Eff ultra bonded core lokts! lets talk winchester powermax .308 150 grains!!

brokencyde

brokencyde

BANNED
BANNED
BANNED
EE Expired
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Location
ontario
Void the previous about the core lokt ultra bonded, how about the winchester powermax for 308 in 150 grains?! Anybody use em?! Feedback would be great!! BTW winchester has redeemed themselves somewhat on my account, i used the XP3's in 180 for deer this year, there all over the place, i aimed for shoulders and center punched it...BUT! once there inside everything turns to jello that deer was dead on it's feet!! But not consistent enough so switchin up, oh and i had them in 30-06, I'm buying a 308 for my pa in the future and would like to know about the powermax in 308!!
 
Last edited:
Hi. Any 180 will do nicely for deer. Bit more than is needed though. The .30-06 loves 165 grain hunting bullets. A 165 will kill any game you care to hunt.
 
i know it will man, but im just thinkin the brush country...i need somethin to plow through the brush if need be. and im stuck on the ultra bonded so any experience with them would be great!
 
Nothing "plows through the brush" without deflection. A tough 180 like the ultra bonded you mentioned is really too tough for a whitetail. It may not open up on a rib cage broadside shot as it is really intended for larger tougher game like moose. Try a normal 150 grain load and you will likely be much happier with the results.
 
shredder0 said:
Nothing "plows through the brush" without deflection. A tough 180 like the ultra bonded you mentioned is really too tough for a whitetail.
Click to expand...

janesy said:
save the dough, go with the regular coreloct
Click to expand...

+1. You don't need a premium bullet to drop a deer and the super tough bullets may not perform as well as less robust bullets on a light, thin-skinned creature like a whitetail.

Mark
 
everybody in my gang uses 180's and they make a mess as is, im not goin with anything lighter cause from what i seen they just blow up. i MIGHT consider a 165 or 168 but i want the ultra bonded...ir the bronze points i forgot i was lookin at the pretty hard, my cousin uses 180 grain accubonds and they flatten em fast...but i had bad experience with winchester so i won't use them.

so either the ultra bonded or bronze points id like some feedback on both of em, thankks guys!
 
Any factory load that your gun likes is fine. And I agree that the 30.06 likes 165's. As mentioned the 30.06 is more gun then is needed on whitetail deer. But if there is a need for a long-ish range shot, and one's hold on the target is good, (with minor compensation for bullet drop) then 400 yards are do-able.
 
brokencyde said:
everybody in my gang uses 180's and they make a mess as is, im not goin with anything lighter cause from what i seen they just blow up. i MIGHT consider a 165 or 168 but i want the ultra bonded...ir the bronze points i forgot i was lookin at the pretty hard, my cousin uses 180 grain accubonds and they flatten em fast...but i had bad experience with winchester so i won't use them.

so either the ultra bonded or bronze points id like some feedback on both of em, thankks guys!
Click to expand...

I don't know what you are doing with the rounds that they blow up!! I use 150gn in Hornady bullets in my .30-06 and each and every deer came home with me this year. My wife uses a 100gn Federal Powershock in her .243 and she lost no meat this year on any of her three deer. I also used 125gn 7.62x39mm Prvi Partisan bullets in my Remington 799 last year and each was a through and through even at ranges over 175yds. No explosions, no lost animals, just respectable wound tracts and jellied organs. In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with light, "cheap" bullets. They get the job done and do it well enough for me. I have found that the same type of people who have to shoot "heavy for calibre" bullets also want to shoot deer with a .375 Ruger.
I have used everything I own to do this from a single shot 20ga slug; 12ga pump slug; 125gn, 150gn and 180gn .303Br; 110gn, 125gn, 150gn, 180gn, 200gn, 220gn .30-06; 125gn, 150gn, 220gn 7.62x39mm, and now I have a .308 I will play with next year.
Sorry, no slight intended, but I have hunted deer and other game for 31yrs and have never lost an animal due to a bullet not doing it's job. I have lost them due to poor shooting on my part, but not to a bullet failure, and I have only one year in all of those shot "premium" bullets. Nosler partitions from my .30-06 for 600yd shots on deer across a field I was not allowed to walk on but could hunt over. The farmer then took me across to get the deer.
I would be the first to advocate premium bullets fired from premium outfits if I was forced to pay thousands of dollars for a guided hunt, but until then, I'll shoot more of the cheap stuff and keep in practice.
 
Last edited:
I was very dissapointed with power max ammo. Accurate, yes... but dismal performance on a deer at 75 yard;, overexpansion and no blood trail.... I'll be usig something sturdier next time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom