Thread: 308 165gr

I have had really good success with 150gr soft points. Remington Core loks, Hornady and sierra have all done fantastic. Belmonts load used to use Hornady projectiles but now are using a sierra soft point, the new load doesnt group quite as well in my rifle but out to 250m its no problem on goats, just the BC of a schoolbus.
Before that i was using reloads 150gr sst at 2550fps from a 16" barrel. Everything was bang flop inside 200m with that but didnt shoot it any further.

Starting to shoot more animals between 250 and 400m so im starting to try 165s and 168s for better down range energy. Going to pick up a box of Ausy outback with the 165gr sierra BT game king see how they go.

I shoot a fair bit so will keep using the soft points on goats and for plinking at medium distances. And will use the BTs for 250m+ or longer range shooting.

Hi I need some help, i have a few rifles just to confuse my life when hunting I have just bought a tika super light cut down to 16.5 with a dan can in 308 for my bush gun so i knock around my other rifles as much. I dont know much about projectiles and get so much different advise that im confused. I want to shoot from close up to say 250/300 if one is on a slip or skid site etc. i know there is no bush load that shoots through branches i was thinking of 165 federal power shocks but when i puicked up the new toy i was told to use and i bought some belmont 130 hollow points they dont group that great would be alright if i was on target maybe out to 200.
i want bang flop to save the hounds legs!