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180 Berger Elite Hunter or 215 Hybrid in .308 Win???
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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1428057" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>So a buddy of mine gave me his Savage Ashbury Precision rifle to work out a good long range target/hunting load for. It's a .308 with a 24" 10 twist barrel, and 4-14x Nightforce SHV. It runs on AICS type mags, and I have an Alpha mag that allows me to load out to about 2.975" COAL. </p><p></p><p>He told me to load whatever I want that I think would work best, and he will pay for components plus some extra change for me. I plan on trying the 215 Hybrids, as I already have some, and they are a proven hunting bullet. I will use Reloder 17. I know most people load these to 3.000"-3.100" COAL throat dependant of course, but I think it should still work at 2.975"....</p><p></p><p>But I'm wondering, has anyone used the newish 180 EH bullet in a .308? Running the numbers in Applied Ballistics, even if I only get 2400 with the 215 it still outperforms the 180 at max velocity I could resonably get in the energy and wind drift department, but it's close. </p><p></p><p>So is there any outstanding reason anyone can point out to drop the extra $50+ on another box of bullets instead of just running with the 215's?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1428057, member: 87243"] So a buddy of mine gave me his Savage Ashbury Precision rifle to work out a good long range target/hunting load for. It's a .308 with a 24" 10 twist barrel, and 4-14x Nightforce SHV. It runs on AICS type mags, and I have an Alpha mag that allows me to load out to about 2.975" COAL. He told me to load whatever I want that I think would work best, and he will pay for components plus some extra change for me. I plan on trying the 215 Hybrids, as I already have some, and they are a proven hunting bullet. I will use Reloder 17. I know most people load these to 3.000"-3.100" COAL throat dependant of course, but I think it should still work at 2.975".... But I'm wondering, has anyone used the newish 180 EH bullet in a .308? Running the numbers in Applied Ballistics, even if I only get 2400 with the 215 it still outperforms the 180 at max velocity I could resonably get in the energy and wind drift department, but it's close. So is there any outstanding reason anyone can point out to drop the extra $50+ on another box of bullets instead of just running with the 215's? Thanks in advance all. [/QUOTE]
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