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  • bazineta
    Senior Member
    CGN Contributor
    • Jun 2015
    • 647

    AR-Comp .308 loads?

    AR-Comp powder is consistently available near me, while others are hit or miss at best. The Nosler manual seems to have good load info for AR-Comp in .308, but I like to have multiple sources of info available. Curious if anyone has come across any other reasonably complete load data sources for this powder.

    Alliant's site has for some reason just one load listed for any bullet weight. I guess that makes laddering pretty easy, since you start and end at one load....
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    kcheung2
    Veteran Member
    • Aug 2012
    • 4387

    Alliant's site doesn't list many loads, and while typically if there is only a single number, it is the max loads, I've come across some comments that they are in fact the accuracy loads. Take that with a grain of salt though. My preferred 168 grain load ended up pretty close to that listed load though, and I didn't see any pressure signs.
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      varanidguy
      Senior Member
      • Nov 2014
      • 1188

      Right now I'm using 40 grains of AR comp under a 175 grain SMK or Nosler CC bullet and getting consistent MOA or less accuracy @ 100 yards with it. Mostly shooter error. Chrono'd around 2550 FPS with an SD of about 17 (IIRC, don't have my data right in front of me), out of an 18" Black Hole Weaponry barrel with a mid length gas system. At my elevation, they should remain super sonic out at the 1,000 yard range, according to the calculators I've used. It is good powder and I like it a lot.

      Edit: This is what I use in my rifle and has operated safely. I remember reading on Alliant's web site that they list maximum loads and to subtract about 10% to get your starting loads. I haven't/don't go to their listed max loads because I use some military brass, and the manuals say to cut down about a grain due to thicker brass having less case volume, so realistically, I'm near max. No pressure signs. FWIW
      Last edited by varanidguy; 12-30-2015, 8:26 PM.

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