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Decided to load up some lighter-recoiling .308 rounds for a friend's wife. She wants to start deer hunting, and he just treated her to a terrific SAKO rifle! The load is 48 gr Reloader 15, in a Federal case, with CCI 200 primer and the 125 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip.
As a check, I ran the ammo through my .308 today, and found it to be very accurate, with lighter recoil than my heavier bullet loads for the .308 Win. Velocity was pretty decent too with an average of 3043 fps and very low SD figures.
Things were looking good from the first shot! (This is just the cold bore shot - not the group.)
I'll have to try some more of these at longer ranges. Believe it would make a dandy deer load.
Regards, Guy
As a check, I ran the ammo through my .308 today, and found it to be very accurate, with lighter recoil than my heavier bullet loads for the .308 Win. Velocity was pretty decent too with an average of 3043 fps and very low SD figures.

Things were looking good from the first shot! (This is just the cold bore shot - not the group.)

I'll have to try some more of these at longer ranges. Believe it would make a dandy deer load.
Regards, Guy