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Great thread, really interesting stuff. I've mainly been using plain old 165gr SP in my .308 over the last 10 years or so (plus a bit of a play with a 270 but its gone now). The SPs for 308 have been great, accurate and no issues with terminal performance. Most of my hunting is close stuff; Blue Mts fallow or reds in the bush. However i do occasionally hunt the open country and tahr too. I never had much luck getting SSTs to group well, so tried some Nosler 150gr BTs and whoa tight groups. They should be great for the smaller deer and longer shots but thinking I might need something a bit tougher or heavier for reds up close, and hoping 180gr RN hornady might be the go. Otherwise I might try something like the oryx or accubond. Its a matter of fining something that hits close enough at 100m without stuffing about with the scope.
I could just stick the plain Jane SPs and keep it simple, but where is the fun in that!
I use the 165BTs and at 308 velocities (16"bbl so not much over 2500fps) they seem pretty tough.
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