now has a 155.5 grain Palma bullet. Again, after the show ask Bryan Litz for a recommended starting load(s).

The (Palma) race seems to be heating up.

These new bullets "MAY" do better with a 1:13" twist rate for the barrel. ASK THE EXPERTS at Sierra and Berger; I donnot know diddly.

LD

Walt Berger sent the following on the 155.5's after advising me to use them in my gun. He will talk to you or email you with information. I was impressed!

Walt Berger
Berger Bullets
Technical Adviser


308 Winchester, several powders and loads are listed in the order between the two lines below.
_______________________________________
Bullet
Powder
Start Load
Approximate Start Velocity
Max Load
Approximate Max Velocity
Fill Ratio
_______________________________________
155/155.5 Grain . . .BULLET
NORMA 202 . . . . . POWDER
38.5 . . . . . . . .START LOAD
2509 . . . . . . . .APP START VELOCITY
43.2 . . . . . . . .MAX LOAD
2781 . . . . . . . .APP MAX VELOCITY
99.7% . . . . . . . FILL RATIO

155/155.5 Grain
H4895
39.0
2498
42.5
2754
99.9%

155/155.5 Grain
Ramshot TAC
40.0
2537
44.5
2812
96.4%

155/155.5 Grain
WIN 748
41.0
2595
45.8
2879
96.7%

155/155.5 Grain
VIHT N135
39.0
2550
43.3
2790
102.8%

155/155.5 Grain
RE-15
41.0
2560
45.6
2840
103.6%

155/155.5 Grain
AA 2460
40.0
2523
44.6
2794
96.1%

155/155.5 Grain
BL-C (2)
41.5
2556
46.2
2833
96.5%

155/155.5 Grain
IMR 4064
40.0
2529
44.5
2800
103.2%

155/155.5 Grain
VIHT N140
39.5
2545
43.7
2780
101.2%

155/155.5 Grain
VARGET
40.0
2527
44.6
2764
100.3%

155/155.5 Grain
IMR 4320
41.0
2541
45.8
2830
102.4%

155/155.5 Grain
IMR 4895
40.5
2606
45.0
2879
104.5%

155/155.5 Grain
AA 2520
41.0
2548
45.9
2838
97.9%

155/155.5 Grain
IMR 3031
38.0
2568
42.5
2831
102.3%

155/155.5 Grain
VIHT N150
41.5
2454
46.0
2718
110.3%

155/155.5 Grain
VIHT N540
41.0
2528
45.5
2782
101.9%


The 155.5 LRBTHP bullet is a target bullet and should not be used as a hunting bullet as it will fragment on impact resulting in a wounded animal resulting in an animal you might not find.

PS: I am loading all mine on the lands to start!

Went shooting yesterday! Using Berger 155.5, 168, 175, and 190. The 168 and 190 were tack drivers, the other two were good!

Used nothing but Varget and CCI primers, all set on the lands this time! I am very happy! Will post pic's as soon as I get them ready.