Data book for 308 tracers

Any reloading data supplied on this youtube channel gavintoobe or in. Flynn department of hydrology and water resources university of arizona tucson, arizona 85721 cooperative agreement cr810036 project officer jerry thornhill robert s. The only difference between the two is the coating treatment. Some you pay for, and some you can download for free. Hard to find load data for tracers as they arent sold in most states due to the possibility of starting forest fires.

Hodgdon announces new upgraded hodgdon load data center. We apologize in advance if it takes a while to respond to calls or emails. Please contribute to the faq if youd like to post reloading equipment for sale. I am looking for powder data to load these in a m1 garand just to slip one rnd in each enblock.

Were seeing a huge uptick in orders and customer service calls. Iirc the last tracer loads i worked up with varget worked best at 46 grs 3006. It is sometimes confused with the similarly named russian 7. I think mostly what is available today is going to be the m25 or the m62 from the 7. So, ive been searching the internet to come up with some good loads for these surplus m62. Anyone out there have any experience reloading the m62s for the m1a. Exploding ammo not applicable tracer ammo details 20 rounds.

I dont recall the coal at the moment, but its in my book if you need that spec too. Kerr environmental research laboratory ada, oklahoma 74820 robert s. Rifle data book a lesson in dope primal rights, inc. I also know varget works great for the round and the best powder i have available at the moment. The orange ones specify 146 grains, while the red ones specify 149 grains. These rounds are for sale by deuce45s on gunsamerica 957095329. You can feel the difficulties of the main character and his love for one of the characters in the book. Yeah,thats what i was wanting to know if one powder was better than another just for tracers. Im looking for some powder recommendations for a load with 180 grain hornady rn bullets. These are pulled 22cal 62gr steelcore tracers orange tip. Modular sniper data book range estimation offset refill sheets. I have read i am the messenger which i loved and this book somewhat relates that. Datatrace data loggers are engineered specifically for extreme environments such as steam, ethylene oxide and other various sterilization processes and chambers, heat tunnels, retorts, smokehouses, food processing and more. Loading 30 caliber conversion kit hornady rifle bullet feeder part 3.

Our testing has indicated 80% ignition of the tracers when loaded to milspec. Test rifle was a winchester model 70 target with a 24inch heavy barrel, fitted with a lyman super targetspot 15x scope. Hey i picked up some 62 grain tracer bullets at the last show and i need some information on reloading. Can anyone help me out with powder selection etc look forward to. Always crossreference load data with manufacturers published data.

When i asked what his fix was for this he said he loaded them to a higher bullet weights data. The howa has a long throat and long magazine, so you may want to play with the seating depth to get your best results. From reloading to inventory to keeping a log of each shot fired and the result on target. The first thing you will notice when you do a search for rifle data book is a few hundred different databooks and styles of data logging. But i can only find load data for the m855 and i have the m856 rounds and unclear if the load data is the same or different. I have had very good advises from larry gibson, leadman and others while struggling with 3030 loads. I loaded up some in once fired brass, using lil gun as a powder. Work up your loads but i think you will be fine using 165168 data. The tracer heads ive managed to source are a bit tatty having been pulled from old mil surp and to be honest are not the best. Wc844t is being used currently for the m856 tracer round. Ive been using them in my 3006 with good results and was hoping this would translate over to the 308.

I know garands are built around 150173 grain jwords and i do still have a stock gas plug. Overall good book, i hope the plastic binder holding the pages lasts awhile. My concern is actually the length of the tips and the possibility of seating them too deep as to compress a powder charge. Need help with tracer load military surplus collectors forums. Probably all you listed will ignite the tracer tips but cfe223 and tac will probably deliver the highest velocities and thus be more likely to set off the tracers. None of my manuals show any data for a 143 grain in an 06. Tracer ammunition tracers are bullets or cannoncaliber projectiles that are built with a small. Now i am starting developing rounds for my browning stalker xbolt using the same moulds mihec 308 155 hunting, lee fc 170gr 309 f gr and a vintage lyman 311241 with and added gas check shanks that drops 192gg rn rounds. Remember, if you post a picture, make sure to provides some context please make sure you title is relevant to the specific question you are asking. After weighing several, they all seem to be in the 140gr range. First of all, please dont think about the dimensions and weight, measure them. Tracers is a fictional book written to entertain which i enjoyed. Tracerbulletsall shipped fed ex ground, plus hm charge and shipping, i will be glad to sell you any amount you want but remember the hm chargesshipping, no sales to states where these products prohibited. The author describes the parkour the character does and his development at it really well.

Wc844ts coating treatment is designed to produce a slightly higher flame temp. Then id suggest looking at the tracer bullet length, from the cannelure to the base, and compare that to the 150 grain bullet used in the loads you are referencing. Milsurp 22c 62gr tracer pulled bullet 17 per 500 graf. True, you can find a lot of this information online and on the manufacturers sites if you have the time. M196 tracers are loaded with wc844 and several lots of m856 tracers were loaded with wc844. He didnt know if it was the bullets or not the right powder for them. Using bullets from barnes tsx fb, barnes tsx bt, barnes mpg fb, barnes tsx bt or mrx bt, barnes tsx bt, mrx bt or bnd spit, barnes rn solid. One cannot always assume you can load them identically to a traditional bullets weight. Im looking for reloading data and results others may have had recently with the shorter barreled 308s. Wc844 was and is indeed used for tracer ammunition. I also can rely on one source of powder vihtavuori in n. Looking in the books i dont see any data for 145g in 308.

Loading 308 for the ar10 hornady rifle bullet feeder part 4. I have two additional load manuals to compare data. I am familer with using the tracers and where and what i can shoot at. For 150 gr tracers, i just use 165 gr loading data. I have an excellent stock of most powders but i have no surplus powders. The tracer compound contains composition r 284 which is 17% polyvinyl chloride, 28% magnesium powder, and 55% strontium nitrate. If the product code on the end flap of the box is l308w4, its the same stuff i have, and it should be standard. A good source for some quick info without having to sift through a ton of data on different calibers.

The one book is a great source for the individual caliber. I picked up 250 m62 orange tip 143 grain tracers yesterday from a gunshow. Its said to be used by the us military to load 223 and 308 5. No corrections in velocity for temperature oehler model 33 chronotach and. Requires a 17 twist barrel to properly stabilize projectiles. Orange tip tracer ammo available at a great price in our. Click here to view our smaller quantities of 308 winchester7. Use middle 53 grain bullet data, as the bullet design is different. Kerr environmental research laboratory office of research and. You can take the time to compile your own data, or you can turn to one the one. Bullets may have markings on them from the machine that pulled them. Am i going to lose too much velocity over the 06, or is the. I pulled some 308 tracers a few months ago from old military rounds and loaded them into my 300 rum.

Without accurate data, no real wisdom can be gained or passed on. Due to this crappy economy i must down size some of my favorite toys and cut back on the pleasures of owning them such as shooting. This ammunition is manufactured in the usa by fedarm using lake city manufactured. Im not sure about the vv powder because i dont use them edit. The lc on the headstamp indicates ammo made at the lake city army ammunition plant, and i.