Anybody have the COAL of .308 Hornady TAP 110?

TFL4L · November 7, 2008, 04:01 AM

I'm trying to work up a .308 load for the 110-grain V-max bullet, but since it's such a short bullet I need a good reference OAL. I'm thinking around 2.770"

Anybody have a 110 TAP round they could measure base to tip?

rg1 · November 7, 2008, 05:08 AM

Hornady Manual 7th Edition for .308Win 110 grain V-Max lists an overall length at 2.740". They tested loads in a Winchester Model 70.

Oberg · November 7, 2008, 08:33 AM

If you have a magazine then just measure the inside deminstions of that and have your COL just a little bit shorter so it functions smoothly.

TFL4L · November 7, 2008, 12:52 PM

Now the issue I see with "just shorter than magazine length" is that this is a really short bullet. I had thought that rule of thumb was to make sure a bullet at least has as much seating depth as the diameter of the bullet (~.3" for a .308 bullet)...however, this just won't work with the short 110-grain.

On the flip side, seating to just short of the magazine depth will make for very little of the bullet to seated--this is a potential problem, no?

TFL4L · November 7, 2008, 01:19 PM

Thanks for the book length of 7.740" I wonder how much further out you can go (in order to get closer to the lands yet still having enough bullet seated base).

November 7, 2008, 04:01 AM	#1
TFL4L Member Join Date: October 8, 2004 Posts: 45	Anybody have the COAL of .308 Hornady TAP 110? I'm trying to work up a .308 load for the 110-grain V-max bullet, but since it's such a short bullet I need a good reference OAL. I'm thinking around 2.770" Anybody have a 110 TAP round they could measure base to tip?

November 7, 2008, 05:08 AM	#2
rg1 Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2001 Posts: 1,125	Hornady Manual 7th Edition for .308Win 110 grain V-Max lists an overall length at 2.740". They tested loads in a Winchester Model 70.

November 7, 2008, 08:33 AM	#3
Oberg Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2008 Location: Minn Posts: 212	If you have a magazine then just measure the inside deminstions of that and have your COL just a little bit shorter so it functions smoothly.

November 7, 2008, 12:52 PM	#4
TFL4L Member Join Date: October 8, 2004 Posts: 45	Now the issue I see with "just shorter than magazine length" is that this is a really short bullet. I had thought that rule of thumb was to make sure a bullet at least has as much seating depth as the diameter of the bullet (~.3" for a .308 bullet)...however, this just won't work with the short 110-grain. On the flip side, seating to just short of the magazine depth will make for very little of the bullet to seated--this is a potential problem, no?

November 7, 2008, 01:19 PM	#5
TFL4L Member Join Date: October 8, 2004 Posts: 45	Thanks for the book length of 7.740" I wonder how much further out you can go (in order to get closer to the lands yet still having enough bullet seated base).