Hunting & Fishing Help me select a 308 win bullet for long shots

[stealthgoat]

Re: Help me select a 308 win bullet for long shots

Very interesting thoughts here on some longer range deer options.

In my TN area I was looking at <span style="font-style: italic">maybe</span> 150 yards for deer, so model 70 6.5x55, 129g Interlocks, & a Swaro 1.5-6x42mm.

I have a chance to hunt an area where 500 yard cornfield shot is very likely, so I was researching something bigger like 7WSM.

But I would really prefer to stay with a familar caliber & rifle. My FN SPR 308 & Nightforce is looking like a good option. Or even my swede with a little more glass & a hunting VLD might work very well.

Thanks,
Tim

 

[ccleroy]

Excellent info here

 

[fdkay]

Very interesting thoughts here on some longer range deer options.

In my TN area I was looking at <span style="font-style: italic">maybe</span> 150 yards for deer, so model 70 6.5x55, 129g Interlocks, & a Swaro 1.5-6x42mm.

I have a chance to hunt an area where 500 yard cornfield shot is very likely, so I was researching something bigger like 7WSM.

But I would really prefer to stay with a familar caliber & rifle. My FN SPR 308 & Nightforce is looking like a good option. Or even my swede with a little more glass & a hunting VLD might work very well.

Thanks,
Tim

Nothing wrong with the model 70 6.5 as it is set up now.
You might consider a 2.5-10, but the 6x at 500 yards with the 129 interlocks will work just fine.
If you handload, you can easily approach 3000 fps in a modern action with 129 class bullets.

 

[stealthgoat]

Nothing wrong with the model 70 6.5 as it is set up now... .

Agree, and I wish I would have had it in the stand last year.
I got a 70 7mmRemMag heavy barrel and put my Nightforce on it.
Then the nice 8 point stepped out at 52 yards not 500 yards.
The deer is in the freezer, but other set up would have been better for that shot. This year I will bring them both

 

[rdinak]

The hornady amax has served me well

 

[jonthomps]

For deer the 155 and 168gr amax's are great. Miss heavy bone and you'll get pass through with a nice 2-3" exit hole. Hit a shoulder bone and they fragment. Either way your deer is DRT.

 

[judgedelta]

+1 for the Sierra 165 HPBT. If your shot should be less than perfect, Ray Charles could follow the blood trail...

 

[Huckleberry75]

Don't count out the Berger Classic Hunter in 168gn. It has a BC of .496 (higher than the vld!!) and is very mag friendly. I have 400 to play with before season starts.

 

[ccoker]

Killed a lot of deer with a 308 and 165 SGK and Accubonds. Switched to 178 AMAX for hunting and long range.

I would say putting one through the heart you need to expect it to run 75 yards or so.

I don't take heart shots unless it is in an open field where I can watch it and easily find it.

I hate tracking.