I have 3 .308s and one 30,06.
Went looking for a box of these bullets To try and see how they would shoot in my hunting loads for general purpose big game.
Mule deer and elk, for the most part.
As I understand it these bullets are a little tougher that the standard sierra boat tails.
Anybody here shoot much game with this bullet.
I could,t find any localy but I will.
I would like to get 2700 to 2750 from the .308 and about 100 FPS more with the 06.
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They are an extremely accurate bullet in most anything I've run them through. Sierra says they are tougher than their regular bullets but I'm not sure everyone will agree. A deer bullet they are....elk....I think there are better choices.

I have used the 165 gk in 308 and the 180 gk in 30-06 for years. With the 165's I have 119 deer taken with it and have had only 1 deer that required a second shot. It was a doe that jumped up on a powerline and looked back at 20 feet. I attepted to drive the bullet from left rear to right front shoulder. It stopped in the lung and required a second shot after she ran 400 yards down hill to a fence. She was sick enough not to jump it. But I put in a finisher as the brush was chin high and I might have lost her. All the others shot were bang/flops or ran less than 50 yards before dropping. My experience is that the sierras shot little groups, expand violently and will shed the jacked if pushed through heavy bone. I believe I would look for something a bit more sturdy for elk. I do love them on deer.

They are very accurate but I do prefer the regular 165gr BT and not the HP. Too much meat damage with the HP on deer. The HP also has a much lower ballistic coefficient.

Thanks for all the replies gentelmen.
I just found about 200 remington 165 grain corlockets and about 75 of the sierra BTSPs I forgot I had so, I will see how my rifle likes those before I try the sierra.
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