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Bullet Worthy of a Once-in-a -Lifetime Trophy?
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<blockquote data-quote="300win" data-source="post: 114882" data-attributes="member: 5965"><p>Lots of great points here on both sides of the line. Lerch is very wise in saying shoot what you have confidence in. If you lack any faith in what you are shooting you are asking for trouble. Also it is true no matter what bullet you shoot success is not garunteed. If you shoot enough deer with any given load something you can not explain will happen. Captdavid also has a good point, a hunting rifle that can shoot .5 moa is deadly. .25" groups are great but if a better hunting bullet shoots .5 consistantly I would put my money on the hunting bullet. Now another problem is you want to shoot to 1000 yards with a 308. That rules out the 165-168gr bullets. Talk to the guys who shoot palma or f class. A popular saying is the only way to get a 168 to 1000 is in the pickup. I have shot the 168 gr bullets to 1000 with success but you are right on the edge and you have to push them hard. Now you are back to the 175, 178 or 180 class bullets. It should also be said the 155 palma bullets get to 1000 but are lacking energy sure kills and the wind drift is greater. But it may be worth looking at 155 berger vld or the 155 lapua bullet and run the numbers. I shoot 175 smk's out of my ar10 style rifle and make hits at 1130 yards on steel all day long. I have done the same thing with this rifle and 178 a max (muzzle velocity of both loads is 2750). Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="300win, post: 114882, member: 5965"] Lots of great points here on both sides of the line. Lerch is very wise in saying shoot what you have confidence in. If you lack any faith in what you are shooting you are asking for trouble. Also it is true no matter what bullet you shoot success is not garunteed. If you shoot enough deer with any given load something you can not explain will happen. Captdavid also has a good point, a hunting rifle that can shoot .5 moa is deadly. .25" groups are great but if a better hunting bullet shoots .5 consistantly I would put my money on the hunting bullet. Now another problem is you want to shoot to 1000 yards with a 308. That rules out the 165-168gr bullets. Talk to the guys who shoot palma or f class. A popular saying is the only way to get a 168 to 1000 is in the pickup. I have shot the 168 gr bullets to 1000 with success but you are right on the edge and you have to push them hard. Now you are back to the 175, 178 or 180 class bullets. It should also be said the 155 palma bullets get to 1000 but are lacking energy sure kills and the wind drift is greater. But it may be worth looking at 155 berger vld or the 155 lapua bullet and run the numbers. I shoot 175 smk's out of my ar10 style rifle and make hits at 1130 yards on steel all day long. I have done the same thing with this rifle and 178 a max (muzzle velocity of both loads is 2750). Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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