OCW Load Recipes...

The following load recipes have proven to work well in various rifles. Do not go directly to these charges, but work up from at least 5% below these levels.

This load data assumes standard Winchester brass. Adjust your powder charges DOWN by approximately four tenths percent (.4%) for Lapua and Remington cases. I don't recommend any of these loads for Federal brass cases, as they are heavy and soft, and not really fit to reload in my opinion.

.223 Remington, using W748 powder:

40 grain bullet, 28.0 grains

50 grain bullet, 27.1 grains.

55 grain bullet, 26.6 grains

22-250 Remington using IMR 4064

55 grain bullet, 36.5 grains

22-250 Remington using IMR 4350

55 grain bullet, 39.0 grains

.243 Winchester, using IMR 3031

58 to 60 grain bullet, 39.8 grains

75 grain bullet, 39.0 grains

.243 Winchester using IMR 4350

75 grain bullet, 46.4 grains

.243 Winchester using Varget

70 grain bullet, 42.0 grains

.243 Winchester using IMR 4831

100 grain bullet, 42.2 grains

105 grain bullet, 40.7 grains

.243 Winchester using Hodgon's Retumbo

(use magnum primers with these loads)

105 grain bullet, 48.5 grains

107 grain bulllet, 48.1 grains

(107's work well in 8 twist barrels only)

.243 Winchester using W760

55 grain bullet, 52.7 grains

(use inside 300 yards, overstabilizes in 10 twist barrels,

harming long range accuracy)

6.5x55 Swedish Mauser using RL22

140 grain bullet, 46.5 grains

142 grain bullet, 46.4 grains

6.5x55 Swedish Mauser using H4350

140 grain bullet, 45.0 grains (MODERN rifles only)

6.5x55 Swedish Mauser using Varget

142 grain bullet, 37.2 grains (use magnum primer in this low density load)

.270 Winchester using IMR 4350

130 grain bullet, 55.0 grains

.270 Winchester using H4831

130 grain bullet, 60.0 grains (O'Conner's load)

30-30 Winchester using RL15

170 grain bullet, 32.6 grains

.308 Winchester using IMR 4895

150 grain bullet, 46.6 grains (extrapolated from following loads, untested at this writing)

155 grain bullet, 45.6 grains

168 grain bullet, 43.6 grains

175 grain bullet, 42.4 grains

178 grain bullet, 42.0 grains

.308 Winchester using Varget

155 grain bullet, 47.8 grains

168 grain bullet, 46.0 grains

175 grain bullet, 45.0 grains (an all around favorite)

180 grain bullet, 44.1 grains

200 grain bullet, low node 41.5 grains (10 twist barrel)

200 grain bullet, high node, 43.1 grains (10 twist barrel)

CCI 200's, BR-2's, and Federal 210's work well with Varget

.308 Winchester using W748

125 grain bullet, 51.5 grains (also a Nosler accuracy load)

30-06 Springfield using IMR 4350

155 grain bullet, 58.6 grains (extrapolated from following two loads, untested as of this writing)

165 grain bullet, 57.5 grains

180 grain bullet, 56.0 grains

I'm tired of writing... more later... :)

Dan

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