I stumbled upon a factory 308 load from Sellier Bellot that you can buy for $ 12.00 a box

I’ve been using the 150 grain version of their Soft Point Cutting Edge (SPCE) for about a month

5 shots - 5 hits - 5 dead

Longest ran 50 yards, 2 of 5 shots not optimally placed (too far back) - still dead

4 of 5 pass throughs (hogs 200 lbs or less).

Finally got a recovery this past weekend - shot was 40 yards broadside - bullet struck lower shoulder arm and hit the bone squarely , continued traveling straight missed the heart by 2 inches broke lower ribs entered offside front leg and was recovered along bone opposite shoulder - took a direct bone strike and 18” of hog to stop this bullet.

He ran 20 yards

250 lbs

$12.00 a box ....

You’re Welcome

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Certainly excellent results, and a good price!
I figure it costs me between 45-50¢ a round to reload 150 grain Hornady SP bullets, assuming that I get free brass from friends who don't reload
At $12/box that's 60¢/round.

Not bad at all!

Cost effective is good!

Nice report.

Tell me again, what was the retained weight of that recovered bullet?

122 grains recovered weight

Jacket and core are not bonded , I deconstructed the bullet after weighing it - if anybody cares to see those photos I can take some and post ...

that's pretty impressive. Great field testing

what kind of accuracy are you getting?

Consistently 1 MOA

5 shot group with Leupold scope at 100 yards

4 shot on hand warmer with a 2x mag thermal optic

In the field - haven’t missed a shot yet