.308 125 grain TNT

[rickt300]

Anyone try them and get good accuracy from them?

 

[Big Green]

What kind of velocities are you getting?

 

[rickt300]

I have pushed them as slow as 2560 fps and as fast as 3200 fps. In my rifle they really like slower velocities so far. The bullet has a short bearing surface and a match bullet frontal profile. Meaning I can't seat the bullet to anywhere near my rifling. Next move may be seating the bullet with it's base even with the shoulder of the 308 case. Still some loads, the slow ones shoot acceptably under MOA. The fast ones 3 inches.

 

[MTA]

Whats your twist rate?

 

[deemus]

Have a box. Haven’t loaded any yet


What powder you using?

What caliber you loading?

 

[rickt300]

Twist rate is 1-12, in a heavy barreled 308. Really looking for an egg shoot load but I am beginning to think my throat and this bullet might be incompatible to get into the 1/2 MOA arena. Easily done with the 168 gr. Matchking. I have used H322, Blue Dot, WC 852, AA2520 and BLC2 so far.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I have some Modern Arms International factory ammo in 300 blk out loaded with that bullet. One of the more accurate loads I have tried.

 

[TheMailMan]

I've shot a lot of them through .300 Blackout ARs.

 

[deemus]

I've shot a lot of them through .300 Blackout ARs.

That's what I bought them for, but haven't loaded any yet. Still have a few of the Nosler 125BTs to shoot yet.

 

[rickt300]

Burned up another 40 yesterday. different seating depths and used H4895 this time. Still a mediocre bullet in my barrel.

 

[RankAmateur]

Sorry, no luck for me. On the other hand, bugholes from 125gr SMKs over IMR 3031 out of a 11.25 twist barrel. If you haven't tried them, you might... Good luck!

 

[Txmark]

Got these yesterday from Creedmoor Sports, can’t wait to try them in a .308 14 twist


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[rickt300]

Well the Speer 130 grain HP swaged hollow point shoots very nicely but the 125 gr. TNT is going to be used in something else.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Excellent performance with 125 gr Sierra pro hunters.

 

[rickt300]

Well I evolved. Got the rifle shooting better than half MOA using the Speer 168 gr. BTHP match bullets. Then got very similar results with the Speer 165 gr. BTSP bullets. These seated way out to just miss the rifling. Magazine fed loads that shoot very nicely use the Speer 150 gr. Hotcors. I know but I put the 308 barrel on this action to shoot up the bullets I have in my collection and these are the cheapest bullets I have.