Factory 308 ammo options

So I have brought a Bergara 308 takedown, away getting the chop to 17 - 18 inch barrel.
1 -12 twist rate. I don't reload anymore and really don't want to go back to it either.
It will be used on deer ( reds and fallow ) out to maybe 400 yards or so .
Just wondering what my options are in factory loaded ammo . I have used Corelocks in the pass and Fiocchi SP , both work fine .
Does anyone have something else they prefer or recommend trying , hollow points , ballistic tips ??
Really just after options and opinions at this point .

Cheers Viper

My 1-8 Twist .308 one(now sold) did not really like 150gn Sako Gamehead 1-2 inches was best it could manage. (Same ammo in the Tikka that replaced it does 1/2 inch repeatable)
However 168gn ELD-M handloads shot 1/2 inch groups and were repeatable. I was going to try Federal Fusion 165gn or 165gn Sako Gamehead II but instead I channeled my inner Ryan and Philipo and sold it after only owing it for 5 minutes :D :D

Anything around 150grn soft point or Spitzer will do the job well

if you going somewhere where range will likely be under 150 yards,more likely 50 yards,the winchester 180grn powerpoint bog stndard stuff is the ducks nuts....the 150grn load the same is good...really good but the 180 just hits a bit harder up close and the recoil shove is LESS....
Dusty Fog had some buffalo river stuff...pretty sure it had a 165grn sierra ???? projectile so it would be a very good factory option to look at for out further...now PERSONALLY I would steer well clear of hornady superpreformance......my limited experience says its WAY TO HOT for my liking...others swear by it,I swear at it.

Fed blue box 150gr always served me well.

Belmont 130gr HP always seems to shoot extremely well but it is a light frangible projectile.

Hornady whitetail 150gr have worked in a couple of 308s I've had. Superperformance was even better but quite a bit more $$

Any boring 150gr soft point cup and core will do the job 308 is such a good killer that even the highland stuff works well and is all I ran for years in my teens


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If you want to shoot out to a decent range I reckon the 168gr eldm hornady match ammo or the 150sst superperformance.

Otherwise any basic softpoint should do

My T3 shoots factory 150gr Superperformance SST into around an inch at best. Same rifle shoots 150gr Winchester SuperX SP into half inch.

Will reload 150gr BT once I've shot this stuff out.

Actually nosler 150gr BTs could be a good factory option

Federal blue box 150s.

If you wanted to try some Tipped stuff try the fiocchi 150s with SST's. Ran the 95gr stuff through a mates 243 through the chrony and it was super consistent with a low ES.

You could also try the Sako stuff. If I'm correct they do a 165gr load with sierras loaded on top? Memory is a bit shit at the moment with a new family member.

hornady whitetail or federal bluebozlx, whichever one you can find and stock up

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Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

Federal blue box 150s.

If you wanted to try some Tipped stuff try the fiocchi 150s with SST's. Ran the 95gr stuff through a mates 243 through the chrony and it was super consistent with a low ES.

You could also try the Sako stuff. If I'm correct they do a 165gr load with sierras loaded on top? Memory is a bit shit at the moment with a new family member.

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Yep, I was looking at Fiocchi, some very good projectile options . I looked at the sst option as well

If only you knew a guy just up the road who likes mucking around with reloading.... and happens to have 308 dies sitting on the shelf.

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Originally Posted by Pop Shot

My T3 shoots factory 150gr Superperformance SST into around an inch at best. Same rifle shoots 150gr Winchester SuperX SP into half inch.

Will reload 150gr BT once I've shot this stuff out.

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80gr and 100gr super x in the .243 are both excellent grouping.

150gr in the .308 also very good groups. Found them better than several more expensive offerings. But I don't have any long range terminal effect experience with either. Work really well for what I have needed though not a cheap as used to be.

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Originally Posted by Preacher

80gr and 100gr super x in the .243 are both excellent grouping.

150gr in the .308 also very good groups. Found them better than several more expensive offerings. But I don't have any long range terminal effect experience with either. Work really well for what I have needed though not a cheap as used to be.

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I used to buy them from the local Farmlands store. They could cut some pretty sharp deals, but sadly all the 'Firearms BS' caused them to stop selling any ammunition.

Nobody mentioned 168gr ELD-X yet? My Mauser isn't fussy but really likes them and have a mate who tipped over a feral bull at oh-shit range with them so they work alright

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Originally Posted by Kopua Cowboy

Nobody mentioned 168gr ELD-X yet? My Mauser isn't fussy but really likes them and have a mate who tipped over a feral bull at oh-shit range with them so they work alright

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No such thing as the 168eldx. You mean 178eldx or 168eldm?

I would think 400 yards is getting to be a stretch for factory ammo. I shoot 150 grain corelocts in my Bergara . Works well at bush hunting ranges.

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Originally Posted by superdiver

No such thing as the 168eldx. You mean 178eldx or 168eldm?

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You just modifie the 178 with an angle grinder mate

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Originally Posted by Chur Bay

I would think 400 yards is getting to be a stretch for factory ammo. I shoot 150 grain corelocts in my Bergara . Works well at bush hunting ranges.

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I would like to think I could get out to 400 with a bit of practice, it will be an interesting.
I would like to hit 500 yards.

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Originally Posted by viper

I would like to think I could get out to 400 with a bit of practice, it will be an interesting.
I would like to hit 500 yards.

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Not a comment on your shooting. Rather a reflection on the limitations of factory ammo. This was illustrated to me after reloadir my 243.
I've always used 100gr corelocts. After loading up some 95 grain targex, the difference is night and day between reloads and factory ammo.

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Originally Posted by Chur Bay

Not a comment on your shooting. Rather a reflection on the limitations of factory ammo. This was illustrated to me after reloadir my 243.
I've always used 100gr corelocts. After loading up some 95 grain targex, the difference is night and day between reloads and factory ammo.

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That's a very fair comment, shooting wise i am ok. Shot rabbits at 450 mtrs with handloads 223.
Kinda hoping to do ok with the current factory offerings.

Provided you get a good accuracy then anything from 150 to 168 will do the job.
I found that after 10 years of shooting the 150 in the 308 and then stumbled onto the Hornady 168 eldm packet ammo the difference was huge!

Yeah let's get the rifle back and start pushing it out.
5o00 the goal. 600 plus the goal.

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Originally Posted by viper

I would like to think I could get out to 400 with a bit of practice, it will be an interesting.
I would like to hit 500 yards.

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Before I went to the Toby shoot my longest shot had been about 200, was hitting the 600 repeatedly, you might surprise yourself. Can't recall what ammo I had, think I may have picked up a few boxes of s&b going cheap but it was definitely factory

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Originally Posted by superdiver

No such thing as the 168eldx. You mean 178eldx or 168eldm?

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Yeah 178 ELD-X, thats the one. Blardy small phone keyboard vs blunt dairy farmer hands :omg:

400yards is perfectly do able any day of the week with factory ammunition in a .308win yip you will need to have worked out the drop,and know the range,but backbone holdover wouldnt be a huge amount out.depending on how you are zeroed...over the years the times Ive missed is when putting daylight between the x hairs and the meat...get closer if you cant do it without holdover...or range n dial....and if you doing that,well as long as you can hit what you pointing at (shoot some rabbits with the .308 to PROOVE IT WORKS) and you wont look back.

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Originally Posted by viper

Yeah let's get the rifle back and start pushing it out.
5o00 the goal. 600 plus the goal.

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Best I could do with my 16 inch barreled 308 and Cheapest SAKO factory ammo today was 805m. Ran out of dial movement on the 2-10 VX5 and a little kentucky windage needed but went 2 for 2.
I think your 600 plus is too easy for you

The Sako 150 Gamehead works well in my Howa.

I get my 150gr Hornady SST loads from Belmont, they are about half the price of factory ammo and I've had no issues with them what so ever. You can barely reload them yourself for that price.
I don't shoot long range with my 16 inch barrel but anywhere 0-300m they do damage.