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308 for long range deer
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<blockquote data-quote="BAR BAR 2" data-source="post: 1265028" data-attributes="member: 90629"><p>I shoot a Remington 700 AAC- SD in .308 with a 20" bbl. The rifle is fairly well customized with all the work being done by a good friend of mine who builds precision rifles for a living. When I handed the stock rifle over to him, I let it be known that I wanted to be able to shoot long distance as well as hunt with the same ammo. He worked up a load that utilizes the Berger OTM Tactical in 175gr and man oh man, that thing is awesome. </p><p></p><p>I took my antelope this year at 662 yards with one shot. It was once explained to me that a good rule of thumb when considering shots and distance is, at a given yardage, the energy a round has should be at least one and half times the weight of the target animal. At 500yds, my ammo has 1519ft/lbs of energy. At 650yds, there is 1241ft/lbs of energy, which is what I consider to be my personal ethical limit for elk. With the 308, a person needs to give serious consideration for bullet drop. At 1000yds, my bullet has a drop of 336 inches. A 308 is a fine caliber that has taken ALOT of game, but it does have its limitations. Those limitations can be minimized though by spending time at the range and becoming very familiar with your rifle and ammo.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good Luck</p><p></p><p>Tex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BAR BAR 2, post: 1265028, member: 90629"] I shoot a Remington 700 AAC- SD in .308 with a 20" bbl. The rifle is fairly well customized with all the work being done by a good friend of mine who builds precision rifles for a living. When I handed the stock rifle over to him, I let it be known that I wanted to be able to shoot long distance as well as hunt with the same ammo. He worked up a load that utilizes the Berger OTM Tactical in 175gr and man oh man, that thing is awesome. I took my antelope this year at 662 yards with one shot. It was once explained to me that a good rule of thumb when considering shots and distance is, at a given yardage, the energy a round has should be at least one and half times the weight of the target animal. At 500yds, my ammo has 1519ft/lbs of energy. At 650yds, there is 1241ft/lbs of energy, which is what I consider to be my personal ethical limit for elk. With the 308, a person needs to give serious consideration for bullet drop. At 1000yds, my bullet has a drop of 336 inches. A 308 is a fine caliber that has taken ALOT of game, but it does have its limitations. Those limitations can be minimized though by spending time at the range and becoming very familiar with your rifle and ammo. Good Luck Tex [/QUOTE]
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