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    Posted: 24 March 2020 at 00:53
It sounds like the perfect choice for a hunker down gun. 

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It's for my finicky AR-10. It's my SHTF .308 semi with lotsa magazine/anything from 100 to 1200 yard grab and hunker tool.
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Let us know what you come up with for a powder and charge weight and how it shoots. 

I am always up for trying a different load. 

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Been too long since I loaded for sure. Going with the 175 gr. ELD-X...components are getting scarce.
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I thought I gave you load already, I don't see it.

I use either IMR4064 or IMR4320, slightly compressed load, fed GM210M, if I can get them, otherwise CCI. They both like to be run hard and full cases, no matter bullet weight.

I shoot mostly 155gr palma for practice, BC's so bad, it makes shooting 243 115gr DTAC or 260 147gr, seem like cheating. I also use a bunch of 125gr BT, either full out or reduced 4895 load for kids.

I never had great success with varget and when it got to find 20yrs ago, I switched to IMR 4320. IMR 4064 is a little more accurate, but it's a pain to load, grains are as long as cordite, but darn near.
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My load is 43.8 grains of Varget and a 150 Sierra Pro Hunter. 

Yes, It's not really heavy or light but accurate as hell in my Mountain Rifle. 

According to my Hornady Book, 44.9 grains is max. 

I have 2 sierra manuals and neither of them have a load using Varget. 

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My go to load has been 41 grains of IMR4895, a CCI BR primer, underneath either a 169 gr Sierra MatchKing for paper or a 170 gr, Hornady FP for hunting.  My brother put me onto this one when he was shooting his M1A.  Great accuracy.  Good luck.
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Sure do! Is it a little on the warm side? I'm loading for my AR-10 in 7.62x51 and it sometimes fails to cycle with mild hunting loads. Still going to be mostly a paper puncher but gonna pull double duty on varmints with it now that they are legal in PA for such things....groundhogs beware!...and maybe even yote's
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I started using Federal Match primers a few years ago. I don't know if they are better than the CCI's I used before that but I have Peace of mind. 

I load .308's with 150 grain Sierra Pro Hunters and Varget. I don't remember the exact powder charge, but they are very accurate in my Remington Mountain Rifle. I can get you the powder charge if you want. 

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Gonna be for a gas action NATO so it's got to be somewhat aggressive. How much charge and what primers do you suggest? I'm sure it will have to be tweaked a bit....they always do.
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I like Hornady   150 gr SST with Varget.

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Have a little over 5k fed. match cases sitting here that need refilled. Looking at gamekings probably...maybe...anywho, anyone got a pet loading for the 308?
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