Newbie 308 reloading question

[Bh10]

Im just getting into the reloading game, mainly for my Savage 308 and Mega MaTen 308. The barrel on my MaTen is a 1:10, so Id like to run the heaviest bullet possible and so I can run both bullets in both guns and not have to buy two different bullet sizes. My question is how big of a bullet can I load before I have loading feeding issues in my Mega MaTen?

 

[Russell0331]

Run a 175gr Berger or SMK to 2.8" OAL and you should be good in both guns. You can check your chamber in the Savage and stretch them a bit longer. If you're going to batch load for both guns, load to the Mega's magazine length.

 

[sold7]

Are you asking col or bullet weight

Need twist of both guns to cal bullet weight

need other Dia for COL

 

[JBKnifeworks]

skip the Berger, go with a 175MK

 

[JBKnifeworks]

or a 178 Amax

 

[1006]

I think you should shoot something more like a 150 GRAIN BULLET unless you are planning on shooting over 300 yards on a regular basis.

 

[Twitch2120]

Berger makes a better bullet but you wont see it if not shooting comps. 175s will fit nicely in both and should stabilize if you savage has a 12 twist. going bigger you mill have issues in the mag for the MATEN and issues stabilizing in the Savage

 

[YOTESHOOTER]

Try either of these, NOSLER ACCUBOND, BARNES TSX OR THE TTSX...........

We have used the others it just works best for us, only a consideration....

Everyone has their favorites.............................

 

[land_surveyor]

If you are killing anything other than paper Barnes TSX all the way.

 

[strokin99]

The 1:10 barrels do like the heavy bullets. I use hornady 178 Amax for my long distance shooting ( out to 900 yards ), then I swap to a Hornady 180 SSt when deer hunting. Since these are so close I don't have to change anything on the scope as far as sighting in between the two rounds. And these 2 rounds with 43.5 Varget powder are less than 1/2MOA