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Just wanting some opinions on ammo choices for deer to try out of my new rifle
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165 grain Fusion, 165 grain Sierra Game King
Elite Omnia, Easton FMJ, Axcel Landslyde 5 pin slider.
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I like hornady interbonds 150gr or federal fusions in 165
Two roads diverged in the woods and I took the one with deep ruts,hills and mud.It may be bumpy but WHAT A RIDE!
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Freak of Nature
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Bout any thing 150-165 grain will do the job. I like Hornady 150 gr SSTs.
"Why do you ask"?
Too many people spend money they don't have , on things they don't need, to impress people they don't know.
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Old Mossy Horns
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Anything but ballistic tips will serve you well.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Freak of Nature
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Whatever your rifle consistently shoots great groups with. If you're not confident with the combination of your and your gun's combined ability you may as well shoot blanks.
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Booner
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Booner
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"The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmament sheweth his handiwork" Pslam 19:1
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Booner
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Booner
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165s shoot better in my 308. Fusions and accu bond.
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I went to three outdoor stores today and apparently it will be what ever ammo you can find. Dang shelves are still empty.
LETS GO DEEP SEA FISHING! Group rates for your family and friends. Please click on my website and check us out. www.orangebeachfish.com
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Old Mossy Horns
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I've never met a .308 that didn't like the 165's and 168's. .308's and 168's are a match made in heaven! I like the 168 BTHP Match or Federal 165 BTSP Tactical...
Well behaved women never make history.~ Out back
Quit laughing...I think I broke something.
Fifteen is my limit on Schnitzen-Gruben, Baby...
I have OCD and ADD, so everything has to be perfect, but only for a minute.
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I went to three outdoor stores today and apparently it will be what ever ammo you can find. Dang shelves are still empty. Academy up here has tons of 308.
"I'm not near as critical about how big they are as I once was. Smiles are more important now! We will grow more deer."
Jimmy G.
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Booner
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DO NOT use a Ballistic Tip in a .308 unless gigantic holes all the way thru your deer don't bother you. If you don't want that, use one of the standard moose bullets already recommended so that you will get a small hole all the way thru the deer.  
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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AC Sports in T-town has tons of ammo as well as Woods n Water, don't worry with Gander Mtn, I bought 9 boxes of 308 and 7 boxes of 243
Elite Omnia, Easton FMJ, Axcel Landslyde 5 pin slider.
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I shoot 165gr fusions in my bolt action. Gonna try some 150gr coreloks in me 308 pump. Couldn't find the fusions so I bought 5 boxes of coreloks. I went to academy yesterday and they had all kinds of fusions on the shelf. Picked up a couple boxes. If coreloks don't work out I will shoot fusions in both guns and sell coreloks to my buddy.
Last edited by marshmud991; 08/25/13 03:22 PM.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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Freak of Nature
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DO NOT use a Ballistic Tip in a .308 unless gigantic holes all the way thru your deer don't bother you. If you don't want that, use one of the standard moose bullets already recommended so that you will get a small hole all the way thru the deer. .,...x2 yep can't understand why I keep shooting ballistics when they make such explosive holes that I'm getting rusty on my tracking skills...Umm cause they a'nt any tracking...lol
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Booner
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>>>yep can't understand why I keep shooting ballistics when they make such explosive holes that I'm getting rusty on my tracking skills...Umm cause they a'nt any tracking...lol<<< Yep. To lots of folks, following the blood trail is an essential part of the hunt. NBTs at .308/30-06 velocity remove that aspect. People feel cheated when the deer is DRT. 
Last edited by poorcountrypreacher; 08/26/13 01:59 PM.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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i wouldn't feel cheated if my razor trick did that , nice hole:) get a press and dies and roll your own nothing like killing with bullets you loaded up.
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Booner
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I'm gonna post up some ballistic pics from a 243 and 7-08 this year for the un-believers too. My bro has stack up deer with a 95 gr ballistic tip for years. Now he shoots 25-06 115 gr ballistic tips. Guess he got bored with his 243 idk.
Everything woke turns to shucks
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My vote is 165 Sierra Game King. Worth a try. I shoot a lot of Nosler ballistic tips in other calibers and they shoot great. My .308 just likes the Game Kings...
No government employees were harmed in the making of this mess.
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Freak of Nature
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I use 165g SSTs and Varget.
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