Hornady Load Data in Caliber .308 Win.
Hornady
Hornady Manufacturing Company, founded in 1949 by Joyce Hornady in Grand Island, Nebraska, is a globally recognized leader in the production of high-quality bullets and ammunition. The company was born out of Hornady's dissatisfaction with the post-World War II bullet market, which lacked consistency and accuracy. Driven by the belief that "accurate bullets are never obsolete," Hornady set out to create ammunition that offered precision, reliability, and performance—values that still define the brand today.
Hornady’s operations began with the production of .30 caliber bullets for hunting. Ove ...
.308 Win.
Born from the U.S. military’s T65 experiments after WWII, the .308 Winchester was commercialized in 1952 and soon paralleled by the 7.62×51 NATO adoption in 1954. While dimensionally similar, the cartridges are not identical: commercial .308 Win typically carries a higher SAAMI maximum average pressure, and many 7.62 NATO chambers feature slightly longer throat and looser headspace. Brass can differ too, with NATO cases often thicker and offering marginally less internal volume. For reloaders, that means treating .308 Win and 7.62 NATO as related but distinct, verifying headstamp, adjusting me ...
