Best 308 Bullet

[Mossy2024]

What is the best 308 bullet for deer?

I lost a deer with shot with 150 grain hornady American whitetail at 100 yds. There was only small drops of blood and then nothing

 

[Tnc]

Barnes tipped triple shock

 

[wind gypsy]

Typical short range whitetail stuff I’d probably look at 150 nosler ballistic tips. A little further shots possible maybe 168 Sierra TMK.

 

[TxLite]

165 sgk always did me right

 

[Robobiss]

I like the 150 NBT.

But there’s nothing wrong with the bullets you’re shooting and the distance you’re shooting them at. If you lost the deer, it was almost definitely because you didn’t shoot it in the lungs. 99.99% of the time if you put that bullet from 100 yards at 308 velocities in front of the diaphram of a whitetail it will result in a dead deer, very quickly.

Have you shot your rifle since? Whats the zero look like? Are you 100% confident in the sight picture at the moment the rifle went off?

 

[LightFoot]

What is the best 308 bullet for deer?

I lost a deer with shot with 150 grain hornady American whitetail at 100 yds. There was only small drops of blood and then nothing

It’s probably not the bullet, but my two favorite 308 Win loads are 178 ELD-X and 150 TTSX.


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[BKM]

My 308 liked a 165sst

Pretty dramatic kills that almost all had exits.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

For deer 150 gr Accubond over some 3031.. I get 2900 fps out 18" barrel supressed...worked 3x this year already. 137gr Hammer Hunters is you need a mono.

 

[CJ19]

What is the best 308 bullet for deer?

I lost a deer with shot with 150 grain hornady American whitetail at 100 yds. There was only small drops of blood and then nothing

The list of 308 bullets that perform well on whitetails is too long to list. The hornady bullets you are using have been proven time and time again to be dynamite on whitetails. My family and hunting group uses a wide range of bullets including factory hornady to kill many many whitetails without issue. If you are placing your shot correctly and nothing circumstantial such as brush occurs the hornady factory loads in 308 you are using will easily perform against every game animal in north america at 100 yards.

If you want to try a different brand, remington core lokts are a cost effective alternative. You simply do not need 100$ per box bullets to kill whitetails efficiently at 100 yards. If you want them...get some partitions, ballistic tips, sst, etc. You will flatten deer with those.

 

[RyanT26]

155 or 168 ELDM
I use Hornady black 168 Amax a bunch as well.

 

[Mike D Texas]

155 & 175 TMKs have been hammers in my Tikka .308.


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[KenLee]

What is the best 308 bullet for deer?

I lost a deer with shot with 150 grain hornady American whitetail at 100 yds. There was only small drops of blood and then nothing

That's a fine whitetail round.
Move to a 165 gr SST Superformance if it makes you feel better

 

[Ditt44]

With just a few drops of blood, either too low or too far back is my first guess. I would check zero before doing anything. The Winchester you mention is not different than dozens of standard .308 ammo. I have used 150 grain Core-Lokts since the 80s, my dad since...forever in a Rem 760 carbine.

Most likely not your bullet, but where it hit the deer. Even if you did hit lungs, a high hit could have left you little blood and a dead deer 100 yards away.

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

If the shot execution was good, the rifle proves to still be zeroed, and you've lost confidence with the bullet, there are plenty of other options. Do you reload for this rifle or are you buying factory ammo? For boxed ammo I've had quick incapacitation and short/no distance traveled on a blacktail buck and a bull elk with Hornady black 168 AMAX.

 

[S-3 ranch]

I shoot Norma 150 oryx In .308, but just about any brand and weight
Remington, Winchester, federal, Norma , Barnes ttsx , hornday .
Have proven time and again lethal on white tail and mulie
A shot placement in chest or neck is the important part
I bet you missed the lungs or CNS
Brisket or gut shot

 

[ELKOHUNTER]

For a soft tip those hornady whitetail rounds hit hard.... for a polymer tip Barnes ttsx.

 

[N2TRKYS]

165 grain Accubonds have never let me down in mine or my Dad’s 308.