Reloading for my Savage 110 Tactical

[yoda4x4]

So I'm looking into reloading for my 110 Tactical with the hopes of getting 2 loads that produce sub-MOA accuracy out to 500yds.

Some background... I've shot a few different loads thru it and it seems to like Federal Gold Medal Match 168 (sub-MOA). So with that, I'm aiming for is a target load using the same Sierra 168s and a game load using a 168ish bullet designed for killing game up to elk size.

I've got 200 Federal brass casings that I used from shooting the gun, and 300 Federal Gold Medal Match primers. So now I'm looking for powder and bullets. With the scarcity of powder these days, I was able to find N150. Will this work? Also, what bullet can you recommend to go with this combination?

David

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[keeki]

N150 may be a little on the slow side on the burn rate but it should work just fine. Be better with a longer barrel

[charlie b]

The Sierra book says you can load 44.3gn of N150 with the 168SMK for 2700fps. That is for a 26" barrel. I like shooting the 155gn bullets at 500 and 600yd. But, every barrel likes slightly different bullet weights.

[tiny68]

I duplicated the FGMM 168 SMK loads using RE-15 with Fed-210M primers in Lapua brass. With a 26" barrel I getting 2705 fps with a standard deviation of 17 fps. I personally seat them very long. I am still a 0.020" from the lands on my factory 308W barrel. This is a very good load for me out to 600 yards. If I am shooting my than 600 yards I switch over to the 175 SMK. Both RE-15 and Varget are pretty hard to find right now.

Luck, Tim

[lastedtiger]

I agree with what was said up , N150 should work just fine with 168smk.
For a hunting load 178 Eld-x and varget give me .3 groups, haven’t tried anything else to be honest.
As far as target loads for 308 , anything should work to be honest . I have tested CFE223,RL15, Imr4064 , Imr4895, varget , 8208XBR with 168/175 smk with Fed 210M/Cci BR2; they all performed under 1/2 inch at 100 yards .

[hardnosestreetcop]

Sierra doesn’t recommend using target bullets for hunting applications, you should consider coming down to a 165 Gr bullet designed for hunting

[390fe]

I was able to get sub moa accuracy from my Hog Hunter using Sierra's 175 Matchking and 180 Gameking pair with no variation in load data.

If I were in your shoes, I would try Sierra's 165 grain Gameking for your hunting needs.