Good 150ish class 30 cal hunting bullet?

[Rprecision]

Does anyone have any experience with good BC hunting bullet in the 150ish class?

This summer I want to work up a load for my dad's light .308 elk gun. He's not getting any younger and the heavier loads give him a rough time. Lighter recoil, flatter shooting should work better.

I just don't want to end up with a bullet that doest perform on game.

Any suggestions from dead critters?

Thanks

 

[WeiserBucks]

I had a 308 hunting rifle years ago, it shot the 150 Barnes TTSX very well and took a lot of game . Not the best BC available, but the dead animals couldn't tell .

 

[jarhead1077]

Nosler 150 Accubond. Decent BC for hunting. Always had good blood trail, multiple deer no more than 50 yards if they didn't immediately drop.

 

[spife7980]

Yeah, something like an accubond would be good for bc. I've moved to soft points from them though just based on price and I don't think I'm losing anything with a gameking.

 

[Sendit6.5]

I've had great luck with the Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets in 6.5. I'm about to try some of the 125's in my 300wm - just for fun with coyotes. Then I'm going to work up a load with the 150s for whitetail.


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[zeroz]

I have had great performance out of all the Barnes TTSX/ LRX bullets. I typically use the 168's for .308 but the 127 in 6.5 perform well. Havent recovered anything but the tip, exit wounds are always substantial and the lungs are always mush.
Barnes makes a .308 150gn and I wouldnt hesitate to use that if I wanted a 150.

 

[XTREM HTR16]

Lapua 155 grain Scenar


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[MarkCO]

Accubonds over TTSX on game. Especially out where the velocity falls below about 2200 fps.

 

[Geno C.]

I run Berger 155 hvlds in my hunting 308. They perform perfectly out of a 20" barrel

 

[Brux]

I have been shooting 150GR Hornady SST's for 2 years now out of my 308 and 300WSM.

 

[zeroz]

"Accubonds over TTSX on game. Especially out where the velocity falls below about 2200 fps."


Why? Not trying to argue just genuinely asking why you made the choice. I have had great luck wth TTSX's on game. With some of the elk taken the velocity was down to the 1800 ish mark.

 

[Jibnast]

The 155 Amax was hell of a hunting bullet. The 155 Scenar is showing promise but I need a few more animals to be certain.

 

[XTREM HTR16]

PM airchase if you're interested in how well the 155 scenar kills....

 

[roggom]

OP 155 Scenars FTW . Since its for your pops, PM your addy Ill send you 50, 155 Scenar L to work up. All three of my animals were taken with scenar last season.

 

[MarkCO]

"Accubonds over TTSX on game. Especially out where the velocity falls below about 2200 fps."


Why? Not trying to argue just genuinely asking why you made the choice. I have had great luck wth TTSX's on game. With some of the elk taken the velocity was down to the 1800 ish mark.

Their expansion is directly related to velocity. I have put 7 through elk inside 300 yards and they worked great. But the elk I shot in 2014 and 2016 were at 490 and 410 respectively and the bullet was below 1900 in both cases and did not open much if at all. Both punched straight through. The entry and exit hole at 490 were identical. I talked to Barnes and they basically told me the same thing...not for long range unless you are shooting through both front shoulders. Under 2200, they don't open in the chest cavity..