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<blockquote data-quote="new2mud" data-source="post: 2436492" data-attributes="member: 24831"><p>Wheew, you're not gonna like my answer: I think you will be disappointed in trying to find a "do-all" round.</p><p></p><p>I've had the exact same 2 objectives with my 20" .308: shoot steel at 1000 and use it for prairie dogs.</p><p></p><p>Here's the rub: as mentioned by others, a 165-178 match bullet (or faster, lighter weight but also high BC projectile) is needed for high BC to get to 1000 reliably. It's a challenge with .308 due to projectiles not bucking the wind nearly as well as a 6.5. Where I could hit 10/10 targets at 750 yds with the .308, that extra 250 to get to 1k is where things start to fall apart fast (in .308 and 20" barrel). BUT, if you can train to be consistent at 1k with this setup, then when you get a higher BC round/cartridge later it will be a walk in the park.</p><p></p><p>Prairie dogs. Shooting them with 165-178 HPBT will absolutely kill them. But it won't be fun. Because once you start shootings p-dogs, then you realize you want the acrobatics and "red mist" effect of launching them into the air. Sounds barbaric, but not only is it a humane kill, but once you witness this you will no longer be satisfied with a bang-flop. And for aerobatic launching, you need a highly explosive light bullet pushed really fast. My p-dog load in .308 is a 110 Vmax that literally launches them 30 feet. But use that same 110 Vmax with its dismal BC to hit 1k? That's a real skill builder, to say the least!</p><p></p><p>So—while 1 round CAN do both, I think you'll eventually diverge to a dedicated round for each purpose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="new2mud, post: 2436492, member: 24831"] Wheew, you’re not gonna like my answer: I think you will be disappointed in trying to find a “do-all” round. I’ve had the exact same 2 objectives with my 20” .308: shoot steel at 1000 and use it for prairie dogs. Here’s the rub: as mentioned by others, a 165-178 match bullet (or faster, lighter weight but also high BC projectile) is needed for high BC to get to 1000 reliably. It’s a challenge with .308 due to projectiles not bucking the wind nearly as well as a 6.5. Where I could hit 10/10 targets at 750 yds with the .308, that extra 250 to get to 1k is where things start to fall apart fast (in .308 and 20” barrel). BUT, if you can train to be consistent at 1k with this setup, then when you get a higher BC round/cartridge later it will be a walk in the park. Prairie dogs. Shooting them with 165-178 HPBT will absolutely kill them. But it won’t be fun. Because once you start shootings p-dogs, then you realize you want the acrobatics and “red mist” effect of launching them into the air. Sounds barbaric, but not only is it a humane kill, but once you witness this you will no longer be satisfied with a bang-flop. And for aerobatic launching, you need a highly explosive light bullet pushed really fast. My p-dog load in .308 is a 110 Vmax that literally launches them 30 feet. But use that same 110 Vmax with its dismal BC to hit 1k? That’s a real skill builder, to say the least! So—while 1 round CAN do both, I think you’ll eventually diverge to a dedicated round for each purpose. [/QUOTE]
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