Ignition Override
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My only previous reloading was .303 for over a year. I never knew or read about the preferred or required minimum OAL for that round either.
Recently I bought a Spanish FR8 Mauser. Please, so let's not waste time on NATO 7.62 vs. Win .308 etc-that is not the point, and have spent six hours reading about the issues and misundersandings, partly due to the Huge conversion factor between C.U.P. and Saami psi., unknown to many people.
Used 41 grains of IMR 4064 for 170 gr. bullets, a few minutes ago.
I just seated the first .308 bullet and went very slowly, in order to allow the length to far exceed the OAL which is 2.800.
The only objective is to be safe, and this rifle is used for plinking.
Anyway, about how far can you safely go under 2.800?
Also, these very shiny match .308 bullets do Not have any crimping groove, and are 170 grain on my digital device.
Recently I bought a Spanish FR8 Mauser. Please, so let's not waste time on NATO 7.62 vs. Win .308 etc-that is not the point, and have spent six hours reading about the issues and misundersandings, partly due to the Huge conversion factor between C.U.P. and Saami psi., unknown to many people.
Used 41 grains of IMR 4064 for 170 gr. bullets, a few minutes ago.
I just seated the first .308 bullet and went very slowly, in order to allow the length to far exceed the OAL which is 2.800.
The only objective is to be safe, and this rifle is used for plinking.
Anyway, about how far can you safely go under 2.800?
Also, these very shiny match .308 bullets do Not have any crimping groove, and are 170 grain on my digital device.
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