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Sierra 165gr. BTHP Gameking and the .308 Win
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<blockquote data-quote="STEEL SLINGER" data-source="post: 1392064" data-attributes="member: 42414"><p>I have a coworker that has asked me to load some .308 Win hunting ammo for him. The bullet he wants to use is the Sierra #2140 165gr. BTHP Gameking. I am not familiar with this particular bullet, but I am with the 165gr. BTSP and it is a very good deer hunting bullet. I asked if the HP was correct and he replied that he and his family have used it for 20 years in their .308's and `06's with stellar results. So I did a little research and read many reviews regarding this HP bullet and there seems to be some facts to his love of this bullet. One thing that sticks out to me is that Sierra states that this bullet is a tad stouter in construction that its 165gr. BTSP counter part. So, my question is; does the BTHP expand and perform well at the .308 Win velocities ie. 2750/2800 FPS or is it more opted for much higher velocity cartridges, `06 and .30 cal magnums? I'm just looking for real world experience with this bullet for my own knowledge, mainly because it has been around for sometime and I've never noticed it or heard of hunters using it. Thanks in advance for your replies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STEEL SLINGER, post: 1392064, member: 42414"] I have a coworker that has asked me to load some .308 Win hunting ammo for him. The bullet he wants to use is the Sierra #2140 165gr. BTHP Gameking. I am not familiar with this particular bullet, but I am with the 165gr. BTSP and it is a very good deer hunting bullet. I asked if the HP was correct and he replied that he and his family have used it for 20 years in their .308's and `06's with stellar results. So I did a little research and read many reviews regarding this HP bullet and there seems to be some facts to his love of this bullet. One thing that sticks out to me is that Sierra states that this bullet is a tad stouter in construction that its 165gr. BTSP counter part. So, my question is; does the BTHP expand and perform well at the .308 Win velocities ie. 2750/2800 FPS or is it more opted for much higher velocity cartridges, `06 and .30 cal magnums? I'm just looking for real world experience with this bullet for my own knowledge, mainly because it has been around for sometime and I've never noticed it or heard of hunters using it. Thanks in advance for your replies. [/QUOTE]
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