H&R surviver cal.308

[Smokepole]

verisier is absolutley correct..I should have clearer, sorry. Reloading is testing and trying different loads and bullets, for myself that is the the reason I reload and cast.

[rjc]

thanks everybody your input is helping me a lot, just to update i loaded some 165 gr ballistic tips in the 308 last week and went and burned a few saturday the coal was 3.035 and groups have went down to 1" at 100yds getting better but the strange thing is powder charge doesnt seem to affect the groups any i loaded 44gr r-15,45gr r-15 ,46gr and stoped at 47gr just under max charge,is this typical or realy strange?

[versifier]

My Sierra Manual lists 34.0 as a MAX load for RE7 with a 165 bullet. I believe you are way up in the danger zone. STOP.

Many manuals do not even bother to list the combination. RE7 does not like that combination and maxes out at very low velocity. Switch to RE15 or an IMR powder with 165 and heavier bullets. I am surprised you are not seeing blown or cratered primers as you are shooting at or above proof level. Something is very not right here. Where did you find those loads?