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The Basics, Starting Out
Can 308 do everything you need a rifle to do under 600 yards?
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<blockquote data-quote="StumpGrinder" data-source="post: 2119005" data-attributes="member: 114832"><p>The short answer is.....yes...maybe. You need to look at the terminal performance of the specific bullet to see if it will still perform at 600 yards. They are velocity sensitive when you get near their outer design limits. For instance Barnes ttsx 165 May need 1500 fps to expand reliably. I just made this number up so don't take it as fact. For examples sake at the distance this bullet drops below 1500 fps you can expect it to act like an FMJ. You may very well hit the animal and kill it because FMJs tumble creating devastating wound channels. The problem is if it partially expands it may prevent tumble but also not expand enough for a good quick kill. For 600 yard shots you will have to reasearch what bullets will still have terminal velocity at that range. And that goes for any rifle. Even a 338 wm won't perform at 600 yards with the wrong bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StumpGrinder, post: 2119005, member: 114832"] The short answer is.....yes...maybe. You need to look at the terminal performance of the specific bullet to see if it will still perform at 600 yards. They are velocity sensitive when you get near their outer design limits. For instance Barnes ttsx 165 May need 1500 fps to expand reliably. I just made this number up so don't take it as fact. For examples sake at the distance this bullet drops below 1500 fps you can expect it to act like an FMJ. You may very well hit the animal and kill it because FMJs tumble creating devastating wound channels. The problem is if it partially expands it may prevent tumble but also not expand enough for a good quick kill. For 600 yard shots you will have to reasearch what bullets will still have terminal velocity at that range. And that goes for any rifle. Even a 338 wm won't perform at 600 yards with the wrong bullet. [/QUOTE]
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