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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 1608571" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I started hunting with a .308 and mid-weight bullets (150-165) and they worked great. Following the heavy for caliber trend, I moved up to 178-190 bullets and had good accuracy and terminal performance on whitetails.</p><p></p><p>Eventually I got the yearning to try the 130gr TTSX bullets that everyone seemed to be raving about at the time. The prospect of shooting bullets at 3,150ft/sec was interesting. Load development was not easy and I think is was my very last try that I found success. With a load of Benchmark powder I was getting 1.5" groups at 400yds. I was amazed at how often this group size was repeated. I shot a nice 8 pointer as it walked directly towards me. At the shot, the buck appeared to have been slammed to the ground. Fastest kill I have ever seen.</p><p></p><p>The .308 has a lot of potential and seems to work well with quite a variety of bullet weights and styles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 1608571, member: 313"] I started hunting with a .308 and mid-weight bullets (150-165) and they worked great. Following the heavy for caliber trend, I moved up to 178-190 bullets and had good accuracy and terminal performance on whitetails. Eventually I got the yearning to try the 130gr TTSX bullets that everyone seemed to be raving about at the time. The prospect of shooting bullets at 3,150ft/sec was interesting. Load development was not easy and I think is was my very last try that I found success. With a load of Benchmark powder I was getting 1.5" groups at 400yds. I was amazed at how often this group size was repeated. I shot a nice 8 pointer as it walked directly towards me. At the shot, the buck appeared to have been slammed to the ground. Fastest kill I have ever seen. The .308 has a lot of potential and seems to work well with quite a variety of bullet weights and styles. [/QUOTE]
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