hey guys wondering what speeds your getting out of your bush pigs. cheers team
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hey guys wondering what speeds your getting out of your bush pigs. cheers team
Would depend on projectile weight surely ?
Just run some Hornady Whitetail 150gr through 17 inch Kimber Montana 308. 2623fps.
I run 30-30 projectiles in my 16.5" Bergara 308, only pushing them at 2350fps.
PPU factory 150gr 308 ammo does 2610fps.
Hornady 150 sst
Mild load but extremely accurate out of a 16 inch barrel.
Hotter load 2730 still accurate.
Plent for most of my shooting under 200 yards
Mwant to say 2600 on mild load
175grainer at 2550 for 18inch
awesome team, 2600 150grsst out of 16inch barrel is acceptable then
Hornady 150sst. 2750fps
125-130gr 2950-3000fps
165gr 2500-2600fps
16.5"
2550 fps with 168gr TMK, ELD-m, A-max and for deer within 400m.
As above. Just shy of 3K with a 125AB and just shy of 2550 with a 168 ELD-M.
180sst 2473 16”
OK I will type this slowly......WHO CARES???? IT DOESNT MATTER.
the deer at true bush ranges..sub hundred yards sure as hell wont.... the very best factory .308 load for bush/close range work is bog standard 180grn winchester power points......
if you are above 2200fps you are better than the .30/30 and NOBODY complains about how well it has killed deer for how many years now????
Some people obviously do care and just because it is a bush pig doesn't mean you have to use it at "bush" ranges. I know I can reach out with mine if necessary and with modern high BC projectiles and dial up scopes it makes the 30-30 look pretty lame when you take it to the tops. And you really don't have to SHOUT, even if you do type slowly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Running Hornady Superformance factory 150gr GMX in my 16” Howa mountain rifle, chronied at 2750fps
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I estimated about 2725-2750fps for the Superformance 150gr SST in my 16" setup. Works well to 300y so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudattack
Cheers @Micky Duck - I use this rifle for mainly the bush, but often break into the tops. more curious on what other people were getting out of there rifles then anything.
Looking at this with interest.
Anyone running monoliths?
Barnes 130ttsx at 3023 fps, verified out to 665ydQuote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
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On paper eh. At 665yd they would literally be a FMJ!Quote:
Originally Posted by MSL
Yup, as above 150gr GMX.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
Shot a sika stag last year just behind the shoulder at 310m, no expansion just zipped through.
The one from 20m that hit him in the left buttock and ended up under the skin on his right shoulder did though[emoji6]
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The ol texas heart shot.
well,that touched a nerve...but you have shot yourself in the foot somewhat....IF you put a high BC projectile into a .30/30 ...rangefind and dial up...it will do the job too,after all a 150grn projectile at 2200fps is a 150grn projectile at 2200fps no matter if its poked out of a .30/30 at 50 yards or a 300wm at 500-600-700yardsQuote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
I normally do not shoot out past 300 yards.most of my animals are taken within 100 yards but I know I can happily stretch barrel out to 350ish.....
I do not need top velocity to do that...folks have been doing it for a very very long time.
the biggest thing is to proove to yourself on paper you can do it.....the ocasional hare at 300 yards does wonders for your confidence,wallabies are perfect as pretty much any hit will be fatal,they dont take a lot to kill cleanly.
Was a gong at 665.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Shot
I shot a stag in the ruahines at 400 or 440yards, and he dropped on the spot, and stayed down. When I got over there though, he was very much alive, albeit very paralysed. Finished him off, and found the bullet had hit the spine above the shoulder. I found the bullet under the skin on the offside, not much expansion. That was eight years ago, and I’ve not used the 130ttsx past 300 since then.
The other one was a much closer deer, which is where they’re best suited.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6895c2edae.jpg
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I dropped down to 110g Barnes for up close and personal and they work well.
Yep it seems to be the story eh. Out past 300 and it’s not humane.
Here in the uk it’s not often you get past 300.
Might have to try and pick up some drt 30 cal heads when I’m over in the states in August.
Like a few of you I’m using the 130g Barnes TTSX at 2957 ft/sec, I used to have them over 3000 ft/sec with 2 more grains of powder but that was a bit hot.
My Tikka .308 has a 16 inch barrel.
I’ve shot deer out to 430 yards with mine and note that shooter suggests it gets below 1000ft pound of energy at 450 yards. 500 yards would be the limit for me.
In the bush environment I shoot any sort of factory ammo (usually 165g), because as someone said above, speed is of little consequence at those short ranges.