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Bumping this thread up for the upcoming season! Yes, lets do this again. Looking forward to another hunting season. I just might run with my .308 Win. this year. I'm thinking it would be a good move on my part. I'm just about all dialed in with the 155's I also have a load with 168 grain, Nosler Long Rang A/B. Wish you all the best. This cow got Scenar'ed with my 20" .308 T3. she was a shade over 600 yards (about 615). She was moving through the trees and while I actually meant to put the bullet right behind her shoulder, I caught her square on the shoulder, but given the uphill shooting position that I had I did not complain. ![[Linked Image]](http://i.imgur.com/C4wmqRU.jpg) It is the only time I have ever caught one of the projectiles too. Found it just inside the offside hide. Did precisely what I needed it to do. Filled my freezer with zero drama, as always.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Lots of .308 and 30-06 experience here with the 155, how bout 300 wsm and win mag? Specifically in regards to elk.
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I have a hundred coming I bought in a bullet lot. I’m curious what they look like. I’ll probably never use them.
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I have a hundred coming I bought in a bullet lot. I’m curious what they look like. I’ll probably never use them. I'll take them off your hands for a reasonable price.
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Bumping this thread up for the upcoming season! Yes, lets do this again. Looking forward to another hunting season. I just might run with my .308 Win. this year. I'm thinking it would be a good move on my part. I'm just about all dialed in with the 155's I also have a load with 168 grain, Nosler Long Rang A/B. Wish you all the best. This cow got Scenar'ed with my 20" .308 T3. she was a shade over 600 yards (about 615). She was moving through the trees and while I actually meant to put the bullet right behind her shoulder, I caught her square on the shoulder, but given the uphill shooting position that I had I did not complain. [Linked Image] It is the only time I have ever caught one of the projectiles too. Found it just inside the offside hide. Did precisely what I needed it to do. Filled my freezer with zero drama, as always. What velocity is the bullet leaving the barrel at? I also have a 20” 308 (with a suppressor) that I’d like to be effective on game out to 600 yards. Tricky thing is my very accurate 155 load leaves the barrel around 2720 FPS and holds 2000 FPS out to 500 yards. I’ve seen many examples on this forum of people having success with velocity at and above 2000 FPS You are one of the few people I’ve been able to find that is shooting a 155 out of a short barrel, lower velocity 308 and making long kills. How did the bullet perform? Was there much trauma inside the elk? Where did you hit the elk at?
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Y’all keep shooting these BS bullets. When it comes down to a boone and Crockett you will lose his ass. Does and small bucks will make you think it’s the greatest bullet of all time. A buddy didn’t listen and lost a booner this year!!
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Y’all keep shooting these BS bullets. When it comes down to a boone and Crockett you will lose his ass. Does and small bucks will make you think it’s the greatest bullet of all time. A buddy didn’t listen and lost a booner this year!! BWAAAAHAAHAHAAHAHAAAAA!!!!!
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Yeah! a "big buck" is mo bigga than the ELK MacKay shot.. Or NOT!! Y’all keep shooting these BS bullets. When it comes down to a boone and Crockett you will lose his ass. Does and small bucks will make you think it’s the greatest bullet of all time. A buddy didn’t listen and lost a booner this year!!
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Y’all keep shooting these BS bullets. When it comes down to a boone and Crockett you will lose his ass. Does and small bucks will make you think it’s the greatest bullet of all time. A buddy didn’t listen and lost a booner this year!! BWAAAAHAAHAHAAHAHAAAAA!!!!! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/pLdK0pVC/IMG-E1379.jpg) Guess I just lucky on this B&C mule deer buck......;)
Luck....is the residue of design... ![[Linked Image]](http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp311/patrickgsinclair/96zvyt.gif)
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![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/tJYHS3fy/009.jpg) I've been lucky so damn many times, I can't count them......
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Y’all keep shooting these BS bullets. When it comes down to a boone and Crockett you will lose his ass. Does and small bucks will make you think it’s the greatest bullet of all time. A buddy didn’t listen and lost a booner this year!! BWAAAAHAAHAHAAHAHAAAAA!!!!! Guess I just lucky on this B&C mule deer buck......;) Geez Pat! Shooting a BS target bullet! Lucky you even hit a B&C deer let alone killed it!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Man that picture never gets old! Truly a gorgeous buck and scenery! Congrats again!
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CC,
I’m not MacKay, but if you search under his name there are a lot of photos of him and his girls with dead elk and a 308 Tikka rifle.
I’ve never seen him post where that combo failed on an Elk.
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I’ve only used the 155 Scenar on probably 10-12 game animals but never had a single concern about its expansion or ability to kill what’s it’s aimed at very quickly.
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This was copied from Pats 308 24hr campfire load.
.308(green rifle)
155gr Lapua scenar
Lapua brass
45.5grs Varget
Wolf(Tula)LRM primer
2.810" coal
2950fps.
Pat, what barrel length on that .308 (green rifle)?
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This was copied from Pats 308 24hr campfire load.
.308(green rifle)
155gr Lapua scenar
Lapua brass
45.5grs Varget
Wolf(Tula)LRM primer
2.810" coal
2950fps.
Pat, what barrel length on that .308 (green rifle)?
24" #3 Rock, 1-11"
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I didn't read the entire rhread, but does anyone have any experience with the 178's? Specificlly on whitetail and black bear in the east. Thanks.
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Bumping this thread up for the upcoming season! Yes, lets do this again. Looking forward to another hunting season. I just might run with my .308 Win. this year. I'm thinking it would be a good move on my part. I'm just about all dialed in with the 155's I also have a load with 168 grain, Nosler Long Rang A/B. Wish you all the best. This cow got Scenar'ed with my 20" .308 T3. she was a shade over 600 yards (about 615). She was moving through the trees and while I actually meant to put the bullet right behind her shoulder, I caught her square on the shoulder, but given the uphill shooting position that I had I did not complain. [Linked Image] It is the only time I have ever caught one of the projectiles too. Found it just inside the offside hide. Did precisely what I needed it to do. Filled my freezer with zero drama, as always. What velocity is the bullet leaving the barrel at? I also have a 20” 308 (with a suppressor) that I’d like to be effective on game out to 600 yards. Tricky thing is my very accurate 155 load leaves the barrel around 2720 FPS and holds 2000 FPS out to 500 yards. I’ve seen many examples on this forum of people having success with velocity at and above 2000 FPS You are one of the few people I’ve been able to find that is shooting a 155 out of a short barrel, lower velocity 308 and making long kills. How did the bullet perform? Was there much trauma inside the elk? Where did you hit the elk at? It has been the only 155 Scenar I have ever caught. .2700 at the muzzle. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/UUeaLWf.jpg) I keep thinking I need to put together a longer barrel .308, to get some faster speeds but then I look at my safe and see that I have a .300 WM for such purposes. Plus the little 20" gun keeps tipping things over just fine. And it is sure is nice to carry such a lightweight little thing up the steep azz mountains. 
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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I am going to try out the 139’s on a muley hunt this November out of a creed pushing them around 2900fps. Hope they work out well!
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I am going to try out the 139’s on a muley hunt this November out of a creed pushing them around 2900fps. Hope they work out well! What powder do you use to reach that velocity if you don’t mind me asking? Not that I can go out and get it if I don’t already have it.
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