Thread: Easy deer again!

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

good to hear the 08 starting to work for you....now go and buy a box of winchester 180 grn power points...and then tell me Im wrong about the step up in killing power...for your bush hobbiting they are pretty much ideal....
enjoy your venison.

Without doubt a softpoint is the way to go if you bush hunting, be it 55gr or 200gr/ My go to rifle the Mighty 243 with 100gr softpoints is out of this world .
My 308 is my back up longer range rifle, hence as its got a custom dial sorted for the 165sst thats just what i use with it. They still work in the bush and short range, but those 165sst would work far better at longer range.

Problem is when i take the 308 i still end up shooting only at bush ranges and even thou they still bowl the animals over, my 243 100gr would stop the animals quicker than the 165 sst .
Its ok thou, the 308 been going well and when i do have a shot at 300m plus etc the 165sst will work quite well i suspect as they going 2800fps out of my 24inch 308.

Just added a 223 to the collection. So im sure a report with that on how they go bush stalking deer is coming to a story near you soon!