Thread: HORNADY WHITE TAIL 165GR

Good Choice. i can tell you this, i mainly (99.8%} bush hunt and even thou the ultimate bush cal is a 243 (esp with 100gr Fed powershoks) i still have a 223 and a 308.

With the 308 i have been using 165 gr ssts and i can tell you this.
As a bush round they are crap! Ok, maybe because they superperforance and i have a 24 inch barrel they are flying (close to 2800fps). They just going to fast and are pretty darn average
at genral bush ranges.
Ive lost 2 deer hit what should have been hit well and had so many run, even hit in middle of shoulder it was disappointing.
The whole idea was using the sst was because the 308 was going to be the "long range option"but after many hunts, and a number of animals i have only shot them at bush ranges and
my 243 with its 100gr SP eats these 165gr for breakfast.
Longer range the sst is great(did shoot a bull thar at 310m and pole axed it) but bush ranges, it kills, but not great compared to the best ammo for short range and thats softpoints.

Hence, have no changed ammo in the 308 and have gone with fed fusions in 165gr.
Havnt shot a animal with it yet but im sure they do the job better for me than the sst.
Still, speed seems to be the issue, so if they not going as fast as my rifle flys them out im sure they be better..... my 2 cents