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Old 10-28-2002, 03:55 AM
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using 150gr. nosler ballistic tips in my 308win i went down to the range to sight in my savage model 10 . i was getting constanly less than 1" at 100yds. just wonder how they will do on deer?

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Old 10-28-2002, 07:06 AM
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Take neck shots!

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Old 10-28-2002, 07:41 AM
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Keep 'em in the boiler room and you wont have any problems.That .308 with ballistic tips will more than do the job .You will be satisfied.

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Old 10-28-2002, 08:00 PM
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Quite possibly best deer caliber ever. Put it in the kill zone, and start planning jerky recipes. Good luck!!

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Old 10-28-2002, 08:07 PM
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I use the same bullet in my .308 for whitetails and it has performed great.
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Old 10-29-2002, 11:11 AM
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im sorry but i dont support neck shots on deer, if you really like them go ahead and do i cant stop you but, just shoot them in the lungs if you can.
how will they do, my answer is deer = dead

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Old 10-29-2002, 11:14 AM
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What kind of ammo are they in? Is it Federal Premium or home-made stuff?

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Old 10-29-2002, 03:17 PM
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Been using BT's for deer for years...satisfied customer. They should work very well for you.

I don't like neck shots either, a H/L is the spot to go. however if your confident and thats the shot go right ahead. I have just seen to many long tracks and suffering from flubbed neck or head shots to suggest that placement. Anybody who says no meat/less waste is full of it. In rib and out rib will yeild less wastage, on a buck good stew or jerky meat in that old neck.

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Old 10-30-2002, 04:27 AM
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barnesX.308...

they are federal premium's. as for neck shots, if i am in the swamps and the only shot i gcan get is a neck shot i will take it. only draw back is ruining the roast. but then again you hardly get a roast if you mount the deer.
i shot my first doe with a rifle in this same gun and caliber. it was a neck shot at 75yds with win BT's. but after what my buddy went through i stopped using the win BT's. seems the federal's penetrate alittle better.
knowing my luck i the day i take this rifle out i will see the bear since i have my tag. i take it the BT's would not work on bear?

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Old 10-30-2002, 05:53 AM
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Those Ballistic Tips will work on a bear with good shot placement. If I saw a bear I wouldn't hold back because I was using Ballistic Tips instead of another bullet. If I were going specifically for bear I'd be packing the old Barnes X bullets. The one bear I got was actually with Federal Premium Trophy Bonded Bear Claws but I started reloading that year and found that the Bear Claws were way more expensive than the Barnes. I since then switched.

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