Quote Originally Posted by Danimal View Post
168 grain amax with 45 grains of RL-15 shoots like a dream in my .308, but it really is over-pressured just so you know. My barrel is 24" so if you have a shorter one maybe it wont be a problem but I get two maybe three loads out of the brass before the neck splits (from brand new brass). The primers are hammered flat too; any further and I would not even considering using it, but I can hit a clay at 500 yards 9 out of 10 times so it is hard to let it go. Maybe if you anneal your brass you will have better luck near the max pressures.
Good to know. My rifle has a 22" barrel, and this is the elk load, so it won't get a lot of these rounds through it. I won't have the powder or time to shoot like I did last year. I've added a bow to the arsenal and I need much, much practice and strengthening with it, though. Given SA Friday's comments on my 150 load, I just unloaded the hotter test rounds and loaded everything up at 46 grs. Why mess with what works?