[Shade]

Originally Posted by Shade

Hodgdon's SR4759

Originally Posted by JTJ

Be very careful with your powder. I use to load pistol bullets at about 2000fps. You may need to stabilize the powder charge to prevent detonation with light loads. I used to use a tuft of kapok to keep the powder in place. For 308 the 30 carbine 110 grn soft point round nose worked pretty well.

4759 is excellent for this application.

[Trez]

You could use some Trail Boss? From what I understand its impossible to overpressure..

[jpattersonnh]

Originally Posted by JTJ

Be very careful with your powder. I use to load pistol bullets at about 2000fps. You may need to stabilize the powder charge to prevent detonation with light loads. I used to use a tuft of kapok to keep the powder in place. For 308 the 30 carbine 110 grn soft point round nose worked pretty well.

Hornady makes a 110gr Spire point .308 for .308. They run just under 3000fps. Makes for a fun vermin round.
http://www.imrpowder.com/pdf/IMR_rifle.pdf

Hornady makes .312 bullets which will be well suited for the OP. 150 and 174gr.

[res45]

For a light plinker/small game load in my Mosin M44 bored dia. .312 I use the Hornady .314 Lead SWC with a light coat of Lee Alox for good measure loaded over 5 grs. of Bullseye,five shot groups are about quarter size at 25 yds. that's as far as I have tested it. MV is about the same as standard 22 HV ammo 3.5 grs. will get you right at subsonic. I load the bullet with about 1/32 of the bearing surface exposed above the case neck and use a very light roll crimp.

Graf & Sons - HRN 32c (.314) 90gr SWC BULLET Swaged-Lead 500/BX