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Gary H · August 13, 2002, 07:14 PM

I've got my brass trimmed, but never loaded 308. My wife wants to give Silhouette a try. I'm looking for a light recoiling, but accurate load. Right now I have 168 gr Sierra Match and Varget, but I'm willing to try another combination. Hornady shows 32.6gr/2100 fps and Speer 42.0/gr2539fps, but are we talking lots of unburnt powder with these light loads? Is there a better combination of powders and bullets?

August 13, 2002, 07:14 PM	#1
Gary H Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 2,267	308/20"barrel/Clean Light Load needed I've got my brass trimmed, but never loaded 308. My wife wants to give Silhouette a try. I'm looking for a light recoiling, but accurate load. Right now I have 168 gr Sierra Match and Varget, but I'm willing to try another combination. Hornady shows 32.6gr/2100 fps and Speer 42.0/gr2539fps, but are we talking lots of unburnt powder with these light loads? Is there a better combination of powders and bullets?