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geetarman · February 9, 2013, 08:53 PM

Brian,

I had an incident a year or so ago when a guy shooting the same rifle that I have ( Remington 700P, .308 ), was just having a terrible time getting his rifle to shoot.

He asked me about my load and at the time I was shooting either 168 gr. Noslers or 175 gr SMK. My rifle was shooting pretty good so I gave him five or so of my loads.

He was unable to get a good zero with his factory load going all over the place.

I asked him to shoot all five and see where they went. He got a decent group.

I tried five of his factory rounds and my rifle threw them all over. At least a 4 inch group at 100 yards.

I decided to work up a handload with 150 gr. bullets and just had to give it up. My rifle won't group them worth a hoot. Makes little difference whether I push them fast or slow. It is just a no go for me.

I just stay away from the 150 gr bullets unless I am loading for the M1A.

February 9, 2013, 08:53 PM	#14
geetarman Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,157	Brian, I had an incident a year or so ago when a guy shooting the same rifle that I have ( Remington 700P, .308 ), was just having a terrible time getting his rifle to shoot. He asked me about my load and at the time I was shooting either 168 gr. Noslers or 175 gr SMK. My rifle was shooting pretty good so I gave him five or so of my loads. He was unable to get a good zero with his factory load going all over the place. I asked him to shoot all five and see where they went. He got a decent group. I tried five of his factory rounds and my rifle threw them all over. At least a 4 inch group at 100 yards. I decided to work up a handload with 150 gr. bullets and just had to give it up. My rifle won't group them worth a hoot. Makes little difference whether I push them fast or slow. It is just a no go for me. I just stay away from the 150 gr bullets unless I am loading for the M1A. __________________ Geetarman Carpe Cerveza