Thread: 308 bush pig loads

Sorry I’m sure this has been done to death. Pet .308 loads out of a 16 1/2 “ barrel ? Thinking I will
Use 180gn pills of some variety.

I'm running the following;
Kimber Hunter and Savage Lightweight Hunter both 16" barrels.
Sierra Gamekings 150grn.
AR2208 46.5gr
CBTO 2.172"
2735 FPS.

Not sure you're going to gain much in terms of stopping power going to a heavier projectile.

hornady 180grn round nose are lovely and soft.... I just went two grains below max of powder and went n shot stuff deader than dead thing. terminal preformance was outstanding.

Consider using 3030 projectiles, or as said above a nice round nosed one, If they feed properly. Honestly a spitzer style bullet offers no real advantage at ranges out to 300 or so metres, the difference in trajectory between the more streamlined bullet and the round nose is negligible. You'll probably be dialling anyway at that distance.

150g corlokts 43g 2206h,110g Barnes 45g 2206h as lighter option with less recoil for my boy..both kill well at bush ranges.

Originally Posted by Makros

I'm running the following;
Kimber Hunter and Savage Lightweight Hunter both 16" barrels.
Sierra Gamekings 150grn.
AR2208 46.5gr
CBTO 2.172"
2735 FPS.

Not sure you're going to gain much in terms of stopping power going to a heavier projectile.

Use this, exceptional projectiles

I used 150gr sst factory superformance in my 16 inch kimber for years and they just worked on everything from right up close to 400 yards. I think they were going about 2750fps. I’d imagine the 150gr bt would go just as good.

If you want to try something light go the 130ttsx. Have this zeroed at 200m and 165g sst zeroed at 100m for the longer shots.

Running 130ttsx at 2950 with h335 out of 16.5 inch barrel.

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150Gr Nosler ballistic tips and 44Gr 2208 gives me 1" groups at 100m in my single shot .308. I should be able to get better with a bit more development but have no spare brass at the moment

Originally Posted by Makros

I'm running the following;
Kimber Hunter and Savage Lightweight Hunter both 16" barrels.
Sierra Gamekings 150grn.
AR2208 46.5gr
CBTO 2.172"
2735 FPS.

Not sure you're going to gain much in terms of stopping power going to a heavier projectile.

Might be the go then a

The 150 sst never shot well in my kimber :-( all right for stuff within 50 m( I shot a sow at 25m with them) but at 100m it was up to 2.5” group.
The 168gr sierra match kings on the other hand are grouping from 1/2 moa to 1/4 moa and I have killed close to 10 deer with them and not lost anything yet.

I'm going to shoot 150gr BT using 2206h in my 16" jobbie. Got everything to get started, except free time.

Aiming for 2725-2750fps.

Greetings,
Hodgdon lists loads and velocities for a 15 inch .308 in their pistol section.
GPM.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
Hodgdon lists loads and velocities for a 15 inch .308 in their pistol section.
GPM.

As does ADI as well on their website