.308 Hornady Match - Hunting equivalent

I have a Remington SPS Tactical in .308 with a 20” barrel. 1-10 twist, I believe.

It shoots really good with 168 grain Hornady Match HPBT.

I’ve taken an antelope with it using a 168 grain Amax. But I’m going after pigs, and I worry the Amax may not be up to the job.

What do you guys suggest that might duplicate the performance out of the match ammo?


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165 Partition. You won’t miss the high BC of an ELD style bullet for hunting ranges.

If long range is not necessary then the 165 PT, is a great choice.

The Partition is a great bullet but are generally much shorter then other bullets in the same weight class. Which may have an affect on accuracy depending on the throat in your rifle... I would suggest either the 165 accubonds or 150 Barnes TTSX.

-Matt


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grifmXC":3ks7gqqf said:

The Partition is a great bullet but are generally much shorter then other bullets in the same weight class. Which may have an affect on accuracy depending on the throat in your rifle... I would suggest either the 165 accubonds or 150 Barnes TTSX.

-Matt


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I like the idea of accubonds. What powder would you use with that, which could replicate the Hornady match load?


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zacii-----My most accurate loads come with RL-15 or Varget, at 43.5 gr.

I’m running 168 Berger classic hunter and CFE223 out of my 16” 1-10 308


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I’m running 168 Berger classic hunter and CFE223 out of my 16” 1-10 308


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zacii":212e60db said:

grifmXC":212e60db said:

The Partition is a great bullet but are generally much shorter then other bullets in the same weight class. Which may have an affect on accuracy depending on the throat in your rifle... I would suggest either the 165 accubonds or 150 Barnes TTSX.

-Matt


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I like the idea of accubonds. What powder would you use with that, which could replicate the Hornady match load?


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Varget is always a good starting point with the 308. It is extremely temperature stable but produces a little less velocity. CFE223 gives you about 100fps more for any given bullet but is a lot more sensitive to temp fluctuations. I have been hearing great things about Power Pro 2000-MR, similar velocities to cfe223 but with less temperature sensitivity (still more than varget). I haven’t used it yet (just found/picked up a lb to try last weekend).


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My brother used his AR-10 (308) on our hog hunt this year, and the 150 gr. Gold Dot really put a smack-down on the hogs. And later worked equally well on deer. The two that were recovered were expanded beautifully with great weight retention. I worked up his load with Reloder 15.

I used the 168 HPBT Horn as my “blasting equivalent” to the Nosler Ballistic Tip of the same weight and flung em with identical components out to about 400 w/o a difference large enough to notice in hunting conditions.

hunter24605":10c6exom said:

My brother used his AR-10 (308) on our hog hunt this year, and the 150 gr. Gold Dot really put a smack-down on the hogs. And later worked equally well on deer. The two that were recovered were expanded beautifully with great weight retention. I worked up his load with Reloder 15.

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Do you have any pics of the recovered bullets?

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165 Partition. You won’t miss the high BC of an ELD style bullet for hunting ranges.

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That or the 165 gr. AccuBond. Either would work very well.

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Here are Accubonds, Partitions & E-tips shot into water jugs lined up at 400 yards. They are from a 6mm Remington.

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hunter24605":3ba7q0qq said:

My brother used his AR-10 (308) on our hog hunt this year, and the 150 gr. Gold Dot really put a smack-down on the hogs. And later worked equally well on deer. The two that were recovered were expanded beautifully with great weight retention. I worked up his load with Reloder 15.

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Do you have any pics of the recovered bullets?

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I don't. Maybe he took some or saved the bullets. I'll ask and get back to you.