Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles .308” RN Bullets ???

I've just purchased a box of Hornady 150 RN and a box of Sierra 150 RN for use in my.308. So far very good results on paper using IMR 4166. Intend to use one or the other brand this year for deer. Off to the range this morning to decide which one is the winner.

Paul

I always preferred the 180 gr RN in my .308 for elk. I think they were Sierra's, but it has been awhile.I still have a box loaded up.
Years ago I switched to an .06 after I got the magnumitus out of my system. I use 220gr RN Sierras in it and have killed several elk in the 350 yard range. Lasered one at about 450 yards..If I know for sure I will be hunting open country, I use 180 gr Partitions. I have been surprised while I had the magazine filled with the 220's and they did the job out there a ways. I never cared for 150gr bullets in either the .308 or .06. 165 GK's were my usual fodder for deer

I like the Hornady 220 RN for loading .30-06 and .30-40 for my Winchester 1895 carbines. Supposedly it's the same profile as the original .30-40 bullet. I emailed them and it's supposed to expand down to 16 or 1700fps.
Woodleigh makes some very nice ones also but they said theirs would only expand down to 18 or 1900fps.
I haven't tried the offerings from Hawk yet.

I've shot a few deer with the Sierra 180 gr. RN from the .308 and 30-06. They all just conveniently died on the spot, never going anywhere except straight down.
Damned if I know where I got them but I have a bunch of full boxes of the 220 gr. Sierra RNs on my shelf. Maybe O ought to try them in the 06 and see where they go with velocity and accuracy.
Paul B.

I shot the 150 & 170 30-30 bullets as a woods load in the 308. The 180 Core lockt is the good type still. Round nosed bullets seemed to be more uniform than the older spitzers and definitely the hollow points.

What kind of range do you expect?
I keep a heavy RN ready in the event I see something closer than I think my pointeds will perform.

I love 165 grain BallisticTips for open range hunting. I've shot two deer at less than 100 yards with this load. One and 30 feet and this years buck at about 65 yards. Both DRT. I'm hoping the RN hits a bit harder but really what better performance can someone expect than that?

I have some of these and plan on trying them. I’ve been under the impression they are made for the 30-30, which may make no difference, but going to check with Nosler first.

I have in my collection of spent bullets a 250 Barnes fired into an elk from a 30-06. Impressive looking mushroom. I also have several Remington Hollow point 30 caliber round nose recovered from elk, the only Cor-Lokt I trust. Saying that I have a picture perfect 220 Remington round nose I retrieved from a mule deer. They definitely impact with more authority than spitzers

I cannot find it now but I recall that one or more of the bullet makers published suggested velocity ranges for their bullets.
I currently load the Hornady #3031, 150 grain spire point, FB in 30 Win. Looking at the 150 RN but concerned that it is designed for 30-30 velocity.
I did see that Hornady now lists a bullet for 300 Savage in SST. I suspect that this is designed for the lower velocity of the 300 Savage.
Likewise they now list #3035 (1550 RN) as "30-30"

Sierra makes a 150gr RN, but seems out of stock most places.

https://www.sierrabullets.com/product/30-caliber-7-62mm-150-gr-rn/

Last year the same old Buddy bought another case of Remington 180gr round nosed core-lock ammunition for his 308 Winchester, he shoots that load at everything, he's obviously a hunter and not a long range poker, he kills right along with everyone else.

I've tried the Sierra 150 gr. RN only in the Savage 300 cartridge. For whatever reason it didn't shoot as well in those rifles as the spitzer and the boat-tail.

Speer .308 180 gr Spitzer, BC .441 @ 2700 fps, 200 zero, -24.91" @ 400 yards.
Speer .308 180 gr RN, BC .328 @ 2700 fps, 200 zero, -28.36" @ 400 yards.

Sue me for 3.45"