where to get 308 Marlin Express loading components???

Goat · Post by **Goat** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:55 pm

I couldn't help myself and bought the Marlin 308MX that I asked about last Sunday. The question is now,where do I get died and brass to load for this new pet?
Goat

buckeyeshooter · Post by **buckeyeshooter** » Sun May 04, 2008 4:53 pm

The only way to get brass is to shoot factory ammo. I got also. But I got a case of ammo for it when it was 'only' $19.50 a box. I just reloaded some cases with a Sierra 150 grain RN using Varget. I hope it shoots well.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Sun May 04, 2008 5:18 pm

I bought 6 boxes of factory ammo when I bought my rifle ( MX 22") and have Hornady dies. I have used Speer 150gr.FP bullets and they shoot very well with Varget. They will get up in the 2500fps range without going over Hodgdens max load data. The bullet is 10gr.lighter than the factory Hornady load but without the factory powder I don`t think there is anyway you can do much better velocity wise.
I seem to get 4 out of five in about 1" and allways seem to get a flier that opens the group to 1 1/2". Three shot groups under 1" are common at 100yd.
Cast bullets areFun and very accurate in the .308MX also.

Have fun!!

Thunder50 · Post by **Thunder50** » Sun May 04, 2008 9:03 pm

Can the brass be made from any other case?

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:39 pm

Thunder50 wrote:Can the brass be made from any other case?

308 ME is based on the a shortened 307 Winchester.It would be laborious to cut,anneal and setback the shoulder(and buy a custom case forming die set to boot).It is more practical to use factory 308 ME fired cases.