bowhunter elite

165 gn game kings with 47.5 grn 4064 in 30-06

bowhunter elite

in my savage 110 30-06 i like hornady sst's in front of 53gn of imr 4050

jmfa1957

As far as accuracy goes, I have had remarkable success with Remington 165 grain CoreLokt bullets in my .30-06 rifles. Both the factory loads and my reloads (with IMR 4064 powder) using this bullet perform well at the range, although I've not yet used them on hogs or deer.

Hornady 165 grain Spire Points with the flat base do well also, and these performed quite well on both deer and hogs. However, they cost twice what Remington bullets do and in my rifles are not quite as accurate.

These bullets are all worth trying in your .308 as well.

mikeinlouisiana

Hunting bullets for 308.

165gr GK.... 41.4gr of 4064, seated 2.80", Remington case sized 2.005", Remington 9 1/2 primer.

180gr PH.... 42.6gr of 4064, seated 2.80", Remington case sized 2.005", Remington 9 1/2 primer.

I will hunt with the 180 grain ProHunter this year very accurate in my 308.

James B

As you can see by the reply's, one of the strong points of the 308-30-06 is that it does a good job with many different bullets. For deer I stick with 150 grain bullets in both my 308 Browning A-Bolt and my 7600 30-06 Remington pump. I have used nearly all the available bullets for 30 caliber at one time or another. I have used the Nosler Ballistic tip and have had no blow up promblems in either of my rifles. Most of my shooting however is at 200 yards or a little more. I am currently loadind both rifles with the 150 grain Sierra Pro- Hunter bullets. Most of my loads come from the Hodgdon Manual Number 26.

eldeguello

My favorite .308 Win. load uses the Sierra 165-grain HPBT and a max. load of H380. It is right at 2800 FPS, and will shoot 3 into a ragged hole. This bullet provided great penetration on whitetails, and should be adequate for sheep & goats as well.