308 for roe deer

[Mikew344]

Anyone know a good 308 round to use on roe deer with as little damage as possible

 

[Richard Parsons]

150 grain Sierra prohunters

 

[willie_gunn]

123gr Norma

 

[Sierra]

150gn Sierra gameking.

 

[njc110381]

Something heavy and slow that's designed for larger deer or boar. Velocity is a big contributor to meat damage, as is light bullet construction.

 

[palmer_mike]

168gr Nosler ballistic silver tip

 

[BigPat]

I’m suspect that I am going to upset a few people here as I know there are a lot of users, but my own experience of Sierra Pro-hunters is that they are super accurate but the moment they touch bone they create way too much damage so exit meat wastage is high.

I use Speer #2022 SPBT 150gr with a mild load of 43.1gr N140 behind it and CCI LR200 primer. This is well below max pressure according to QL but gives about 2650fps from a factory standard Sako 75 barrel (which I think is 22”) and with that load I take everything from Munty to Reds. There is very little recoil or flip and It kills quickly with good exit and BT on all shot placements I.e. head, neck, HL and shoulders with minimal meat damage even when striking bone. Obviously, shoulder shots give high levels of meat damage regardless of bullet type. I have tested in the field and am happy with shots on all species out to 300m, it could probably be good for longer shots but that’s my max so can only verify it’s success to that distance. Most shots taken under 200m.

Ps. My load data given for info, not suggesting it should be used without proper/incremental load development.

Pps. Prior to the above load I used factory Federal factory ammo which was P308C. From memory it was 165gr with similar velocity to my own loads and was super accurate and did very little damage.

 

[Koenig]

If it’s factory ammo you’re after Federal 150 gr Powershok seem to do well on Roe for me.

 

[Tim.243]

Neck shot......

 

[Selous]

130g Barnes TTSX . Bang flop and nice and tidy

 

[Alantoo]

130 or 110 TTSX or 130 Fox...minimal waste top of heart, neck or head shot...

Alan

 

[Magnificent 7]

I've used 150 grain sako amd also 165 vraon hornady sst both worked and if shot correctly minimal.damage also used federal 150 grain they were good also

 

[paul o']

When I did it was 150 pro-hunters

 

[Mungo]

Nosler 150gr ballistic tip.

Contrary to what people expect from a ‘ballistic tip’, it is actually very polite, and tends to punch quite neat holes through roe. Nowhere near as destructive as some of the soft points.

 

[CarlW]

Nosler 150gr ballistic tip.

Contrary to what people expect from a ‘ballistic tip’, it is actually very polite, and tends to punch quite neat holes through roe. Nowhere near as destructive as some of the soft points.

I use the same for red, roe, and sika. Damage is unremarkable. Excellent bullet.

 

[TomTalks]

If factory stipulated - Sako .308 Win 129A Gamehead Soft Point 123gr Rifle Ammunition
Otherwise own loaded with Nosler 150grain Ballistic tips.

 

[Scapegoat]

Same here. Nosler 150gr BT, 42.5gr N140. Slow through a 20” barrel, around the 2500fps mark. Smooth to shoot and acceptable meat damage.

 

[Mungo]

Same here. Nosler 150gr BT, 42.5gr N140. Slow through a 20” barrel, around the 2500fps mark. Smooth to shoot and acceptable meat damage.

I shoot it fast through a 24” barrel - nearer 2800fps. And even then, it doesn’t make much of a mess.

 

[CarlW]

I do 2850 through a 20" barrel.

 

[1kevb]

Sako 150 gr super hammer heads