load for 178 grain eldx

[king of guns]

need advice am planning to reload 178 grain eldx hornady bullet in 308 win want to use imr4064 powder has anyone loaded this and how it go? hornady doesn't show this powder for use but I think it should work well I hope thanks for assistance

[jonesturf]

If you really can't find anything reloading info for a 175 should be close. Work up safely and watch for pressure signs.

[Rob01]

Yup use the 175 data and work up. Hodgdon's reloading site shows below for the 175 and IMR4064 http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle

IMR 4064 .308"
2.800"

Min 41.5

2,500
45,200 PSI




Max 45.6C

2,728
59,500 PSI

[bearcatrp]

I emailed hornady about these. Said to load them like the A-Max. I came up with 43.9 gr of varget. Avg 5 yard shot I chrono'd 2720 fps.

[BW64]

175 amax 43.2 of 4064 , 2690 FPS out of my 26" barrel.

BW