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<blockquote data-quote="mfk" data-source="post: 1615651" data-attributes="member: 100571"><p>308 is a great all around cartridge for hunting, including whitetail! A few of us have hunted whitetail with 308 and have killed deer with 150 grain soft points (corelokt), 165 grain nosler ballistic tips, and 178 grain eld-x polymer tip, controlled expansion. All of those quickly drops the deer. Where we hunt whitetail in NY our shots are between 50-250 yards. In terms of your 180 grain bullet, I am not sure what mv you are getting in your rifle with that 180 grain bullet, and I don't know what kind of bullet you are shooting to answer, but if it expands well between 1800-2600 fps your 308 will be more than adequate your intended hunting ranges and beyond. Just make sure the bullet is not too tough for thin skinned whitetail. Some people questioned whether or not the 178 grain eldX for my 308 was too heavy for deer, but I found it is just fine on whitetail with good expansion. I use the 178 grain eld-x because is pretty accurate and I shoot it long range a little so I know my drops with the bullet and am confident in its accuracy and range. I will say that 150-165 is most common for white tail with 308 among my friends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mfk, post: 1615651, member: 100571"] 308 is a great all around cartridge for hunting, including whitetail! A few of us have hunted whitetail with 308 and have killed deer with 150 grain soft points (corelokt), 165 grain nosler ballistic tips, and 178 grain eld-x polymer tip, controlled expansion. All of those quickly drops the deer. Where we hunt whitetail in NY our shots are between 50-250 yards. In terms of your 180 grain bullet, I am not sure what mv you are getting in your rifle with that 180 grain bullet, and I don't know what kind of bullet you are shooting to answer, but if it expands well between 1800-2600 fps your 308 will be more than adequate your intended hunting ranges and beyond. Just make sure the bullet is not too tough for thin skinned whitetail. Some people questioned whether or not the 178 grain eldX for my 308 was too heavy for deer, but I found it is just fine on whitetail with good expansion. I use the 178 grain eld-x because is pretty accurate and I shoot it long range a little so I know my drops with the bullet and am confident in its accuracy and range. I will say that 150-165 is most common for white tail with 308 among my friends. [/QUOTE]
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