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1. 308 brass (Federal GM, Lapua, RWS)
2. 165-grain Nosler Partition, Accubond.
3. Varget: 45.5-grains
4. FGM 210M
5. 2,700 fps


 
Posts: 7158 | Location: Snake River | Registered: 02 February 2004Reply With Quote
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For hunting, I shoot the 165 grain Hornady BTSP bullet in front of 46 grains of IMR4064 for 2,710 fps in my 308 Win.


Frank



"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953

NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite

 
Posts: 12501 | Location: Kentucky, USA | Registered: 30 December 2002Reply With Quote
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For hinting 45.3 grains of Varget and 168 grain TSX. 2742 fps out of a 23 inch bbl.


Mike



What I have learned on AR, since 2001:
1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken.
2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not.
10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact.
11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
Posts: 10043 | Location: Loving retirement in Boise, ID | Registered: 16 December 2003Reply With Quote
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42grs of I-4895 and the Hornady 150gr interlock.
no idea what the speed is, never bothered getting the chrono out. probably somewhere between 25 and 2700 [shrug?]
 
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hunting deer size game.. 150 hornady spbt. 47 grains RL-15 WLR primer
 
Posts: 1132 | Location: SouthCarolina | Registered: 07 July 2004Reply With Quote
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I usually cut back 1 or 2 grs below book max in a Savage 99 in most cases..The 165 Nosler partition at near 2700 FPS is my only hunting load in the 308 Savage 99 EG, I use this gun and bullet when Im hunting horseback, and that's most of the time if possible. It is a 250 yard elk round and Id take a 300 yd. shot if circumstances were in my favor..Im also impressed with the accubonds, but have not used them in the Savagd 99 .308 as yet, bug suspect they may be a bit too long for the 99..


Ray Atkinson
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Filer, Idaho, 83328
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