Thread: Subsonic .308s

Nz hunter had a couple of good articles on subsonic 308 loads

IMHO & from my experience the best way to hunt with a sub sonic 308 etc is to think where would I shoot this with a .22lr.

The theory is big long pills so they tumble & cut, they won't expand.

The bigger the calibre the bigger the mess.

The tragectories generally make a rainbow look straight.

Apparently there are special sub pills available that do expand, Spanners was going to be making them IIRC

Just remember a subsonic 308 etc makes a 223 look like a big magnum in performance.

FWIW my $0.02

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

IMHO & from my experience the best way to hunt with a sub sonic 308 etc is to think where would I shoot this with a .22lr.

The theory is big long pills so they tumble & cut, they won't expand.

The bigger the calibre the bigger the mess.

The tragectories generally make a rainbow look straight.

Apparently there are special sub pills available that do expand, Spanners was going to be making them IIRC

Just remember a subsonic 308 etc makes a 223 look like a big magnum in performance.

FWIW my $0.02

That pretty much sums it up but IIRC if you drill a already frangible bullet IE 30/30 pill it can be made to expand at sub velocitys