308 reloading

[bollero]

308 reloading

using a 147Gr bullet
BLC-2 powder
wolf LR rifle primer..


Where should i start at?
40 gr sound ok low end?
or should i go lower 36gr?

[buffybuster]

Buy a couple reloading manuals........ read them each twice. You can also check Hodgdon's website for reloading data for their BLC-2 powder.....

[five.five-six]

what rifle is this for?

[bollero]

m14 and FAL

[Jonathan Doe]

I have never used 147 grain bullets and BLC-2 powder.

I only used 168 grain and 175 grain Match Kings and IMR 4064 powder pretty exclusively. 41.0 - 42.0 grains of IMR 4064 and Wolf large rifle primers worked wery well for me.

[five.five-six]

try this link, should give you hours off reading, and remember... advice on the interweb is advice on the interweb.... use it to verify what your manuals say

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=72798

[NRAhighpowershooter]

H335 is the same as BL-(C)2

my generic blaster load with the OP's componets is 42.0grs

[FLIGHT762]

H335 is the same as BL-(C)2

my generic blaster load with the OP's componets is 42.0grs

They actually are not the same. H-335 is the Military WC-844 and BLC-2 is the Military WC-846. WC-844 is used for most U S Military 5.56 loadings and WC-846 is used for M-80 (7.62 NATO) loadings.

Hodgdon started his business by purchasing surplus Military powders, re-labeling them for commercial sale. H-335 and BLC-2 are two of those powders. They are close in burning rate, but they are not the same powder.

[Bobby Hated]

mine are identical to topgun except i use winchester large rifle primers.

[bollero]

well did some shooting this morning ..with 44gr over pressure primers looked like they wanted to come out a little.. so i loaded some 42gr rounds also.
overall case looks good no cracked cases or primer trying to pop out with 42gr..
next batch i will try to set up some targets... and see how tight the groups are...