Originally Posted by jim62
Originally Posted by Mississippi
Using a .308win for long range whitetail deer. Berger has hunting VLDs from 155gr to 185gr that seem to make sense in the 308. Based on terminal velocity and energy for distances between 400 & 800 yards, what weight bullet fits this application the best????? The 168? Thanks!


A 168g slug will be the best.

And frankly since you are looking to shoot deer sized targets out to 800 yards, you might expand your bullet selection beyond Bergers.

Nothing wrong with them it's just not every rifle shoots them well and the fact that MANY brands of match and plastic tipped 168g slugs have just as good of BCs as Bergers.

168g Ballistic tips & Accurbonds, Hornady SSTs & Amaxes etc.. are all going to do just as good of a job as the Bergers will on Deer.

The main thing is ACCURACY of both you and the rifle. Don't limit yourself to just one model of slug to get the accuracy recipe you need for your gun.

You might look at the 155g Scenars as well. .500 BCs and even more speed out of a .308..The "rumor" is they kill deer pretty well..




I disagree, having shot them with the aforementioned bullets, I like the performance of the Berger best.

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