What is your .308win.'s favorite snack?

im using 165 accubonds and ballistic tips with 43 gr Varget, noslercustom brass. its not my most accurate load (that was 150 gr partitions with 4320, go figure i couldnt stand the lack of a boat tail) but itll do moa so thats outshooting me. the AB's and BT's shoot to the same point of impact and group size, which is handy. i have yet to do trajectory testing past 200 yards with this load though. i know ill never use 180s; i dont see what is to be gained.
 
8mmpeter said:
Pretty much all northern ont. hunting. ie. moose/deer/black bear. I shot some 150's, but not for hunting. 165 nosler partitions seem to work well on the above. Would I gain an advantage by going to 180's or should I stick with what I know works? I'm looking for advice and what works for you. rifle, ammo, brand, loads, performance etc.
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You have not mentioned what your feeding your .308 ? but as others have mentioned 180gr just a little to heavy for 308, your bullet choice is hard to beat, and Nosler are great bullet. I have load some Accubonds but not tryed them yet using RL 17 it will drive them faster than Varget, and Rl 15 will also
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100 yd five shot groups with factory ammo, out of a Remington R25/AR 10 semi auto.

What is interesting to me is that I got great groups with 110 GR, 168 Gr, AND 200 Gr SP loads,
which shows the inherent accuracy and versatility of the .308 cartridge, and the AR 10 rotating bolt design.:

Hornady 168 Gr HPBT match - 11/16"
Federal 168 Gr HPBT Match - 7/8"
Winchester 200- Gr SP - 7/8"
Dominion 110 Gr SP - 1 1/4" [ 4/5 were into 5/8" ]

South African 7.62 NATO BALL - 2 7/8"
Hirtenberger 7.62 NATO BALL - 3 1/8"
Winchester 150 Gr SP - 3 1/4"
Winchester 180 gr SP - 4"
 
Lazerus2000 said:
100 yd five shot groups with factory ammo, out of a Remington R25/AR 10 semi auto.

What is interesting to me is that I got great groups with 110 GR, 168 Gr, AND 200 Gr SP loads,
which shows the inherent accuracy and versatility of the .308 cartridge, and the AR 10 rotating bolt design.:

Hornady 168 Gr HPBT match - 11/16"
Federal 168 Gr HPBT Match - 7/8"
Winchester 200- Gr SP - 7/8"
Dominion 110 Gr SP - 1 1/4" [ 4/5 were into 5/8" ]

South African 7.62 NATO BALL - 2 7/8"
Hirtenberger 7.62 NATO BALL - 3 1/8"
Winchester 150 Gr SP - 3 1/4"
Winchester 180 gr SP - 4"
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Wow! That is great performance from your R25. :)
 
44g blc2 i65 nosler ballistic tip. 2700fps easy to repeat with your powder measure and very accurate in my interarms mark X.
 
i've used 180's in my 99 for years- typically hot-cors or sgks- over a charge of 44-46 grains of 748- that's the same as the m118 slr, but using a 180 GAME bullet instead of the smk- you only need a twist of 1/13.5 to stabilise a 180- the savage runs 1/12- we don't get a lot of deer at this altitude , but lots of elk moose, cougar and grizz-i haven't taken taken a griz,but if need be and the 338 wasn't at hand, it would be my go-to- incidentally, i found this during LOAD DEVELOPMENT- so i've been down the road with 150( too light) and 165's ( really good in the m14s,not so much in the savage) and i get quarter sized groups at 100 and 200- the typical shot is high 2s- low 3s( hundred yards) and my mbr( maximum point blank range) is 267-the factory WINCHESTER is 46 for 2660, but that may be optomistic
 
I have only used 150 grain Hornady Spire Points, except once, for my deer hunting, and I have never had a complaint. The one exception was using some CIL 180 grain RN and while the deer was killed on the spot, the bullet was stopped on the backbone. I probably did not have maximum velocity on this load, but I was not impressed with how it was stopped.
150s have gone right through some of our big deer without a problem. If I was worried about real penetration I would probably try some Nosler 150 grain partitions.
 
My factory sako likes 180g Accubonds. 43g Varget. CCI BR2 primers. Lapua Brass.

Not bad for a hunting rifle!
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if it's not windy i use 2 loads for my 5r milspec with 1 and 11.2 twist. First load is mag fed and sits at 2.810, 44 gr of varget and 168 gr amax. 2nd load is single fed and is 2.885, 42.5 gr of varget and 168 gr amax. I shoot often out at "my spot" to 1100 on a 3 foot by 2 foot target. Groups are huge though when i shoot at the target but i am just going for a hit. For those long range shots i use 185 gr berger vld target, 42.5 gr of varget and 2.810. I can only hit 6 inch balloons with the 168 gr at 800 yds if it aint windy. Thats why i switched. The berger are made for 1 and 12 and are awesome. My loads aren't hot and on sunny days you can literally see the bullet. I've seen the amax blow left to right when i spot for my friend. pretty amazing how the wind affects the bullet but this is why i switched.The bergers still blow but not as much i find. Those amax loads are on average .5 moa at 110 yds for 5 shot groups if i do my part. If your barrel can handle heavy than go heavy. Thats my new way of thinking. Don't need to send it 2900 ft. The berger load is average 2462 and it 5 shot groups nice at 110 yds believe it or not. Average is a bit over .5 moa. This is obviously target stuff as i aint much a hunter.
 
my parker hale likes sierra bullets. 165gr over 43gr of imr4895 flying about 2640fps. groups under an inch. i used hornady 180's once. 4 shot goup of 1.5 inch. same as the sst's. i shot a deer with a 165 sst at 200 yds. the bullet sailed on through after breaking the spine. mmm, steak.
 
My dads savage 99 has 2 loads, a 165 over H380 which is a dream to shoot, and some frankenstein load he came up with using a 180 on a compressed load. That one is a shoulder buster comparitively.
 
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