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Whats your go to bullet and grain you use for your 308 Win. ? Also what game have you taken with it ? I just put a Remington model seven stainless on layaway and gonna start with Federal 150 grain Nosler Partitions.Will be used for PA whitetails and PA bear.

150 gr Hornady interlock shoots pretty good in my Remmy 700 Mountain rifle. Heck, 150 gr Federal blue box shoots pretty good in the mountain gun. I have loaded a bunch of 130gr TTSX but have yet to put one into an animal....

I've shot some 165 gr Fusion bullets which shoot fine but seem to be heavier than required for deer and coyotes.

I think 150 is definitely the place to start with a .308 Seven. I've got a 1998 SS .308 that loves the Hornaday Interlock 150s and seems to prefer the old school cup & core over the newer offerings in general.
As to game, last kill was an 8 pt. whitetail at 187 lbs.(big for these parts) shot at 93 yds. Plowed his front end for about 8-10 ft. trying to run and fell over dead.

John

150 grain Power Point and 165 Fusion. My Montana loves em both so much that there was no reason to look at any others. I love a gun that doesn't need expensive ammo to shoot well. I am in Pa also and just carried my Montana 308 for bear with the 165 Fusion. I took a doe last year with the same bullet and the 165 knocked her down and out. The 165 Fusion is ideal for a deer/bear load in Pa. No need for any tougher bullet for what you will shoot in Pa.

165 partition for deer, with the the cheaper Speer for practice. RL 15 for powder, very good combo. I settled on this after taking deer with the 180 silver tip, 165 Sierra, 150 federal, 165 Speer RN, 150 gr. Speer, 180 gr. Sierra RN. All of the above worked, but I like the partition.

150 grain Nosler Accubond for antelope and deer. For bigger stuff (like elk and moose) I usually use 180 grain Accubonds in my 300 WSM.

Try the Barnes 100 or 130 TTSX. At 3000+ fps they are devastating.

I generally get a heavier bullet for bear. Tomorrow is bear and deer in 4D and I will be carrying a 260 with 140 grain partitions. If I took the 308 I would have 165 partitions. I personally think a good interlocked bullet helps anchor bear or deer. I hope to only see deer tomorrow, but bear are plentiful here, and depending on the size I would pull he trigger. Sows with cubs will get a pass.

The 150 Sierra pro hunter has worked well for me in 2 different 308's for a few deer. I wouldn't be scared to sink one into a bear, just haven't had a chance.


Dave.

150 or 165 Accubond.

My Ruger goes sub MOA with factory Federal "blue box" 150's. Can't beat that and at $18 a box from Walmart, life is good!

Lapua brass, ttsx 130 and 38.2gns H4895 = reduced recoil heaven in a Kimber Montana. Killed five this year and no recovered bullets. No need to track as they all fell within a few yards of there they were standing.

I load 165 Hornadys in several .308s for family and friends, and no one complains about performance. Go to load is 44gr RL15, but I hear Varget's a winner, too.

I've killed a few elk with the .308, have used various 150-180 grain bullets for them. My latest load uses the 180 Accubond. Killed a lot of yotes with it as well. I'm fairly practical when it comes to hunting and the .308 fits that way of thinking. It's common as dirt and just kills everything.
The 150 partition you're looking at should work great.

I am in north central Pa. I am on the line of our extended bear season. I have two doe tags to fill so it's more of a no stress/fun casual hunt close to home for me. My fields were filled with doe tonight.
I need to get some blood on a classic M70 270 so I will be taking her out and letting her bark this week.

I built a 308 last year just because I have not had one in a while. I decided to let the rifle tell me what it likes and it turned out to be a 150 grain Nosler BT over Varget. Two deer so far this season with the 308 and they were both bang-flop at 100 and 130 yards. Also had good accuracy with 165 grain Sierra Pro Hunters over IMR 4064. I have not shot anything with the Sierra's yet but from many years experience in my 280 AI I know they will work as well. The 308 is not hard to load for and I have not tried anything that did not shoot well over about eight bullet/powder combinations. Good luck and enjoy your 308.

A a partition is never a bad decision, but a 150 to 180 cc type bullet will work great on deer. I like 150 or 165 sierra pro-hunters or BTs, but any will be fine.

150gr NBT, but I don't shoot elk with it.

155gr. Scenar. 4 elk so far...

I have a 308 that likes 165 gr Sierra GK and another that likes 150 gr ttsx. I feel good either way, I would pick up the one that shoots the Barnes best if I was going to hunt something very large like an elk, but I would probably get the same result from either.