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DPMS LR-308 ammo choices

Posted By: MGS82

DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/10/16 07:29 PM

I just picked up a 16" DPMS shoots 7.62/.308. Its a 1 in 10" twist. Anyone have one and have experience shooting 150-155gr ammo accurately? I have a Remmy 700 with a 20" barrel and 1 in 1o" twist that I shoot 168gr BTHP out of it but was wanting to go lighter on the ammo for the AR.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

MIKE
Posted By: Texas Bohunk

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/10/16 07:33 PM

I ordered some ammo from Chad @ Dallas Custom Reloads. 165gr. SST's shoots pretty good in my DPMS ATAC.
Posted By: MGS82

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/10/16 07:48 PM

I love the SST ammo. Will look into that thru Chad. I have ordered a bunch of stuff from him before. I think I use to get some 150 or 155gr AMAX for one of my old .308s and it loved them.
Posted By: J.G.

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/10/16 08:05 PM

Go look in the ammunition section. I just finished load development for the exact same spec rifle with 155 TMK.
Posted By: Murphscout

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/10/16 08:09 PM

Know you said you wanted to go lighter but I helped a friend develop a load for Rem R25 with the 178 amax that is nails. His does have 18" barrel though.
Posted By: MGS82

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/10/16 08:23 PM

Fireman, Are you selling them? I am mostly hunting hogs and yotes and my pastures I hunt are usually 200-400 yard shots. If you are selling them how much for 100 of them?
Posted By: J.G.

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/10/16 09:34 PM

I don't know if it's legal for me to do that.

If you load your own, you're more than welcome to copy my load. If it is legal for me to sell ammo, we may could work something out.
Posted By: colt45-90

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/10/16 11:46 PM

Originally Posted By: FiremanJG
I don't know if it's legal for me to do that.

If you load your own, you're more than welcome to copy my load. If it is legal for me to sell ammo, we may could work something out.
this should be an easy fix
Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/11/16 12:01 AM

Originally Posted By: FiremanJG
I don't know if it's legal for me to do that.

If you load your own, you're more than welcome to copy my load. If it is legal for me to sell ammo, we may could work something out.


No flame, but why wouldn't it be legal to sell the ammo? I understand the liability angle but that's not part of the sale.
Posted By: J.G.

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/11/16 12:04 AM

I don't know. Why I said I don't know. Maybe no law exists prohibiting it. It would open me up for some liability, though. Even though they would be loaded perfectly, and consistent cartridge to cartridge.
Posted By: MGS82

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/11/16 12:25 AM

I'm not looking to get anyone in hot water. I'm gonna try a few factory loads and see how it does.
Posted By: Toxarch

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/11/16 09:01 AM

Originally Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks
Originally Posted By: FiremanJG
I don't know if it's legal for me to do that.

If you load your own, you're more than welcome to copy my load. If it is legal for me to sell ammo, we may could work something out.


No flame, but why wouldn't it be legal to sell the ammo? I understand the liability angle but that's not part of the sale.


I am not positive but I'm pretty sure that you need a license to manufacture ammo. That would include reloads and new hand loads. Selling factory ammo is fine as long as you didn't make it. I believe that even resizing something like .223 brass into .300 blackout brass and selling it is considered manufacturing ammo.
Posted By: MarkieMark

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/11/16 01:48 PM

check on ammoseek.com
Posted By: ChadTRG42

Re: DPMS LR-308 ammo choices - 01/11/16 03:26 PM

Thanks guys! I have a lot of guys run my 155 A-max load and it does shoot very well. For the money, it's hard to beat. If you want something more custom, I can do that also.

http://dallasreloads.com/product-category/308-winchester/
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