Hi all,
So my cut down 308 seems to like the 168s. Getting a MV of 2610. Question is are these a good projectile on game inside 300? Namely Red, Sika and Fallow.
Keen to hear your experiences etc. before I commit to them.
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Hi all,
So my cut down 308 seems to like the 168s. Getting a MV of 2610. Question is are these a good projectile on game inside 300? Namely Red, Sika and Fallow.
Keen to hear your experiences etc. before I commit to them.
Yes they are a good projectile for your intended use
Just make sure the meplat (lil hole in the front) is open, ie 20-25 thou
The projectiles with the smaller/closed meplat often pencil through and cause very delayed killing
If the meplat opening where the jacket closes is less, then open it up with a needle
Nice one mate. Will ensure to check them. From memory they are good to go.
Dont forget to put a nice vld angled inside chamfer on your brass necks to protect those soft J4 jackets and lube your brass neck and projectiles for ammo assembly
Really? Shit ok. Guess I can't forget to do something I don't know to do :P Just using the lyman chamfer tool. So is that graphite? lube you dip into the go? Have that available but don't normally lube for seating.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
The lyman will be fine
If you have graphite then good
Check your oal then check with a comparator and you will be good to go
Often lubing the necks/projectiles will result in a deeper seated projectile than when using the same die settings as unlubed ammo assembly
thanks :thumbsup:
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The Berger VLD is a great clean killer of game (and paper!) I use it in a number of different calibres and it never lets me down near or far, I roll a cotton bud across my lube pad every few cases when sizing ( I full length size everything every single time too) and roll it around the inside of the neck prior to sizing it, along with a decent chamfer, eases seating for soft wall projectiles and gives a consistent release, but you gotta remember to do them all, cause the one you don't, will go somewhere else, and at a different speed too!.
They're mint, I use the 190vld in my 308.