Originally Posted by IFLY4U
Has anyone used the 125 grain .308 bullet for deer?


I have used the 125 grain Sierra quite a bit when using the .308 for rock-chucks and coyotes and have found it very accurate and effective for this purpose. I never did use use it on big game, but would imagine it would be fine for smaller deer and pronghorns.

When my sons began hunting, I loaded 130 grain Hornadys ahead of 50 grains of H4895 for their 30-06, and we got really good performance with fairly mild recoil. They killed several head of deer and pronghorns with this combination, and I don't remember any needing more than one shot. Bullet performance was really excellent!

M Bell

"You are so equipment conscious...you carry heavy millimeter cannon with you into the field. The American's sense of sportmanship is equated with his ability to master the sport with his purchases, not his skill." --Scottish author unknown--