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Best bullet for .308 with 748 powder?
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<blockquote data-quote="SArnold30" data-source="post: 2214429" data-attributes="member: 113697"><p>First off, I'm mandated by the CCP (California Communist Party) to use lead-free projectiles to hunt, but I'm not here to be the pro-mono police to those that choose to shoot lead. However, my experiences in the past several years of transitioning from loading lead to loading mono's has enlightened me on a few things that others may have previously stated in here, and I think there are some great options in the line of copper bullets. </p><p></p><p>Biggest downside is cost compared to traditional lead bullets. Personally, if the $20-30 price difference for 100 bullets is that much of a dealbreaker, you're probably in the wrong hobby. Besides, the people you usually hear complaining about that are the one's that toasted their budget on a $2500 32x scope that they think they need to hit an 18" target presented by an elk's vitals. </p><p></p><p>Anyway... the advantage to mono's is loading lighter bullets than conventional caliber standards, producing better velocities and flatter trajectories while having tremendous weight retention and penetration, so they're punching way above their weight. For myself, I use Win 748 in my 308 to push 130 gr TTSX's at about 3,125 fps for deer and black bear, and it's been plenty of medicine on that front. It might do the trick on elk at 100-200 yards, but anything further and you may want to step into the 150 gr range though. I don't know about the above nonsense of using a 308 on elk being irresponsible and reprehensible, guess they've never heard of Randy Newberg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SArnold30, post: 2214429, member: 113697"] First off, I'm mandated by the CCP (California Communist Party) to use lead-free projectiles to hunt, but I'm not here to be the pro-mono police to those that choose to shoot lead. However, my experiences in the past several years of transitioning from loading lead to loading mono's has enlightened me on a few things that others may have previously stated in here, and I think there are some great options in the line of copper bullets. Biggest downside is cost compared to traditional lead bullets. Personally, if the $20-30 price difference for 100 bullets is that much of a dealbreaker, you're probably in the wrong hobby. Besides, the people you usually hear complaining about that are the one's that toasted their budget on a $2500 32x scope that they think they need to hit an 18" target presented by an elk's vitals. Anyway... the advantage to mono's is loading lighter bullets than conventional caliber standards, producing better velocities and flatter trajectories while having tremendous weight retention and penetration, so they're punching way above their weight. For myself, I use Win 748 in my 308 to push 130 gr TTSX's at about 3,125 fps for deer and black bear, and it's been plenty of medicine on that front. It might do the trick on elk at 100-200 yards, but anything further and you may want to step into the 150 gr range though. I don't know about the above nonsense of using a 308 on elk being irresponsible and reprehensible, guess they've never heard of Randy Newberg. [/QUOTE]
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