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OK......a serious question on .308 ammo
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<blockquote data-quote="Mysticplayer" data-source="post: 90081" data-attributes="member: 8947"><p>A tall order but something that many non reloaders ask their ammo every season. Get whatever softpoint suits your fancy and shoots well in your rifle. I suggest the Hornady SST as I have first hand experience and they work great on game.</p><p></p><p>Shoot at LR and see what will actually group at the max distance you want to play at. Get at least 5" thick stack of phone books and shoot them. How did the bullet do? If it went though and left a nice big hole, it will most certainly take an elk down using boiler room shots.</p><p></p><p>As a general rule, as velocity slows, soft bullets start to act like controlled expansion bullets. The key is how much or how little will that bullet expand? There is only one way to find out and you can also test that when deciding if the setup is accurate enough. Can't hit the phone books? I guess the rifle/shooter/ammo isn't up to the task of LR hunting at that distance.</p><p></p><p>The advice of buying all you can from the same lot is an excellent one.</p><p></p><p>Jerry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mysticplayer, post: 90081, member: 8947"] A tall order but something that many non reloaders ask their ammo every season. Get whatever softpoint suits your fancy and shoots well in your rifle. I suggest the Hornady SST as I have first hand experience and they work great on game. Shoot at LR and see what will actually group at the max distance you want to play at. Get at least 5" thick stack of phone books and shoot them. How did the bullet do? If it went though and left a nice big hole, it will most certainly take an elk down using boiler room shots. As a general rule, as velocity slows, soft bullets start to act like controlled expansion bullets. The key is how much or how little will that bullet expand? There is only one way to find out and you can also test that when deciding if the setup is accurate enough. Can't hit the phone books? I guess the rifle/shooter/ammo isn't up to the task of LR hunting at that distance. The advice of buying all you can from the same lot is an excellent one. Jerry [/QUOTE]
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