I also would think these would make an excellent hunting. However with most, a 24 barreled 300 win, will be very hard pressed to reach a velocity of 3000 fps with a 200 gr. These days imho we have superb bullets that make those super heavy for caliber rounds superfluous for hunting. The longloaded match ready version of this ammo is designed for palma fullbore and ftr shooters.
Whether youre making bulk ammo for plinking, creating the perfect hunting round, or building the best ammunition for a 500 yard shot, midsouth has the right. Rocky mountain bullet test fire the use of large heavy bullets for precision long range shooting is a fascination held by many, dating back hundreds of years. Having a magazine full of heavy bullets can, at times, be a comfort in these parts and i do not doubt the. Abm ammo, a division of berger bullets, has introduced new, high performance. So, if my medium goes down some day, and i am left with a 270 win. I shoot 190smks out of my 112 fn spr, but with a 26 barrel and the right load, i am able to get 2700fps.
The bc is so attractive that i thought id give them a try. Agree with ric on lino for competition bullets, but 99% of the bullets i cast are 1. Ive never reloaded before but have a friend who can help when im ready. Usually, lighter bullets will have higher velocities than heavier bullets of the. Bulk 308 win bullets in stock by sierra matchking 175 grain polymer tip bullets by sierra for sale online at 500. Dramatic expansion and deep penetration make it an effective heavy game bullet. Whether you are trying to load rounds for any of your 7. Sep 30, 2014 like the name heavy bullets implies, ammunition is of great value. It shoots well anywhere from 10g unique bare based to 2000 and 2375 fps with reloader 7 with a gas check. Add strength to resist deformation under the pressure of heavy magnums.
The 7mm08 remington is a rifle cartridge that is almost a direct copy of a wildcat cartridge developed around 1958 known as the 7mm308. Just like the rest of engel ballistic research ebrs subsonic expander rounds, the. I know they shoot real well at 2000 ftps in the 3030. The 30 caliber is one of the most effective, versatile, and widely used rounds on the market. The flip side of this is that when you compare heavy bullets, grain for grain. Ive used unique with lees 115 gr cast bullet in the. However i noticed that the box specifically says to use in rifles with a 1. My load data is, molyed 210g berger, with winchester brass light brass and win primer, 48g of r17. With the 105107 grain match bullets, try h4831sc, reloader 22, reloader 25, and vihtavuori n165. I found some 308 heavy wieght bullets alaska outdoors forums. Using rifle cast bullets for hunting 308 win gun and game. I decided to try the polymer tipped barnes tsx bullets after i didnt have much luck with the 150 grain hornady gmx, and i read that the polymer tipped barnes bullets are more accurate than the bthps. Several years ago a friend brought a rifle 308 win he used in some kind of light rifle competition and using bullets he cast and swaged extra hard put 5 shots in a paper plate at 600 yds.
This new ammo employs a brandnew 175gr tactical otm bullet from berger bullets. I have found that the speed limit on wheel weight bullets with a alox lube in 30 caliber is about 1800 fps depending on the power. The powder i had at the time was cfe223, so i started low. Xlc coated xbullet data cannot be used with other bullets, including noncoated xbullets. Applied balllistics llc, run by bryan litz, has just released new. Im hoping to find a single bullet thatll do those two things well. This new projectile is unique in that it was designed to fly right even at transonic and. Cast bullet handbook only goes up to 200g and i was wondering if there was any published data for the 240g stuff out there, or if anyone had any experience with this heavy of a bullet in. The 175 grain loads arent too far behind i found most of my guns prefer the 168 grain bullet regardless of the rate of twist. My speer book does show load data for 180 gr bullets, but before i. Whats the heaviest bullet that the 308 cartridge will fire. These test shots were only at 50 yard lower 2 groups but im sure they will group well at 100.
The max velocity for a 200 grainer according to my sierra manual using a 26 tubed 300 win. Because of the shape, the col needs to be really long to get them close to the lands. Heavy jacketed rn bullets at 2100 to 2400 fps are old technology, but. The 18 th century pennsylvanian kentucky rifle is perhaps one of the earliest examples of efforts towards extreme accuracy.
Its been years since ive shot those loads so wont even hazard a guess as to the charge weight. Maximum loads should be used with caution always start with minimum loads. The heavy rn bullets are likely designed with the throat of the. High to low most popular title manufacturer newest oldest availability 100 per page 200 per page 400 per page page of 1.
First try he shot over the plate but second try all 5 went into the plate. Everything i have been able to find has been for lighter bullets. Its an excellent balance of precision target bullet and hunting bullet. Hi all, i have some barnes ttsx 180 gr boattail bullets that i acquired, just cause i wanted to try something heavier than the usual 150168 gr bullets i use in my 308s. Bullets for the caliber range from 85 to 150 grains. Whiter02, ive shot 308 with heavy bullets for some time.
This new projectile is unique in that it was designed to fly right even at transonic and subsonic speeds. Gameking bullets are designed for hunting at long ranges where their boattail design brings ballistic advantages for an extra measure of performance. I looked up 308 loads in nosler and it stops at 160 gr max. Out of a 26 hart barrel, i get 2630 fps with either bullet. I am finding through our accurizing services and my own m700 tactical that 46. However, this cartridge was designed around the 140grain bullet, and it performs at a high level with this weight. Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data. Thanks everyone for your contributions to this thread. I believe he could have did as good with jacketed bullets.
Ive been looking for one too, been looking at the remmys and was considering the savage or howa. My remington 700 seems to really like the 175 grain bullets and it has a 1 in 12 twist. Theres more of us ftr shooters, were more widely dispersed around the land mr being heavily concentrated on bisley while the ftr heartland is the north of england with keen. I have successfully gas checked this round after using the mcc epoxy painting method and would like to test the limits of its capability in my savage. Reaper subsonic expander features a copper hollow point projectile designed to expand like a traditional hollow point without traditional velocity. The secant ogive is a geometrically developed design that creates the most. I am using either hornady frontier of win brass and case life is fine. Upon impact with a soft target, the expanders three petals fold back, increasing wound cavity and penetrating the target in a shape similar to that of. Rather than walking over boxes of ammo and accruing hundreds of rounds to fire off at will, pickups are limited to one bullet. Sierras recommended hunting load for its 100gr softpoint fb and bt bullets is 36. Theyre mostly out there for super long range shooting. How to select the bullet weight thats right for you lucky gunner.
For the heavy bullets, in the 100115 grain range, modern slowburning extruded powders produce great accuracy with low es and sd. Thats largely because they understood all about heavy bullets at long range in the. May not be all that suitable for dangerous game but i wouldnt be carrying a 308 for hunting something that could eat me. Using rifle cast bullets for hunting 308 win gun and. The streamlined tapered base greatly reduces drag for higher retained velocity, greater striking energy, flatter trajectory and less wind drift. Read more in the vihtavuori industrial powders brochure. I think these two heavy 270 bullets are just what i was looking for. On that note i also have the benefit of my rifle being a commercial 98 action where im not limited by mag length and can load them out to near 2.