Recommended .308 Cartridge?
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Recommended .308 Cartridge?
My rifle is a T/C Encore Pro with a 1:10 twist in .308. 28" barrel.
I hunt elk, deer, antelope, etc.
I'd like your input on which premium cartridge you would recommend for this gun? Primarily for elk.
(Not a post for "which caliber for elk!")
I'm reading all this stuff about bullet weight for certain twist in certain calibers. My brain hurts. (I don't roll my own)
So which brand, bullet type, weight, etc. do you .308 guys recommend.
I will likely take the top 3 to the range and see which one(s) my gun likes. I'm already leaning towards something in the 165 to 180 gr range. But I'm open to suggestion (with ample explaination.)
Thanking you in advance . . .
I hunt elk, deer, antelope, etc.
I'd like your input on which premium cartridge you would recommend for this gun? Primarily for elk.
(Not a post for "which caliber for elk!")
I'm reading all this stuff about bullet weight for certain twist in certain calibers. My brain hurts. (I don't roll my own)
So which brand, bullet type, weight, etc. do you .308 guys recommend.
I will likely take the top 3 to the range and see which one(s) my gun likes. I'm already leaning towards something in the 165 to 180 gr range. But I'm open to suggestion (with ample explaination.)
Thanking you in advance . . .
#5
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 604
This is the hardest hitting 308 round I have seen. If it shoots accurately in you rifle it would be hard to beat.
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=206
Should be effective to 400+ yards on elk.
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=206
Should be effective to 400+ yards on elk.
#8
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Thanks all......... but I'm still confused on matching a round to a twist rate and/or length? Or is it that important. I've beeen shooting for a lonnnnnnnng time and never really considered it before. I'm just getting more scientific in my old age I guess.
Maybe that's why some rounds do better in a gun than others.
Maybe that's why some rounds do better in a gun than others.
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 604
Thanks all......... but I'm still confused on matching a round to a twist rate and/or length? Or is it that important. I've beeen shooting for a lonnnnnnnng time and never really considered it before. I'm just getting more scientific in my old age I guess.
Maybe that's why some rounds do better in a gun than others.
Maybe that's why some rounds do better in a gun than others.
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: central florida
Posts: 857
Ahhh the X bullet crowd has even made it to the .308 win, you dont have to pay high dollar for ammo to do what you need. Go down and try some 165 grain Hornady Custom ammunition with the Interlock bullet. Itll kill anything in North America and wont break the bank.