.308 ammo for 1000yrds?

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I couldn't find .308 target ammo anywhere in Ontario. Every store I called said they have been out of it for a while now. So I bought hunting ammuntion instead.

Do you see any issue with using Winchester Super-X Power-Point .308 Win 150gr ammuntion for long range targets (600 yds to 1000 yds)?

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It should reach 600 OK, but between there and 1000, it is going to run right out of steam since those bullets have a BC slightly better than an AAA flashlight battery. Regards, Eagleye.
 
.308 for long range

Handloading is really your only option....try the Hornady 168gr. BTNM....I used W748 powder....shot extremely well in hi power silhouette matchs....to 500 meters...
 
Your best to start reloading and use match bullets to get out to 1000 yards. 155 SMK's work as do just about every other 155 gr bullet out there. Stay away from the 168 SMK's they won't cut it at 1000, they were designed in the 60's for 300m ISU shooting.
 
150's are light for those distances. 168's for out to 600 yards. 175's past there.
Factory match ammo is horrendously expensive. Take the leap into reloading.
 
I have shot the 155's back to 1200 yards at Bisley. They work just fine. The problem is that a slight wind shift is a five to ten minute shift.

All the 155 target bullets are designed for 1000 yards. The later models have better BC.

If you are not in formal competition, the 175s and 190s will also work, and have similar wind drift to the 155s. They just cost more and kick harder.

A target rifle launches the 155 at 2900 to 2975 fps. Don't forget we are using 30 to 32" barrels.

The Sierra 168 is a 300 yard bullet. For any application I can think of, the 155 or 175 would be better. As forthe hunting ammo, it would be decent to about 300 yards, but not as good as match ammo.
 
Reloading is your best choice. A lot of target shooters used to use, me as well, Sierra Match King bullets, 165g boat tail, IMR4895 powder. Some guys use Varget powder, CIL large calibre caps. These work very well out to 1000yds.
 
Doesn't bullet weight is affected by the rifling? Since he did not mention the twist rate, only some of the bullet weight will work.
I know my rifle cannot shoot 180 gr bullet as the twist is 1 in 11. It does not have enough spin to stabilize the bullet.

S.
 
Many have been recommending that the poster just reload, but it appears that he does not, which is totally fine.

The ammo you bought will certainly make it to 1000m. They are not going to be f-class competitive, but they may very well not be the bottle neck in the rifle/position/ammo/shooter equation. I have shot lots of hardball out to 900m, and while there are the odd ones that sound/feel/land different, the majority of the fliers are me not reading changes in the wind, or slipping off my shooting position.

I suggest heading out, starting at a distance you are sure will put the rounds on target, and move back until the fun stops.
 
Now you've done it!

lucky07 said:
hehe AAA battery.

I put a couple of AA with tape to make a seal in the nozzle for the compressor at work. Not a little compressor either, its an Ingersoll LOL. Got em out to about 400 yards with a good lob on 'em.
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The RCMP will be on the hunt now for unregistered air compressors. If you can make a AA Duracell fly 400yds, it had to be going more than 500fps.
 
I think Elliott meant to say a 155 gr bullet.

Commercial rifles are usually 1:12 or 1:10. A 1:12 will shoot a 190 Match bullet just fine, so twist is not going to be an issue. My 1:14 barrels shoot the Sierra 180 just fine, and his barrel twist is faster than that.
 
Ganderite said:
I think Elliott meant to say a 155 gr bullet.

Commercial rifles are usually 1:12 or 1:10. A 1:12 will shoot a 190 Match bullet just fine, so twist is not going to be an issue. My 1:14 barrels shoot the Sierra 180 just fine, and his barrel twist is faster than that.
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Yes I did. Thanks Ganderite!
 
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