What .308 Win ammo to purchase for Shooting School

codyadams said:

Be careful mud, feelings are getting hurt.....lol

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Just like with the 2016 election and with legislation... Screw feelings. Legislation cannot be built on "feelings" and knee-jerk reactions. It must be cold, hard, and honest. The truth hurts sometimes. I don't mean any offense to anyone in particular (never have, as it's not my way), but folks who get offended by opinions are those who haven't seen, witnessed, or lived what others might have. The cold hard truth is, if someone looks, talks, and acts like a terrorist, or is from a country that is war-torn, then you might get treated as such, and you won't be sold any ammo, as EVERY store in the USA has the right to refuse sale (whether you're buying cigarettes/alcohol or hazmat/ORM-D items) to anyone who they don't feel is safe to handle such items...Whether you're white, brown, black, blue, or purple. If you aren't one of those bad folks, then you have nothing to worry about, so why get ****y about it?

I'm done worrying about it, as the facts are facts. If it walks like duck, and talks like a duck, it must be a duck.

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I haven't tried it yet but I've heard good stuff about hornadys precision Hunter or their black ammo with the eldm.

With all the school shootings in the news, I totally read that thread title wrong!

Wow that was not my intention. Here in NZ those two words would never be associated with each other that way. Thankfully

Yeah it's sad when that is the state of affairs in this country.
Now back on topic...

My questions:
1. What range will the majority of the targets be at? Is it to 1000 with the occasional target past that for the fun of it?
2. Twist rate and length of the barrel?
3. Can the owner of the rifle test different ammo before you purchase quantity to ensure the rifle "likes" that particular ammo?

If you are shooting past 1000 consistently then I think you will be disappointed in the .308 with probably about any factory ammo. I would pick the heaviest-highest BC bullet available that the gun likes. I've seen 168 grain match bullets go transonic way before they got to 1000, and this was at a lot higher altitude than you will be shooting. The 175 grains should behave at further range, but not the ones you speak of.
If I were traveling across the planet to attend a shooting course then I would want a setup I knew would work. If a .308 is all I had available I would be shooting those ranges with a long barreled (26"-30") tight twisted (max 1-10") .308 and want ammo loaded with some real heavy Berger or Hornady bullets (pushed hard).
Regardless, good luck and have fun!