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Best factory ammo/ bullet for long range shooting 308/hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 905990" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Maybe the confusion on the SST's has to do with the loads that are available for the 223. I have used both Hornady and Remington Accutip ammo(they OEM the SST). In 223 caliber, 55 grain factory loads, both of these bullets are pretty frangible, and behave as a varmint bullet when i have used them on coyotes. In the larger calibers, they are positioned as a game hunting bullet, and in my experience appear to behave somewhere between a an Accubond and Ballistic Tip in terms of expansion characteristics. Like the Ballistic Tips I think they may come aoart at closer ranges if driven at +3100 FPS. I have found them to be a good mid range hunting load out to 500-600 yards in my 7mm08(140), 308(165), and 270WSM(150). I used these loads when LR used to be 600 yards for me. While I handloaded these rounds, they replicated factory 7mm08, 308, and 270WSM factory Remington Accutip factory loads in the same bullet weights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 905990, member: 10291"] Maybe the confusion on the SST's has to do with the loads that are available for the 223. I have used both Hornady and Remington Accutip ammo(they OEM the SST). In 223 caliber, 55 grain factory loads, both of these bullets are pretty frangible, and behave as a varmint bullet when i have used them on coyotes. In the larger calibers, they are positioned as a game hunting bullet, and in my experience appear to behave somewhere between a an Accubond and Ballistic Tip in terms of expansion characteristics. Like the Ballistic Tips I think they may come aoart at closer ranges if driven at +3100 FPS. I have found them to be a good mid range hunting load out to 500-600 yards in my 7mm08(140), 308(165), and 270WSM(150). I used these loads when LR used to be 600 yards for me. While I handloaded these rounds, they replicated factory 7mm08, 308, and 270WSM factory Remington Accutip factory loads in the same bullet weights. [/QUOTE]
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