.308 bullet for lowland Reds

[farrieral]

Real world experiences with a .308 bullet for big bodied lowland reds. H/L shooting primarily with enough energy for consistent pass through and decent wound channel at usual UK stalking ranges.

Entering the deep dark rabbit hole of reloading, lead or copper considered.

Have some N140 here so any starting recipes also welcome (feel free to pm) doing the ground work before the season begins (Still sticking with the traditional season on our ground)

20" barrel, 1:10 twist

Cheers,

Al

 

[Acm]

Real world experiences with a .308 bullet for big bodied lowland reds. H/L shooting primarily with enough energy for consistent pass through and decent wound channel at usual UK stalking ranges.

Entering the deep dark rabbit hole of reloading, lead or copper considered.

Have some N140 here so any starting recipes also welcome (feel free to pm) doing the ground work before the season begins (Still sticking with the traditional season on our ground)

20" barrel, 1:10 twist

Cheers,

Al

In .30 cal I have tried
125grn hornady gmx
150grn Barnes ttsx
165grn Barnes ttsx
165grn nosler partition
175grn Barnes LRX
220grn Sierra round nose.

Every single one killed deer fine, I’d say the best for knocking them over was the partition, the one I have stuck with is the Barnes 175grn.

I also have a mate using the 165grn hornady cx and the 170grn lapua naturalis both in .308 and both working really well.
Good luck!

 

[farrieral]

Thank you @Acm that's the sort of reply I was after, plenty of options to look at

 

[paulbshooting]

If want pass through go 150 grain minimum bullet with lead. Load up N140 to usual recipes, follow book, but normally 44 to 46 grains works. Shot reds up north and big fallow down here in Hampshire. Tend to favour accubonds.

 

[Selous]

Have never had a 130grain TTSX fail to pass through a red ….

 

[Sunrise Stalker]

150g winchester extreme points work well (IMO), usually drops them on the spot

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Sierra 150g prohunters for me

 

[baguio]

LRX or TSX of any 308 calibre will go through big reds no problem at all, as will any type of non-lead bullet that holds together.

 

[smokey]

Real world experiences with a .308 bullet for big bodied lowland reds. H/L shooting primarily with enough energy for consistent pass through and decent wound channel at usual UK stalking ranges.

Entering the deep dark rabbit hole of reloading, lead or copper considered.

Have some N140 here so any starting recipes also welcome (feel free to pm) doing the ground work before the season begins (Still sticking with the traditional season on our ground)

20" barrel, 1:10 twist

Cheers,

Al

Nosler partition or RWS H mantel 150 or 168 gr perfect

 

[Foxyboy43]

Sierra 150g prohunters for me

125s do well too.

 

[Koenig]

any 150 grain will do the job.

 

[ashray]

sellier and bellot factory loaded using the sierra180gr game king bullet ,works every time <i have a 100 left from my stalking days are a very good price !!>

 

[half-baked]

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[farrieral]

Non Toxic Ammunition/Bullet Comparison

Following a number of recent online discussions on Non Toxic bullets we decided that an comparative test of some of the main brands and a couple of new brands of non toxic bullets available in the UK might be of interest. It is a subject that gets a lot of strong views. There seem to be a...

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I've not long had a read through this! Again plenty to consider, I like to try and get as much info as possible

 

[Roedeer 1962]

Anybody know what the meat damage is with the 125g

 

[HonestJohn]

Copper - 162g Sako powerhead blade
Lead - Nosler Partition - never bettered!