Thread: Q - Mildest 308 load that would reliable kill deer sized game ?

3030 is perfectly capable out to 300 yds but irons limit what people think it's capable of.
A 170 grain round nose going at 23 to 2400 fps will with a 200 yds zero only be about 4 inches high at 100 and 12 low at 300. A bdc reticle, and rangefinder and your sorted. No need for or advantage at those ranges or speeds from pointy boat tail bullets in fact quite the opposite.
Well that's my 2c worth plus gst of course.