Im looking for a 30 cal target bullet

[Boon20]

I have a 308 with a 1-12 twist and im looking for a good target bullet to load. Im asuming there is already a thread of this so a link will be helpful

 

[XLR308]

The 178amax and 178 ELDM are great performers and reasonably priced and OF course there's allways the tried and true 168 and 175smk.

 

[brianf]

distance your looking to shoot
under 2-300 get some flat base
not the best BC but its what the BR guys use

 

[acudaowner]

are you looking for small groups at 100 or steel at 1000 ? we have been using cheep 150 gr plinking ammo to shoot or try to shoot 1' circle stickers at 100 -300 and anything further using 168 smk for out to 600 which is as far as i can shoot till i find a longer range . but the 150 works nice on steel at 600 and is cheaper much cheaper .

 

[Boon20]

are you looking for small groups at 100 or steel at 1000 ? we have been using cheep 150 gr plinking ammo to shoot or try to shoot 1' circle stickers at 100 -300 and anything further using 168 smk for out to 600 which is as far as i can shoot till i find a longer range . but the 150 works nice on steel at 600 and is cheaper much cheaper .

I was looking to go out to 800 to 1000 yards but i will give them a try

 

[Boon20]

The 178amax and 178 ELDM are great performers and reasonably priced and OF course there's allways the tried and true 168 and 175smk.

Will 175g work in a 12" twist barrel i was thinking that might be to heavy?

 

[Boon20]

distance your looking to shoot
under 2-300 get some flat base
not the best BC but its what the BR guys use

I was looking to go out to 800 and 1000

 

[brianf]

Berger 185 Juggernauts

been doing doing damage at 308 1000 yards comps since they came out

 

[brianf]

Arrr missed that..not so sure

 

[OLD308]

175 SMKs “work” in my 24” and 18” 1-12 twist rifles. The 24” will consistently shoot a 1” 5 shot group at 300. The 18” is just under 2” at 300. The 24” prefers 168 SMK (it was cut for them back in the day). The 18” likes 150 BT Nosler’s the best. 1-12 can effectively handle 175 SMKs. I don’t believe they are the optimal choice, but they are certainly up to the task.

Side note: my 1-10s and 1-8 like everything equally. Just a matter of powder choice and charge weight. Hope this helps.

 

[Doom]

I have a 308 with a 1-12 twist and im looking for a good target bullet to load. Im asuming there is already a thread of this so a link will be helpful

Bolt or gas gun? Barrel Length? What altitude will you be shooting at?

 

[918v]

175SMK works in all 1-12” barrels

 

[Boon20]

Berger 185 Juggernauts

been doing doing damage at 308 1000 yards comps since they came out

I will give it a try

Bolt or gas gun? Barrel Length? What altitude will you be shooting at?

Bolt 26" and about 540m alt

 

[Doom]

You will be best served by some of the 175-178 gr match bullets. Most of the older 168 gr bullets have trouble in the transonic region. The 178 amax that was mentioned earlier is no longer made. With 26” barrel you should have no problems. Some of the newer 178 and heaver bullet designs (i.e. VLD, ELD-M) may not stabilize in the 1 in 12 twist. Check the required twist before you purchase.

 

[XLR308]

Will 175g work in a 12" twist barrel i was thinking that might be to heavy?

That shouldn't be any problem at all, I ran everything from 130tsx up the 190smk and 190 custom comps out of my 1-12 barrel.
Even tried the 190 custom comps at an endemic velocity in the 2280-2350 range and they were all under MOA.
The 178 is what I settled on due to better ballistics and performance on game with excellent accuracy.
The 168 AMAX and 168smk had the best accuracy in my barrel but only a slight improvement over the 178.

 

[brianf]

^^175 smk out if 1-12 is good medicine for steel at 1k.