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One bullet for 308 & 300WM?

HiDesertELR

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Pretend the world has gone mad, supplies are dwindling and you could only stock up on ONE .30 cal projectile for both your 308 (1:11 22") and your 300WM (1:10 26")... What would you pick?
 
What is the purpose of the bullet??


Target only?

Hunting? Hunting what game? What range?


Hunters particular IMO often overlook the bullet choice...when IMO it's one of the most important things to consider. It has to shoot well AND perform well.
 
I use a 130gn Barnes TTSX in one of my .308s, Nosler 168gn BT in the other. Both are sub moa and lights out.

How do you like the 130gr TTSX? I have been mulling over using them for deer and think with the speed they would hit like a hammer. What are you using for loading and getting for velocity?
 
A 300 Winmag will push a 175 to 3100 fps. If you can't take that to 1,200 and kill something, well...

I chose the 175's a long time ago when I was poor to shoot in both. I haven't seen any recent developements to make me change that opinion. Anything heavier in the 308, and you start walking a fine line between high pressure and performance.
 
I’ve got 168SMK for 308 and my 300WM loves the 180SGK. Even though I haven’t taken game with the 300, it does love those game kings. I haven’t run the 180’s in my 308 yet but now that you proposed the idea of using one bullet in both, I may give it a try and see if the 308 likes the 180 game king as well.
 
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I love them for my 300WM, but 1:11 seems slow for these. I should load some up and see what happens.

I use the 208 eld-m in a 700 5R 308 with 11.25. My favorite projectile - great value, BC, and reasonable velocity.
 

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And here's my target and load with 178's... but the 208's hit probability gets much better over say, 600 yds, which is why I prefer the heavies.
 

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I’ve got 168SMK for 308 and my 300WM loves the 180SGK. Even though I haven’t taken game with the 300, it does love those game kings. I haven’t run the 180’s in my 308 yet but now that you proposed the idea of using one bullet in both, I may give it a try and see if the 308 likes the 180 game king as well.
Both will like the 175 gk
 
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