Thompson Encore .308
Question:
> > Y2K was good to me. I swapped out a Ruger 9mm and a bucket of hi-cap > magazines for a .308 Encore with a Burris scope. I am hoping to try it > on > deer and elk this year. Can anyone suggest a hand load that is better > optimized for the 15" barrel length than the factory loads? > Thanks in advance. > – > I don’t have a 308 so I don’t know any specific loads, but check your > manuals for powder burning rates. You will likely do best with the faster > burning powders. The slower ones won’t burn completely before the bullet > leaves the barrel.
With most powders the powder is completely consumed within the first 6" or so. The expanding gas continues to push the bullet. What ever gives highest velocity in the rifle loads will give the highest velocity in an Alan Minga. The Woodlands, TX | NRA, TSRA,THEIA | Where’s the Kaboom! Quail Unlimited | Ducks Unlimited | There was supposed to be a Texas Coastal Brittany | buck shattering Kaboom! Thompson Center Association | Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
> Y2K was good to me. I swapped out a Ruger 9mm and a bucket of hi-cap > magazines for a .308 Encore with a Burris scope. I am hoping to try it on > deer and elk this year. Can anyone suggest a hand load that is better > optimized for the 15" barrel length than the factory loads? > Thanks in advance. > –
I don’t have a 308 so I don’t know any specific loads, but check your manuals for powder burning rates. You will likely do best with the faster burning powders. The slower ones won’t burn completely before the bullet leaves the barrel. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
Y2K was good to me. I swapped out a Ruger 9mm and a bucket of hi-cap magazines for a .308 Encore with a Burris scope. I am hoping to try it on deer and elk this year. Can anyone suggest a hand load that is better optimized for the 15" barrel length than the factory loads? Thanks in advance. – TK I don’t practice what I preach ’cause I’m not the kind of person I’m preaching to. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
