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Got 'old rooter
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06/26/21 03:35 AM
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Douglas Tipton
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/26/21 11:45 AM
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Well done!
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/26/21 12:52 PM
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/26/21 04:11 PM
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I have an AR-10 in .308 and an AR-15 in 300 BLK. I have been using the Blackout because most of my shots are less than 100 yards, and it's a lighter rifle to carry. But every now and then I think about going back to the .308 because, as you say, it just hits so much harder.
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/26/21 08:24 PM
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I have an AR-10 in .308 and an AR-15 in 300 BLK. I have been using the Blackout because most of my shots are less than 100 yards, and it's a lighter rifle to carry. But every now and then I think about going back to the .308 because, as you say, it just hits so much harder. No kidding, and I dont have a sling yet either. My setup has me less than 100 yards from my car. When it was cooler and I did a little wandering I felt every bit of it. My Tikka T3X I used to use but the AR is more fun and it holds more than 3 ends. I have a 5.56 I've never taken out there because I want dead hogs, even short of 100 yards.
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/26/21 10:35 PM
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I shoot a gas gun in .308 on a regular basis. What bullet do you load?
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/27/21 10:51 AM
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Glad you got him! Bad shoulders have convinced me to go with a lighter version of hog killer than my AR-308. No complaints from the hogs yet!
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/27/21 04:13 PM
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Well done!
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/27/21 07:28 PM
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/27/21 11:09 PM
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/29/21 02:30 AM
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I shoot a gas gun in .308 on a regular basis. What bullet do you load? I don't load it myself. I buy bulk (500 rnds) from a smallish local manufacturer in N. Tex - got hooked up with them years ago at a gun show. I believe they told me they are Hornady150 gr. Interlock BTSP, and I think they chrono at around 2950 FPS. They have done quite well for me. I've shot 150 GR Remington Core-Lokt as well and those have done well too. Most shots forward of the shoulder have been DRT. Behind the shoulder I'll get runners that have gone up to 100 yds plus before dropping but not always (lung/heart). Not prolific, but in my limited kills (<100) I've only had one drop and get up - he was the back half of a double. I think I have 5 doubles now, some accidental, DRT. Several quartering shots (towards and away) behind the shoulders have been DRT with no exit wounds, some i've had to look hard for the entry wound and/or little or no blood. It's really hard to get around the .308 as the best all around for hogs. I'd like to hear from someone who hunts with a 6.5 CM since that's the best comparison round.
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/29/21 06:27 PM
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I don't always carry my AR-10, but when I do… I load 150 grain Hornady SP bullets for it. They're just the basic SP interlock with the flat base, no boat tail. I really can't speak to long range performance, but at short to medium ranges (up to maybe 150 yards) they work fine. Like DT said above, very few get up and wander off after being shot.
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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06/29/21 11:12 PM
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Right on. I don’t think there’s a more reliable and better performing all around bullet at the price that the Hornady interlocks go for. I’d take them over a core lokt bullet any day.
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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07/02/21 07:42 PM
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Well done!
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Re: Got 'old rooter
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07/13/21 08:46 PM
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NORML as can be
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Well done!
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