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Best factory ammo/ bullet for long range shooting 308/hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 905522" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>For factory ammo, I would take a hard look at the Hornady Superformance Match load with the 168 AMAX @ 2840 fps.</p><p> </p><p>You would really do better, though, to forget factory ammo and load your own. Varget will get you to about 2900 fps with Berger 155 grain VLD's and around 2700 with Berger 168 grain Classic Hunters.</p><p> </p><p>All three of the above loads were tested from 24" barrels. The .308 isn't known to give up a lot of velocity from shorter barrels, so I doubt you will lose much from your 22" barrel.</p><p> </p><p>All three loads should work well on deer out to 600 yards, stay above transonic speeds out to 800 yards, and remain supersonic to 1000 yards @ standard temperature and pressure.</p><p> </p><p>IF you can get it to stabilize from your 12 twist barrel (some have reported success), you may wish to experiment with the 208 AMAX and RL-17. I have seen reports of 2500+ fps and good accuracy from 20" 12 twist barrels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Here are some threads on what is possible using heavies in .308:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/208-amax-1-12-twist-308win-range-report-26984/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/208-amax-1-12-twist-308win-range-report-26984/</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/308-win-berger-215-a-122434/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/308-win-berger-215-a-122434/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 905522, member: 22069"] For factory ammo, I would take a hard look at the Hornady Superformance Match load with the 168 AMAX @ 2840 fps. You would really do better, though, to forget factory ammo and load your own. Varget will get you to about 2900 fps with Berger 155 grain VLD's and around 2700 with Berger 168 grain Classic Hunters. All three of the above loads were tested from 24" barrels. The .308 isn't known to give up a lot of velocity from shorter barrels, so I doubt you will lose much from your 22" barrel. All three loads should work well on deer out to 600 yards, stay above transonic speeds out to 800 yards, and remain supersonic to 1000 yards @ standard temperature and pressure. IF you can get it to stabilize from your 12 twist barrel (some have reported success), you may wish to experiment with the 208 AMAX and RL-17. I have seen reports of 2500+ fps and good accuracy from 20" 12 twist barrels. Here are some threads on what is possible using heavies in .308: [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/208-amax-1-12-twist-308win-range-report-26984/[/URL] [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/308-win-berger-215-a-122434/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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