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Best deer round .308?

Posted By: lodell23

Best deer round .308? - 06/26/14 09:51 PM

What would you consider the best?
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/26/14 09:54 PM

welcome This could get interesting and take several right turns before getting back to the original topic.
Posted By: lodell23

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/26/14 10:04 PM

stir popcorn
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/26/14 10:09 PM

Well then you should have asked about .22-250 or .223 then if that is all you are after lot more will get butt hurt with a thread on those than the .308 cheers
Posted By: don k

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/26/14 11:43 PM

The hell with it Ranchman I am going out on a limb by saying the 223 is probably the best caliber for deer that was ever invented. There I said it. Let the games begin.
Posted By: nsmike

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/26/14 11:52 PM

I shoot a 30-06, but my favorite bullet is also available in 308, the Sierra 165 grain GameKing. I buy it already loaded in the Federal Premium line.
Posted By: furfinrfeather

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/26/14 11:54 PM

That's easy. It would be the one in my hand when he walks out.
Posted By: SapperTitan

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 12:00 AM

.270
Posted By: cameron00

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 12:02 AM

Here is a chart for the percentage of 1 shot kills by caliber:

308: 100%
30-06: 7%
270: 3%
30-30: 9%

Those are the only legit deer guns.

You be the judge.
Posted By: cameron00

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 12:03 AM

*only Marky Mark shoots a 308 per txtrophy85.
Posted By: huntnguide83

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 12:30 AM

Currently using a Barnes TSX in mine. Had clients shoot a Addax, Oryx, and blackbuck this past weekend. All very short tracking jobs with very good blood trails. There's a lot of good rounds out there but it's hard to say what's best because everyone's set up is different.
Posted By: Hunt n Fish

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 12:52 AM

Originally Posted By: stxranchman
welcome This could get interesting and take several right turns before getting back to the original topic.



Pass the salt! Again...... confused2
Posted By: TexFlip

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 01:01 AM

TTSX
Posted By: lodell23

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 02:46 AM

150 or 165 grain? And how are the superformance sst's?
Posted By: John Humbert

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 02:56 AM

The answer is: whatever your gun shoots best and you have the most confidence in.

Everything else is just noise. There's not a .308 round made that won't kill any deer in Texas if you and your gun deliver it to the right spot.
Posted By: DUKFVR

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 03:04 AM

I like 150 gr Barnes X bullets. My 308 shoot MOA all day with them.
Posted By: Halfadozen

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 03:17 AM

Let's see - 30-30; 22-250; 223; 243; 270. I'll stop there and popcorn
Posted By: Ramsey

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 04:32 AM

Originally Posted By: lodell23
150 or 165 grain? And how are the superformance sst's?
Good round for 308, actually my favorite
Posted By: Brother in-law

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 04:37 AM

165-168 gr
No super performance
Everything I shot with 3o8 died quick. A max and accubond
Posted By: southern_fowler

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 04:40 AM

Originally Posted By: John Humbert
The answer is: whatever your gun shoots best and you have the most confidence in.

Everything else is just noise. There's not a .308 round made that won't kill any deer in Texas if you and your gun deliver it to the right spot.


X2 but I prefer the 165 SGK
Posted By: lodell23

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 05:01 AM

Originally Posted By: Ramsey
Originally Posted By: lodell23
150 or 165 grain? And how are the superformance sst's?
Good round for 308, actually my favorite
Do you shoot 150 or 165 grain?
Posted By: decook

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 11:17 AM

But of course, a 7mm-08
Posted By: Hunt n Fish

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 01:56 PM

Originally Posted By: cameron00
Here is a chart for the percentage of 1 shot kills by caliber:

308: 100%
30-06: 7%
270: 3%
30-30: 9%

Those are the only legit deer guns.

You be the judge.


....and you got this from????????
Posted By: texasdude28

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 02:05 PM

308 is a great Texas round....... argue let the debate continue
Posted By: cameron00

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 02:30 PM

Originally Posted By: Hunt n Fish
Originally Posted By: cameron00
Here is a chart for the percentage of 1 shot kills by caliber:

308: 100%
30-06: 7%
270: 3%
30-30: 9%

Those are the only legit deer guns.

You be the judge.


....and you got this from????????


Everything I post is cold, hard, fact.

Or is it cold beer?

Anyhow, everything I post is one of the above.
Posted By: TxDiver

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 02:41 PM

Federal Fusion 165s are incredibly accurate out of my Savage 99, so that's what I use.
Posted By: don k

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 03:26 PM

I don't always shoot deer, but when I do I prefer a 223.
Posted By: Hunt n Fish

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 04:19 PM

Originally Posted By: cameron00
Originally Posted By: Hunt n Fish
Originally Posted By: cameron00
Here is a chart for the percentage of 1 shot kills by caliber:

308: 100%
30-06: 7%
270: 3%
30-30: 9%

Those are the only legit deer guns.

You be the judge.


....and you got this from????????


Everything I post is cold, hard, fact.

Or is it cold beer?

Anyhow, everything I post is one of the above.


juggle
Posted By: don k

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 04:25 PM

Oh, and I forgot. Instead of worrying about the best round most need to worry about accuracy. You can shoot any center fire round at deer and kill them if you hit them where it counts. Also you can wound a deer with any center fire round and maybe never find it if you don't hit it where it counts.
Posted By: Gravytrain

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/27/14 04:32 PM

Best deer round .308?

Nope it's 2nd best. The best is top secret.
Posted By: LandPirate

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/28/14 03:08 PM

I'm going to side Johnny Vermin on this one.

The .88 Magnum....it shoots through schools.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c_awug8EeA
Posted By: Blanco

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/28/14 03:39 PM

While in most cases I would agree that whatever caliber you shoot accurately would be the best, I personally have proven that theory to be wrong. I have the 3 following Savage 99 /.308 Savage 110/30-06 and a Winchester model 70 in .270
I personally have shot 3 shot groups from the .308 that are less than 1" at 100 yards. The 30-06 is a close second. the old Winchester is a bit sloppy but I can keep 3 shots inside 4" at 100 yds. I have taken deer with all 3 at varying ranges and most shots were to point of aim +- every deer shot with the 270 is dead before it hits the ground, without fail. I have shot deer with the .308 that have gone quite a distance before giving up.
Not sure of why but the .270 is deadly every time. What is interesting is the .270 is not my favorite to shoot either.
It tends to rattle the fillings in my teeth, and if I shoot it more that 3 times in a row it gives me a headache.

Go figure...
Posted By: n-all

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/29/14 01:00 AM

308 is great for WT..but so is 25-06..
Posted By: firestick

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/29/14 02:25 AM

308 with 150 sst for me
Posted By: firstshot425

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/29/14 03:44 AM

Originally Posted By: decook
But of course, a 7mm-08


+1

Best round for a 308, after you neck it down to 7mm-08, would be 120gr Ballistic tip or 140 gr Accubond. :-)
Posted By: jdd912

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/29/14 03:53 AM

270 wsm. Hell most deer just fall over dead when I stick it out the window.
Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/30/14 03:14 PM

If you are asking if the .308 is the best deer round, I would say no, but it's in the running.

If you are asking about .308 loads for deer, I used to use the 150gr Rem Corelokt but was not thrilled with its accuracy out of my Win Model 70 (but the bullet performance was very good). I tried a few loads and the 150gr Winchester Silver Ballistic Tip load proved very accurate and has killed quite a few Mills County whitetails for me (no losses yet with that load).
Posted By: Nogalus Prairie

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/30/14 03:23 PM

Well, since you have not handicapped yourself with an itty-bitty bullet, your choices are many. Any cup and core (Core Lokt, Win. Power Point, etc...) or premium bullet (Nosler Partition, Accubond, Barnes TSX, etc.) will work fine.

I like the regular old cup and cores for whitetails.

Just stay away from varmint bullets and FMJs.
Posted By: GLC

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/30/14 03:58 PM

Originally Posted By: firstshot425
Originally Posted By: decook
But of course, a 7mm-08


+1

Best round for a 308, after you neck it down to 7mm-08, would be 120gr Ballistic tip or 140 gr Accubond. :-)


There you go, except a 140 grain Nosler Ballastic hunting tip.
Posted By: WileyCoyote

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/30/14 07:35 PM

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Posted By: Nogalus Prairie

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/30/14 07:53 PM

blush
Posted By: Armalite260

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/30/14 10:03 PM

Originally Posted By: LandPirate
I'm going to side Johnny Vermin on this one.

The .88 Magnum....it shoots through schools.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c_awug8EeA


That's going to be a bear to reload!! duel
Posted By: StretchR

Re: Best deer round .308? - 06/30/14 11:49 PM


My Savage 11/111 is happiest with Remington Express, 150 grain Core-lokt PSP. Bench shoots under an inch sized grouping at 100 yards and has killed every deer or pig that I've shot with it. I shoot under 200 yards, so I can't say how well it would do at longer distances. I tried a variety of rounds back when ammo was REALLY scarce, and the cheap Remington did the best on the range, compared to other specialty hunting rounds that were twice the cost or more.
Posted By: Gwood88

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/01/14 12:00 AM

The XM193 in 5.56 is the best. stir
Posted By: SingleShot85

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/01/14 01:28 AM

I have never felt under powered tote'n my 308, but since my 308 is pushing 18lbs, my 300wsm at 10.5 makes most trips in the field.

175gr smk for everything but maybe brown bear, even then a single shot behind the ear is going to do the trick.... question is can you put there in the heat of the moment?????
Posted By: wtjim

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/03/14 03:30 PM

Depends...shoot the round that is most accurate for your gun. I have a savage hog hunter 20" barrel 1 in 10 twist. Shoots Barnes .308 165g TTSX sub moa. One shot kills this year on 9 animals, 4 aoudad, 2 corsican and 3 hogs. Ranges up to 387 yards. Only 3 of the aoudad were able to make it more than 10 yards from POI. I am somewhat worried about expansion and kinetic energy dump on deer but this is due to not having seen the kill factor of them on the small hill country deer I hunt.
Posted By: progress4m

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/04/14 01:51 PM

Originally Posted By: lodell23
What would you consider the best?


30-06
Posted By: Rustler

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/04/14 02:38 PM

My .308 LTR shoots 165 grain Sierra game kings the best, so that's what I use.
That is if I'm shooting the .308 instead of the .17 rem.
Posted By: BMD

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/04/14 02:40 PM

Originally Posted By: Rustler
My .308 LTR shoots 165 grain Sierra game kings the best, so that's what I use.
That is if I'm shooting the .308 instead of the .17 rem.


What no magic bullets
Posted By: Rustler

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/04/14 02:53 PM

Originally Posted By: BMD
Originally Posted By: Rustler
My .308 LTR shoots 165 grain Sierra game kings the best, so that's what I use.
That is if I'm shooting the .308 instead of the .17 rem.


What no magic bullets


Sure, I use them in the .22 DGS ELI still have one open up & turn to dust before it gets where it's going occasionally.
The SGK works so well in my LTR I haven't tried them, still haven't got them to work in the 7-08.
Posted By: TylerK

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/08/14 05:19 PM

270 150 grain Winchester PP
Posted By: LuckyHunter

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/09/14 05:16 AM

22 hornet
22-250
243
257
25-06
264
270
7mm
308
30-06
300
338
375

that's what I tell my wife I need ..... so far so good
Posted By: Tactical Cowboy

Re: Best deer round .308? - 07/10/14 03:39 AM

Well, if I'm not using my incendiary .22 short, I prefer my .408 CheyTac.

The .308 is the greatest round that never should have been.
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