Hunting with the 308 Winchester

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I will be picking up a 308 in the next month or 2. I have been studying the different bullets and have kind of settled on the Speer 150gr Mag Tips for my deer hunting. I would like to hear from you 308 fans who have some experience in using this bullet. Thank You
 
It depends on which gun you'll be using it in, and what game is to be hunted. You stated deer, but if you might go after anything bigger, then that changes the bullets needs slightly. The mag tip is a good bullet, but if your thinking of going after anything bigger, and it's in a bolt action rifle, think about the 165gr deep curl as well.
Ivor
 
Some people consider the Speer Mag-Tip to be the forerunner to the Grand Slam bullet........It has a thicker jacket at the shank, and a flat nose tip, similar to the Nosler "Protected Point" offering......It is considered a "short" bullet for its weight......with a flat base and a very little exposed lead in the tip......This bullet is fine for shots inside of 200 yards, but its ballistic co-efficient is not close to the spitzer boattails of the same weight......if you hunt in more open country or if a long shot opportunity is a possiblity, a better choice would be the Nosler Accubond or Hornady Interbond bullet of 150 grains.....

A load of 45 grains of IMR4064 or 46 grains of RL-15 produce 2,850 fps at the muzzle of my T/C Icon bolt action.....(short action, but a 24" barrel)....

Hope this helps in your selection....
 
.308 Win is my favorite caliber... I love working with the .308 case and use it in .243, .260, 7mm-08, .308, .338 Fed and .358 Win... If I could only have one rifle, it would be a .308 Win... I was a devout Varget fan for many years, but have switched over to CFE-223 in my 150/168 loads... Better velocity, accuracy AND consistancy.
 
"...Speer makes great bullets..." Speer makes 'ok' bullets. Match grade they ain't, but they work.
You may want to re-think a 150 and go with a 165. A 165 out of a .308 will kill any game you care to hunt without a great deal of felt recoil.
 
i think the 308 is better with a quality 150 grn. i can shoot 150 scirrocos at 2900 fps. can't get close to that with 165's. if a a 150 premium can't kill what ever your hunting go to a larger calibre.
 
The Accubond 165 gr with an almost .500 BC is i find one of the best bullet for the 308, they are just phenomenal... JPl
 
I agree with JP... I shoot mostly 165 AB's or 168 IB's out of the .308... Speed isn't everything... Buy a few different bullets and let the gun tell you what it likes... It is all about the load testing... Find what's most accurate for you... After that it is all about "shot placement..." One in the boiler room is going to kill ANYTHING that walks.
 
sunray said:
"...Speer makes great bullets..." Speer makes 'ok' bullets. Match grade they ain't, but they work.
You may want to re-think a 150 and go with a 165. A 165 out of a .308 will kill any game you care to hunt without a great deal of felt recoil.
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Gee, I'll have to tell that to quite a few animals that I've taken with Speer bullets. One of my most accurate .25-06 loads uses the 120gr Speer. The earlier suggestion for a 150gr Hornady BTSP in a .308 is a good one. We were killing deer for a long time with the .308 before the advent of the so-called premium grade (and premium priced) bullets.
 
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Gee, I'll have to tell that to quite a few animals that I've taken with Speer bullets. One of my most accurate .25-06 loads uses the 120gr Speer. The earlier suggestion for a 150gr Hornady BTSP in a .308 is a good one. We were killing deer for a long time with the .308 before the advent of the so-called premium grade (and premium priced) bullets.
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Your are not adding killing power, you are adding accuracy and distance to your killing power, thus upgrading your equation, this what the improvement is... JP.
 
The Speer bullets are good bullets, and at a good price. They work especially well at 308win velocities. The nosler and Barnes are also good bullets, but they are more expensive, and probably not necessary at 308win velocities. Most 150gr8. Bullets are designed with the 308win in mind, and they will work very well on deer. If you are going to be shooting bigger animals, it might be prudent to move to the 165gr.
The only bullet mentioned that I would stay away from is the cup and core boattail. They will at times separate due to the angle of the lead inside the core. This is very possibly less of a case if the core is bonded to the jacket though.
Ivor
 
I'm also with JP on this one. Except that velocity = accuracy. Who cares how fast your bullet goes, it only matters where it goes and what it does when it gets there. Nosler 168gr. Gets my vote.
 
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