subsonic hunting loads for 308win?

[whitetail regulator]

subsonic hunting loads for 308 win? any suggestions?

 

[whitetail regulator]

was thinking 174gr max expansion lehigh on top of trailboss

 

[Dave in WI]

was thinking 174gr max expansion lehigh on top of trailboss

You may have trouble stabilizing them even if 10 twist barrel. Lehigh told me they did not recommend any of their sub .30 for 308 Win. Designed for Blackout 7 or 8 twist barrels.

 

[whitetail regulator]

i did have trouble with 194gr max expansion....i was hoping 174 would work....

 

[whitetail regulator]

i think they have a 168gr also....185gr corbon subsonic fmj match ammo shoots moa or slightly better for the same rig...

 

[whitetail regulator]

shurely one of these lighter 174gr or 168gr lehigh max expansion projectiles should stabilize in a 1:10 twist ...anyone try yet....so far the 194gr has taken 5 deer....i honestly don't think there will be much terminal difference....it's more like a bow kill than shock

 

[whitetail regulator]

my son's first buck...300blk subsonic 194 max expansion

 

[Coyote99]

Not a .308, but for my 7mm-08, I load 160 gr. Sierra Gamekings over 10 gr. of Trail Boss and get @ 1050 fps out of a 22 inch barrel of my TC Venture compact. Very quiet with my Silencerco Harvester 30.

 

[whitetail regulator]

sweet...i wondered if 160 gr 7mm would be stabilized at subsonic velocity

 

[whitetail regulator]

Not a .308, but for my 7mm-08, I load 160 gr. Sierra Gamekings over 10 gr. of Trail Boss and get @ 1050 fps out of a 22 inch barrel of my TC Venture compact. Very quiet with my Silencerco Harvester 30.View attachment 87041

awesome...i may build a 7mm08 for my son if i can get subsonics to work out...

 

[jdg300rum]

I am running 12 grains of trailboss with a 200 maker and 10 grains of 231 Winchester powder with a 220 outlaw bullet. Mine is a 1 in 8 twist Krieger. Also, I am running Winchester mag primers.

 

[whitetail regulator]

I am running 12 grains of trailboss with a 200 maker and 10 grains of 231 Winchester powder with a 220 outlaw bullet. Mine is a 1 in 8 twist Krieger. Also, I am running Winchester mag primers.

im guessing in 308 win

 

[whitetail regulator]

I am running 12 grains of trailboss with a 200 maker and 10 grains of 231 Winchester powder with a 220 outlaw bullet. Mine is a 1 in 8 twist Krieger. Also, I am running Winchester mag primers.

does maker or outlaw make an expanding projectile that will stabilize in a 1:10 at subsonic velocity?

 

[jimbires]

here is a link to hodgdon H4895 reduced loads . it explains how to reduce the powder charge using the 60% rule .
http://www.wwpowder.com/PDF/Youth Loads.pdf


I've loaded reduced loads for a couple of new shooters , one of these used a 308 . I never tried using heavy bullets , lighter ones should be less recoil and higher velocity . I used a nosler 125 gr ballistic tip and IMR 4198 powder . I got the info from a old speer book , volume #13 I think . if you want that info I can look it up for you . this load was lower recoil than the H4895 produced .