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    New 75gr ELD bullets are rather large...

    ....larger than the already long 77gr Tipped Match Kings

    69gr SMK, 77gr SMK, 77gr TMK, 75gr ELD
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    Dang Hornady, what am I supposed to do with this? Compress even a light powder charge??

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    Not designed for a magazine.

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    Instant justification for that precision bolt, but I'd rather do the CM's.
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    In for some info

    I was looking at those the other day as someone had them on sale for like 15 cents a pop I think?

    Anyways what are they calling for the oal?

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    There is NO info on the box indicating minimum required OAL; just recommended barrel twist. I had to open it to find this out. I doubt I can return them

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    There is some load info in this thread, maybe it will help. https://forum.snipershide.com/forum/...an-175-smk-308


    https://www.thehighroad.org/index.ph...-no-go.821866/

    Looks like guys are feeding them by hand since they wont fit into an AR magazine. Sounds like accuracy is phenomenal though...

    https://www.ar15.com/forums/ar-15/73...D-M/16-717455/
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    Cool, I haven’t gotten back to the bench lately been super busy and haven’t shot much this summer

    Curious on your results.....

    I have a small stash of 77gr noslers to play with for now

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    Thanks for the links.

    Looks like 2.39” or 2.40” is the starting OAL; don’t think I’m up for single loading yet and my 223 bolt gun has a 1:9 twist; probably wouldn’t work. I know my rifle likes 73gr ELD-Ms so I’ll try to return them and trade for something else


    Quote Originally Posted by Stone View Post
    There is some load info in this thread, maybe it will help. https://forum.snipershide.com/forum/...an-175-smk-308


    https://www.thehighroad.org/index.ph...-no-go.821866/

    Looks like guys are feeding them by hand since they wont fit into an AR magazine. Sounds like accuracy is phenomenal though...

    https://www.ar15.com/forums/ar-15/73...D-M/16-717455/

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    Issue resolved. Figured I would try a new powder as well.

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    Ohhh...do tell how they perform with the 8208, I’ve got a few pounds of it to play with
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    This’ll do nicely!


    69SMK, 62TTSX, 77SMK, 73ELD, 77TMK

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    Pulled down some of the factory 73gr ELDs

    24.2gr of a Varget-looking powder:

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    Interesting..

    Curious...Did you chrono them by chance?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mustangfreek View Post
    Interesting..

    Curious...Did you chrono them by chance?
    I will take a rough stab in the dark and say out of a 16" barrel it will chrono around 2600 fps. Give or take some.

    I would give myself 20 fps either way, probably down.

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