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Re: What grain do 308's like
[Re: deerfeeder89]
#1985169
01/09/17 06:19 PM
01/09/17 06:19 PM
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Joined: Oct 2008
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In front of my lathe
gundoc
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,210
In front of my lathe
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I've found 165gr - 168gr shoot best from the guns I've run them through. I've not tried anything heavier.
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Re: What grain do 308's like
[Re: deerfeeder89]
#1985182
01/09/17 06:23 PM
01/09/17 06:23 PM
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Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 18,103
Andalusia, Al. Covington Co.
DEADorALIVE
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 18,103
Andalusia, Al. Covington Co.
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165/168. The 168 and the .308 are literally made for each other. The guys that say their .308 likes 150's...their .308's would LOVE 168's.
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Re: What grain do 308's like
[Re: deerfeeder89]
#1985615
01/10/17 03:11 AM
01/10/17 03:11 AM
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Elmore County
treemydog
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,925
Elmore County
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Mine shoots a sub MOA group with 150 Nosler Bal Tips. Shoots similar groups with 168 and 175 gr. target bullets as well. I'd be shocked if I couldn't get a little heavier hunting bullet to shoot well, just haven't tried.
You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?
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Re: What grain do 308's like
[Re: deerfeeder89]
#1986020
01/10/17 10:50 AM
01/10/17 10:50 AM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 12,521
Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 12,521
Sylacauga, AL
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I've used a .308 as my primary deer gun since I bought a Remington 660 in 1969. It cost $96, though I did get a special price on it. I earned the money to buy it by growing and selling watermelons. I used 165g Sierra bullets with great results for many years
When I switched to a model 700 mountain rifle in early 90s I started loading 150g NBT and have been satisfied enough with that load that I haven't experimented with it in years. My load uses W748 and averages about 2915 fps and is moa in this rifle provided I wait a long time between shots.
The thing I like about the 150 in a .308 is that it's not hard to make handloads that are faster than factory 30-06 of the same weight. That's probably harder to do with 165 and I'm not sure it's even possible with 180 and heavier.
I prefer a short action rifle for deer hunting and I think it's hard to beat a .308 with 150g bullets. It's a very efficient load. Talk of efficiency in a rifle seems to annoy some, but I've never understood why. Getting more velocity from less powder seems like a good thing to me.
Good luck choosing a load
Last edited by poorcountrypreacher; 01/10/17 10:53 AM.
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