DaG Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 (edited) Hey all, Looking for a good starting load for 308 @ 1K with 155 AMAX. I have a 28" Schneider 1/12 5P with 95 Palma chamber. I'm told the AMAX flies like a turd but hell, they were free so might as well try'em. Win brass and Fed 210M primers with Varget. Thanks for any help. DaG Edited July 28, 2010 by DaG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 My 155 load for Sierra 2155s (155 grain OLD palma match) and 155 Lapua Scenars is 47 grains of Varget, Wolf or CCI primer, LC brass, at 2.895" or so. It goes 2900 FPS out of my 24" barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milanuk Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Because I've ran afoul of one gun with a really short throat before... I'd say start @ about 45gr of Varget or N150 and work your way up from there. For Lapua brass I'd expect to end up around 46.5-47.0, for Winchester between 47.0 and somewhere just past 47.5gr. I've never used the Amaxes enough to really say where to start with seating depth i.e. whether they like jumping or being jammed, but if you have a 'Palma' chamber, you may have problems jumping (i.e. short throat) without impinging on the case capacity and compressing the powder charge a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Varget seems to be a favorite but I have had good luck with Ramshot Tac....start around 43gr and work up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsydlooknin75 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 My current load is 46.8 of Varget with a Sierra 2155, CCI primer, Win brass trimmed to 2.005, loaded to 2.825 or so (still loads from factory Rem mag). It has gone under 3/4 of an inch at 200. I am going to be swapping from Varget due to its inconsistancies from lot to lot. If you buy an 8 pound jug its not a problem, but buying 1 pound jugs it can be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaG Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Well I tried 46.6 Varget tonight @ our 1K league shoot with the 155 AMAX @ 2.816 . The load held very good elevation with just a little wind messing with me (not figured that part out yet) The load didn't show any pressure signs and seemed to work very well in my rifle with the 95 Palma chamber. I came up 31 min. @ 1078 elevation, 90 deg. with low humidity. Didn't get to chrono but I think it's pretty close to 2900 fps and hopefully verify this Saturday. Thanks for all the info guys. DaG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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