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.308 Hunting Round
capnrm
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Hello Forum,
Looking for a good short range round for the 308 primarily a deer hunter, but may try for a wild Oinker all shots are under 100 yds.Any Suggestions ?
Thanks
Looking for a good short range round for the 308 primarily a deer hunter, but may try for a wild Oinker all shots are under 100 yds.Any Suggestions ?
Thanks
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Short range?
I don't see anything wrong with the standard .308 Winchester. Ammunition is available nearly everywhere in dozens of variations of bullet weight and styles to suit any type of hunting. The benefit is that the same cartridge can function at 1,000 yards for competition also.
30-30 Win.
30 BR
30 AR
30 Remington
30 T/C
300 OSSM
30-40 Krag
...and maybe a dozen other wildcats will all fulfill your desire for a .30 caliber cartridge.
Best.
for deer the remington core-lokt or if you reload seirra game kings
Thats what we use around here but in 150gr SP because our deer are smaller & anything bigger tends to tear up the meat badly.
I have seen many whitetails 'dance' away with a 180 grain CoreLokt through the ribs/heart. Had to use a dog too many times to find them. Then my friend got a Rem. 6mm and used 100 grainers. My eyes were opened!