Recent content by 308175

I think Aaron summed it up well. I too have been left wanting more. That is, a high BC offering with predictable expansion. Since I primarily use a 308 win, reliable expansion at lower than average velocities is very important to me and increases the effective range of the 308 dramatically. The...

SMH... Wow. Just wow.

I think their point is that their age and physical limitations dictate how far the can go to retrieve their bounty. No doubt they have put in a lot of actual hunting time in over the years. Unfortunately, some of us aren't young and strong. It's a sad reality but rest assure, all young bucks...

SMH... 308 not a hunting round. Wow. Just wow. Sometimes there is nothing else to say to something so inaccurate and so stupid except wow.

Any news on the 168 TMK? I've shot the 175s to 600 yards with stellar results. I've only shot the 155s to 300 with reasonable results. Will try them at 600-700 next. Going to start load development this week on the 168.

This is a long range hunting forum. We don't care about short fat bench rest barrels or compact timber land rifles. At least not on this forum. Why don't my long range rigs have short barrels? Velocity. Plain and simple. We are milking everything we can for the best possible down range...

If you're willing to step up to the 175, 185 or 190s, you have more than enough oomph at 700 yards for whitetails. Your typical hunting 150 grain class bullets aren't well suited for 700 yards out of a 308.

The 06 case feeds in repeaters better and more reliably than the 284 case.

I never had any luck with them in a 338 Edge which I found odd because many other calibers and cartridges loved the ABs and were very accurate for me.

Take your pick. I'd go with the heaviest you can handle. 168 AMAX has been devastating on deer and deer size game for me to 700. At 500 yards, the windage is going to be close between any 155-168 except for maybe the 168SMK. If the new TMK reacts anything like the AMAX on game, those would be...

Especially the 155. They were designed specifically for the 308 for 1k yards at 308 velocity.

What is your max distance?

The one that shoots the best out of your gun. All of them will make a grand.

I think the point of the ABLR is to expand at lower velocities. That's why I use them. Expansion is more important than 'energy' and I dont shoot super high velocity cartridges so bullets that are a bit more reliable at low velocities extend my range quite a bit. Bergers can be unpredictable at...

Nice. I'm running 45.3 IMR4064 in a 26" Bartlien 11.25 5R at 2976. When I compress them to another .050", they run 3060. Still no pressure signs. .3moa consistently at any seat depth.