For deer hunting, I’ve had great results with handloads built around common bullets such as the good ol’ Remington Core-Lokt and Hornady InterLock, to the premiums like the Nosler Partition, Speer Grand Slam and Nosler Ballistic Tip. 308 Winchester is its balanced velocity: It isn’t so fast that the cup-and-core bullets will breakup prematurely, yet isn’t so slow that the premium bullets will fail to expand. Mag.: The Answer To Most Hunting Questions Some of the lead-free bullets will pose an issue, as they are longer for their weight than are the lead-core bullets, and I’ve also had issues with magazine length when using the high ballistic coefficient (BC) hunting bullets, but I can get around it by changing the bullet design for the hunting fields. If you want to do some predator or varmint hunting, the lighter 125- and 130-grain bullets work just fine, though it’s a bit large for extended sessions over a prairie dog town. I feel it performs best with bullets between 150 and 180 grains, giving a good trajectory out to sane hunting ranges with plenty of energy for most common game animals. In spite of all the arguments for and against, and in spite of all the comparisons to the larger-cased. Let’s take a look at some of the suitable powder/bullet/primer combinations that have worked for me and my loading buddies over the years, for both target shooting and for the hunting fields. is not a difficult affair, and I feel it’s one of the perfect cartridges to both teach a new handloader the basic processes and how to hone his or her reloading skills, seeing good results quickly.

308 Winchester can run on a multitude of powders. It’s also one of the cartridges truly worthy of the “inherently accurate” moniker - it can certainly shine with today’s factory ammunition, but it will come into its own with handloaded ammunition. 308 Winchester is a very cool cartridge, whether you punch paper and steel or use it as a hunting cartridge. It’s taken quite a beating since the 6.5 Creedmoor has popped onto scene, but the fact remains that the.

Overall fun cartridge to reload and shoot.

Works with a vast majority of rifle powders.Versatility for hunting, long-range shooting and target shooting.

308 Winchester is among the best cartridge to reload: 308 Winchester comes into its own when handloaded. Whether for long-range shooting or hunting, the.

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