308 Winchester 165 gr Solid Base Whitetail Country

[JD338]

Shot the new Nosler Whitetail Country 308 Winchester 165 gr Solid Base load into the water jugs at 40 yards.
MV was 2800 fps and the bullet was recovered in jug #6. Pretty impressive results and think this bullet and load would perform quite well on elk.

JD338

 

[DrMike]

Appears to be great performance. Almost 75% weight retention. Wouldn't expect anything else from Nosler.

 

[RL338]

2800 is pretty good for the 308 and 165s. Low 2800 was reserved for most 150gr factory loads.

 

[Guy Miner]

I'm impressed!

2800 fps is indeed a very good velocity for the 165 from a 308 Winchester. That mushroom looks like it might just have become the deadliest in the woods... I always did like Nosler's Solid Base bullets. Learned to like the 308 Winchester after I joined the Marines.

How's the accuracy Jim?

Thanks for testing that! Regards, Guy

 

[JD338]

Accuracy was just over an inch. I'm going to scrub the barrel and reshoot it. The speed surprised me.

JD338

 

[SJB358]

Boy that is a sure thing hunting load right there. At an inch, I'd guess it'll have plenty of guts for as far as you'd wanna hunt elk or deer with it. 6 jugs is pretty impressive.

 

[Guy Miner]

Boy that is a sure thing hunting load right there. At an inch, I'd guess it'll have plenty of guts for as far as you'd wanna hunt elk or deer with it. 6 jugs is pretty impressive.

Ya, I'm thinking that they've got a winner with this ammo. I hope it succeeds in the marketplace!

JD338 - mind if I share your results on a couple of other hunting/shooting forums?

Guy

 

[SJB358]

At the listed 35-40 bucks a box, if it shoots well, makes it hard to burn primers and time.

 

[Guy Miner]

At the listed 35-40 bucks a box, if it shoots well, makes it hard to burn primers and time.

In today's world... $40 for twenty rounds of quality hunting ammo isn't unusual. Some is much more.

Guy

 

[JD338]

Ya, I'm thinking that they've got a winner with this ammo. I hope it succeeds in the marketplace!

JD338 - mind if I share your results on a couple of other hunting/shooting forums?

Guy

Go right ahead Guy.

JD338

 

[JD338]

Boy that is a sure thing hunting load right there. At an inch, I'd guess it'll have plenty of guts for as far as you'd wanna hunt elk or deer with it. 6 jugs is pretty impressive.

It smacks my 250 yard gong pretty good!

JD338

 

[gerry]

Wow that looks great. Now we just need them to appear for us who handload.

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing. If I hadn’t already committed to using the .300 WSM and Core-lokt Tipped ammo to fill my elk tag, this exact load would be employed in my 788 .308!

 

[TackDriver284]

Impressive results!! Performs like a Partition .

 

[FOTIS]

Excellent!

 

[badaxeriverman]

Tough bullet! Looks like a penatrator to me.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Good info Jim. Thanks for sharing. Hope this line of ammo does well in today's market. Dan.

 

[JD338]

Good info Jim. Thanks for sharing. Hope this line of ammo does well in today's market. Dan.

Dan,
I was told that the introduction far exceeded the expectations. I hope this leads to more bullet offerings and the reintroduction of the Solid Base as a component offering.

JD338

 

[bdbrown66]

At the listed 35-40 bucks a box, if it shoots well, makes it hard to burn primers and time.

But what's the fun in that???

 

[badaxeriverman]

I’d like to see a side-by-side test next to the Partition, occupant and ballistic tip of the same velocity and weights. That bullet sure looks stout like a Partition without the Partition in the back! It looks tougher than most of Noslers other offerings but also sheds lead from the tip while doing so not keeping as wide of a mushroom. Kind of reminds me of the 180 grain 358 Speer hot core mushrooms I saw in a post years ago that were shot around 2350 fps. Basically looked about the same mushroom wise from 75 to 200 yards. I’ll be curious to see if they have any 35 Whelen offerings or at least offer a .358 version. Probably not, but you can always hope. You think with all the straight wall hype with limited caliber restrictions they would along with coming back out with the ballistic tip for it.