I was reading in the American Rifleman April issue about handloads for the .308 and there was a paragraph about the correct bullet weight for the twist in your rifle. Mine has a 1 in 10 twist rate which it said a 178 gr. (according to Hornady) would be optimum for. My question is, when I start handloading should I start with a good hunting round in 180 gr. with a mild powder charge and work up my charges from there till I get a good accurate round? Anyone have a 1 in 10 twist they handload for, and what is accurate in it? Has anyone found a good whitetail load using 180 gr. bullets in .308 or 30-06? If I load such a cartridge I will probably only be able to load single shot as my OAL will probably be too long for my magazine. Any suggestions about this? Lots of questions but don' t feel obligated to answer all of them.[X(]