All things .308 Win

[Ajsomp]

I’ve been looking in the wrong places apparently

 

[Mac308]

My latest 308 - Springfield Armory Boundary w/ 20" fluted barrel that mic's .735" at the muzzle. With Scope, sling and 4 rounds it weigh's 8lbs 9oz's. A nice compromise between packability and "settledownness" for the shot.

 

[uabeng]

Got it done twice with the 308 this year. 178gr ELDX/ 41.5gr varget, 2480 fps. Going to try some 168s next year.

 

[Mac308]

Another of my 308's - Kimber MT, 165 Speer Hotcore - the Ultimate Rockslide Bullet lol:

 

[Rockpicker]

Another of my 308's - Kimber MT, 165 Speer Hotcore - the Ultimate Rockslide Bullet lol:

Those speers wreck deer pretty well also. After I killed a buck with one at almost 200 yards and saw the damage I bought another 500. They arent sexy but they work.

 

[Mac308]

Those speers wreck deer pretty well also. After I killed a buck with one at almost 200 yards and saw the damage I bought another 500. They arent sexy but they work.

Forever, I've called the Speer Hotcore, The Poor Mans Partition. I think they're that good. The biggest whitetail I ever shot was an old buck that was over 200lbs dressed. Took him with a 150gr HC from a 308. Bullet went in and out both shoulders. I'd not hesitate to use that bullet on elk.

Bullets like the Speer HC, Hornady IL, and Sierra GK are great bullets, especially at modest 308 Win velocities. The 308 is famously easy on bullets. Inside 500 yards, where most game is (and should) be taken, BC is, within reason, more or less irrelevant.

 

[Mac308]

Another 308 kill - 165 Hdy BTSP @ 230 yards. Bullet center punched the big front leg knuckle, penetrated the first lung and was found in the 2nd lung pretty mangled. At the shot there was an enormous "crack" as the bullet impacted the knuckle. The bull dropped in his tracks. That's as big a torture test as you can arrange for a bullet in the field. For a cheap C&C bullet, it worked admirably imo.

 

[Lonewolf72]

Forever, I've called the Speer Hotcore, The Poor Mans Partition. I think they're that good. The biggest whitetail I ever shot was an old buck that was over 200lbs dressed. Took him with a 150gr HC from a 308. Bullet went in and out both shoulders. I'd not hesitate to use that bullet on elk.

Bullets like the Speer HC, Hornady IL, and Sierra GK are great bullets, especially at modest 308 Win velocities. The 308 is famously easy on bullets. Inside 500 yards, where most game is (and should) be taken, BC is, within reason, more or less irrelevant.

Aren't the Speer Hot-Cor bullets used in Federal Power-Shok (blue box) ammunition?

 

[Mac308]

Aren't the Speer Hot-Cor bullets used in Federal Power-Shok (blue box) ammunition?

I honestly have no idea. At various times Federal has made their own bullets, but I don't know if that is still the case.

 

[Mac308]

Another 308 kill - 165 Sierra GK. 70 yards. In the ribs and out the other side. An ancient old bull in incredibly poor flesh. He wouldn't have survived the winter. Teeth worn flat.

 

[Lonewolf72]

You don’t want that.


You want a T3 Sporter.

Yes, I do...or a 595 Master Sporter.

But I couldn't wait. It happened. I couldn't help it. In a moment of weakness, it followed me home. The price was too good to pass up on this lightly used 20" stainless CTR, so it ended up in a Bravo topped With a Bushnell Elite Tactical DMR scope that I had stashed away. Now to figure out what to feed it (I will roll my own). Hopefully, it's a hammer

 

[Ajsomp]

Decisions. Waiting to get my 20” t3x from my FFL and contemplating what to put up top. I planned to have this 3-9 on my 6.5 creed thats off for a chop and thread but I forget how much I like them. I’ve never run the 10xHD before, this was a recent find that I think I got a good deal on. 6x killed 5 deer and one hog and it just works.

Left to right
3-9, 10x HD, 6x gen 2.

 

[Lonewolf72]

Decisions. Waiting to get my 20” t3x from my FFL and contemplating what to put up top. I planned to have this 3-9 on my 6.5 creed thats off for a chop and thread but I forget how much I like them. I’ve never run the 10xHD before, this was a recent find that I think I got a good deal on. 6x killed 5 deer and one hog and it just works.

Left to right
3-9, 10x HD, 6x gen 2.


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I know this has been discussed, but maybe you can save me a search. I wish the 6x worked for my tired eyes. Had some difficulty making out the hash marks on the 6x. Is the 10x any better? Thinking of trying one of those next. Otherwise, seems the 3-9x and 3-15x work better for me, but can't afford to outfit all my rifles that way. Thinking of outfitting one of my 308s as a "utility" rifle with a 10x SWFA, rather than strictly for hunting. I'm sold on SWFA scopes for the price, after my 3-15x took a beating on the hunt this year and remained zeroed/functional.

 

[Timplant]

My latest 308 - Springfield Armory Boundary w/ 20" fluted barrel that mic's .735" at the muzzle. With Scope, sling and 4 rounds it weigh's 8lbs 9oz's. A nice compromise between packability and "settledownness" for the shot.

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how does it shoot?? They are such nice rifles!!!

 

[Ajsomp]

I know this has been discussed, but maybe you can save me a search. I wish the 6x worked for my tired eyes. Had some difficulty making out the hash marks on the 6x. Is the 10x any better? Thinking of trying one of those next. Otherwise, seems the 3-9x and 3-15x work better for me, but can't afford to outfit all my rifles that way. Thinking of outfitting one of my 308s as a "utility" rifle with a 10x SWFA, rather than strictly for hunting.

It’s interesting you say you can’t make out the hash marks on the 6x since they are the same as the 3-9.

I just had all three out doing a little low light comparison as the sun set and I had mixed lighting into the woods. The 3-9 was by far the winner in this condition. But at 6x both the 3-9 and 6x were the same for my eyes in bracketing a stump. The 10x was still useable, but noticeably darker in the same conditions. The 10x has the hollow diamonds which I’m not a huge fan of, but seem to work just fine. If you’ve used the 3-15 you know what I’m referring to vs the 3-9 and 6x MQ.

 

[Lonewolf72]

It’s interesting you say you can’t make out the hash marks on the 6x since they are the same as the 3-9.

I just had all three out doing a little low light comparison as the sun set and I had mixed lighting into the woods. The 3-9 was by far the winner in this condition. But at 6x both the 3-9 and 6x were the same for my eyes in bracketing a stump. The 10x was still useable, but noticeably darker in the same conditions. The 10x has the hollow diamonds which I’m not a huge fan of, but seem to work just fine. If you’ve used the 3-15 you know what I’m referring to vs the 3-9 and 6x MQ.

Thank you for your assessment. I will take this into consideration at next purchase. I wear glasses, and it seems there are challenges with doing so for me and using a scope (esp. In getting the reticle in focus, and yes I know how to use the diopter). It has been awhile since I looked through a 6x, and I've had 2-3 prescription changes in that time, so maybe I need to try the 6x again.

 

[Wacko]

I know this has been discussed, but maybe you can save me a search. I wish the 6x worked for my tired eyes. Had some difficulty making out the hash marks on the 6x. Is the 10x any better? Thinking of trying one of those next. Otherwise, seems the 3-9x and 3-15x work better for me, but can't afford to outfit all my rifles that way. Thinking of outfitting one of my 308s as a "utility" rifle with a 10x SWFA, rather than strictly for hunting. I'm sold on SWFA scopes for the price, after my 3-15x took a beating on the hunt this year and remained zeroed/functional.

JMHO....I sold my 6x's and went to the 10x's. I could no longer make out the reticle on the 6x. The 10x - for me of course - I can make it out just fine.

I'd look through one to see for yourself.

 

[Lonewolf72]

JMHO....I sold my 6x's and went to the 10x's. I could no longer make out the reticle on the 6x. The 10x - for me of course - I can make it out just fine.

I'd look through one to see for yourself.

Maybe I'm not crazy then? But that too is debatable . I might have to order both 6x and 10x and see for myself.

 

[Mac308]

how does it shoot?? They are such nice rifles!!!

No idea - I just got it put together. I'm no much on winter range work lol. I'll find out this spring what it can do though!

 

[Hondo64d]

Shot this sow this evening at 260 yards with a 168gr TMK launched at about 2700 fps. She was quartering away and I hit he where you see the muddy spot on her side and the bullet exited just behind the opposite shoulder. Exit wound was not large. At the shot, she dropped in her tracks, was down for a couple of seconds, then was up running. She ran in a large circle and went down almost where she was when I shot her. A mature sow, but not huge. Maybe 120 pounds? I didn’t feel like opening her up for an autopsy. Might shoot a coyote off her in a day or so.

John