308 marlin express - Hornady FTX Rifle Bullets, 30 Caliber, .308, 160 Grain

A buddy was having a very hard time even finding .308 marlin express loaded ammo. I loaded 3 10 load batches using varying grain loads and the Hornady 160 gr FTX projectiles. In the end after firing all 3 sample shots through the Chrono and at a 100 yd target at the same time, he chose batch #3 which were slightly faster FPS loads than the factory store bought loads he was worried about replacing due to availability. After all the testing and data recorded he found that our slightly faster rounds were grouping tighter than he had ever shot before. In closing he begged me to load 500 rounds so he would never have to worry about running low on these rounds again due to availability. I agreed to load after he purchases the components. What are friends for