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federal gold metal match
01 August 2012, 16:52
kacolefederal gold metal match
Does anybody know what kind of powder federal uses in there gold metal match ammo (308)
01 August 2012, 20:17
p dog shooterSmokeless
It is really hard to know what the factory uses and they change also.
02 August 2012, 00:57
Rustyquote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
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02 August 2012, 02:25
muckI think they use a proprietary powder made to their specs. With burn rate somewhere in between IMR 4064 and 4895.
muck
02 August 2012, 02:43
Antelope Sniperquote:
I think they use a proprietary powder made to their specs. With burn rate somewhere in between IMR 4064 and 4895
If I was trying to duplicate their loads, I'd probably start with one of the two above mentioned powders. Actually I'd probably start with both, and see what my rifle liked.
02 August 2012, 03:28
aliveinccOr RL 15 or Varget
02 August 2012, 05:35
RustyI have had great results with IMR 8208 in my 308 with 150 grain Accubonds.
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DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member
"I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends."
----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836
"I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841
"for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.”
03 August 2012, 07:55
GojoeI get a very good duplicate load with:
44.0 grains of IMR 4064 with 30 cal. Nosler J4 or SMK 168 gr. I use FGMM Lg rifle primers.
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