308 pet loads

[Salchi Papa]

Just seeing what people preferences are in 308 win. I have a decent for deer 150gr load but I’m looking to load a 165 NBT. What powders do you prefer are there any “known” good loads? This is used for hunting whitetail deer in central PA from a tree stand or on foot. Shooting from 30yds to about 200yds with the likely distance of under 100. I don’t push my 308 to max speeds I have other stuff for that but 2700-2750 is more than enough and I prefer an accurate round. I’ve got a veriety of powders to chose from H to IMR and WIN and RL.
The rifle is a tikka t3x 22” barrel

 

[JD338]

I've got a Nosler M21 308 Win. My go to load is 46.0 grs Varget and 165 gr BT/168 gr ABLR. It shoots in the .3's and flattens WT deer. I also have loads for the 150 gr BT with Varget and IMR4064.
These powders shoot sub .5 MOA.
I've also got a load with the 130 gr TTSX using TAC and the Sierra 220 gr RN Pro Hunter with CFE223. These shoot well under MOA out to 250 yards.

JD338

 

[RL338]

Hard to beat Varget in a 308 Win.

 

[Salchi Papa]

I use Varget and IMR4895 both for 150gr loads and both at 45gr. The varget shoots .52 and 4895 is .40. I just happen to have the 165 BT and was leaning towards 4064 but I have 2 other powders that shoot very well so I was kinda questioning myself as to why use another powder

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

Hard to beat Varget in a 308 Win.

This. Varget has been my go-to in the .308 and several other like sized cartridges. For what I do with my .308 I like the 150 grain Sierra Gameking BTSP on top of 45 grains of Varget.

 

[RL338]

My Remington 7400 really likes 43.3grs of Varget under 150’s. A little slow but very accurate.

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

My Remington 7400 really likes 43.3grs of Varget under 150’s. A little slow but very accurate.

I always thought a 7400 in .308 would be perfect for Western Oregon Deer/Elk or Texas hogs on a feeder!

 

[RL338]

I always thought a 7400 in .308 would be perfect for Western Oregon Deer/Elk or Texas hogs on a feeder!

First rifle I bought. Hunted 20+ years with it before moving up to the 30-378 Wby.

 

[Wolfshead]

I hunt whitetail deer the same distances that you’ve described out to 300 yards.
I shoot 150 grain Accubonds in Starline brass, and #200 CCI primers, along with 46 grains of Varget.
Very accurate in my rifle, and I took a nice Doe last season with that load at about 40 yards.
I say If you have a good load with the 150s, just use that.

 

[Guybo]

I've had really good success with Varget in my LTR .308 with the 125gr Ballistic tips and deer. Punching paper Varget was excellent with the Nosler 168gr CC, very accurate and consistent at all ranges. I also had really good results with RL15 with both bullets, but Varget was a little better.

 

[Guy Miner]

The 308 responds really well to Varget and a good 165/168 grain bullet.

Heck, the 308 is great with a lot of different powder & bullet combinations.

Guy

 

[JD338]

The 308 responds really well to Varget and a good 165/168 grain bullet.

Heck, the 308 is great with a lot of different powder & bullet combinations.

Guy

Truer words have never been spoken.

JD338

 

[TackDriver284]

I used a variety of bullets with Varget, all shot very well. Here is a small list.
168 NBT Lapua brass 44.6 grains Varget Fed 210 @ 2730 fps
165 NBT Lapua brass 45.3 grains Varget CCI 200 @ 2820 fps
178 ELD X Lapua brass 42.7 grains Varget Fed 210M @ 2675 fps
All shot in the .2's - .3's at @ 100

 

[ReloadKy]

I have had excellent results in my cheap savage axis 308 with TAC, BL-C2 and CFE 223. I have I have used anything from 125gr to 165gr and all 3 powders have proven to be very accurate and very fast.

 

[TXbaldhunter]

With the 165gr in the 308 Win
44.5grs TAC
45.5grs Varget
46.5grs Accurate 4064
45.0grs IMR 4895

 

[JD338]

With the 165gr in the 308 Win
44.5grs TAC
45.5grs Varget
46.5grs Accurate 4064
45.0grs IMR 4895

Tex,
Those are some solid loads.

JD338

 

[Salchi Papa]

With the 165gr in the 308 Win
44.5grs TAC
45.5grs Varget
46.5grs Accurate 4064
45.0grs IMR 4895

Tex can you elaborate a little on the bullets, primers and brass you’re using
Also what kind of speeds are you getting
Thanks

 

[wildman]

I use Varget with 125 nos. bt. in my Remington 700 LVSF. little bitty bug hole groups .

 

[TXbaldhunter]

Tex can you elaborate a little on the bullets, primers and brass you’re using
Also what kind of speeds are you getting
Thanks

My 308 Win's all have 26" barrels.I use Winchester brass,Winchester Large Rifle Primers.All those loads listed give me between 2800-2812fps with a 168gr Nosler Ballistic Tip.