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Deer rifle and high power hand loads
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<blockquote data-quote="Frostbite Slim" data-source="post: 899052" data-attributes="member: 75498"><p>I hunt with two 20" barreled .308's. One is a 1:12" twist, and the other is 1:10" twist. Both of them are very accurate with bullets from 155 grains to 210 grains. It depends on the intended purpose, the distance I plan to shoot, and the environment as to which load I plan to use.</p><p></p><p>More often than not, the 1:12" twist gets 155 grain Berger hunting VLD's, the 1:10" twist gets 175 grain Berger hunting VLD's. I'm getting 2600-ish FPS from both of these loads.</p><p></p><p>Varget powder, LC brass, CCI primers, nothing fancy, just played a little with seating depths, and I'm reaching out to 1000 yards on paper. Longest game shot (10" twist) was 350 yards on a whitetail, dropped where he stood, DRT. </p><p></p><p>(Disclaimer- I wasn't "hunting", that deer was across a muddy pond and pasture, I was feeding the cows and he was just standing there.)</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frostbite Slim, post: 899052, member: 75498"] I hunt with two 20" barreled .308's. One is a 1:12" twist, and the other is 1:10" twist. Both of them are very accurate with bullets from 155 grains to 210 grains. It depends on the intended purpose, the distance I plan to shoot, and the environment as to which load I plan to use. More often than not, the 1:12" twist gets 155 grain Berger hunting VLD's, the 1:10" twist gets 175 grain Berger hunting VLD's. I'm getting 2600-ish FPS from both of these loads. Varget powder, LC brass, CCI primers, nothing fancy, just played a little with seating depths, and I'm reaching out to 1000 yards on paper. Longest game shot (10" twist) was 350 yards on a whitetail, dropped where he stood, DRT. (Disclaimer- I wasn't "hunting", that deer was across a muddy pond and pasture, I was feeding the cows and he was just standing there.) Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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