308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
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308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
I recently shot some of this ammo my buddy uses for target shooting and I loved the results. Could these rounds be used for deer hunting? Thanks for the help folks.
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RE: 308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
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I recently shot some of this ammo my buddy uses for target shooting and I loved the results. Could these rounds be used for deer hunting? Thanks for the help folks.
I recently shot some of this ammo my buddy uses for target shooting and I loved the results. Could these rounds be used for deer hunting? Thanks for the help folks.
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RE: 308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
I believe that it is the other way around or I may have just missread the above post. They really don't expand at all. They are made to just fly straight and put a hole in a piece of paper. They don't expload or even expand like a hunting round,when hitting flesh.
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RE: 308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
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I believe that it is the other way around or I may have just missread the above post. They really don't expand at all. They are made to just fly straight and put a hole in a piece of paper. They don't expload or even expand like a hunting round,when hitting flesh.
I believe that it is the other way around or I may have just missread the above post. They really don't expand at all. They are made to just fly straight and put a hole in a piece of paper. They don't expload or even expand like a hunting round,when hitting flesh.
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RE: 308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
I feel Bigcountry is totally right i had aquired some 52 grain sierra BTHP matchkings in .224 cal I loaded them up in some .223 rem loads. I shot at milk jugs full of water from 100 to 200 yards when i picked up the shredded jugs I observed no exit holes but many shards or copper and lead remained in some of the jugs I ended up using the rest of the loads on jack rabbits. Id say these bullets would be great for targets and varmints and thats about it. and if you ever chat with charlie brown I believe he at one time used these 52 grain bthp matchkings for jack rabbits. the only match bullets ive ever heard to have good hunting performance would be hornady A-max bullets ive never tried them and probably will never with all the choices of bullets better suited for hunting.
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RE: 308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
I know tactical shooters who use them or say they use them. They usually use blackhills ammo. Big difference between a human getting hit and a deer. A deer gets a gut shot, he runs for miles, a human would not make it a few feet.
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RE: 308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
Thanks for all the replies guys...i've recently heard that they're popular sniper rounds which doesn't make much sense if they don't hold together[&:]
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RE: 308 BTHP 168 gr Federal Ammo
Some HP bullets are made for hunting but most are not. I did use some of the 190 grain BTHP Match Hornady bullets in the 308 for both steel silhouettes and deer hunting. They worked well but I eventually went to the 190 grain BTSP. Sierra does not recommend their HP bullets for hunting with a few exceptions that the list.