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Thread: Looking for a new .308 SD round,Ideas?

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    155 grain Tap. Not as accurate as SMK but close with far better ballistics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by themonk View Post
    155 grain Tap. Not as accurate as SMK but close with far better ballistics.
    I’m sure the tap is fine but a SMK in the chest and that all she wrote. I really think many of you underestimate just what a 308 even with FMJ will do to someone. Waaaay over thinking this one. I am talking about HD. Some have mentioned the pass throughs... you better worry about the misses. Not t many documented shoot throughs killing people. Not even close to the misses.
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    I'm going to echo:

    155-gr TAP and 150-gr Gold Dots (or Fusion MSR, same projectile).
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    Long time loads at work, 155 AMAX for open air and 180 Accubond for barriers.
    Now playing with a combination of 155 ELD-M and 168 Barnes.

    Lots of other good ones too.

    That being said, I'd not choose a .308 for SD/HD unless I had some specific distance, barrier, or threat needs.
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    Every one has different needs for SD/HD and one bullet/cal won't work for every where, The reason we went 7.62x51 is out here in rural America shot can be long, targets may be hard or soft and a pass through doesn't pose the danger as much as in more settled areas. What works for us may not work for you and I'm fine with that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ST911 View Post
    Long time loads at work, 155 AMAX for open air and 180 Accubond for barriers.
    Now playing with a combination of 155 ELD-M and 168 Barnes.

    Lots of other good ones too.

    That being said, I'd not choose a .308 for SD/HD unless I had some specific distance, barrier, or threat needs.
    How's the 168 Barnes doing accuracy wise?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MountainRaven View Post
    I'm going to echo:

    155-gr TAP and 150-gr Gold Dots (or Fusion MSR, same projectile).
    I think I’ll grab some of both and some Fed 165 GMK and see what shoots best in my guns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by indianalex01 View Post
    I’m sure the tap is fine but a SMK in the chest and that all she wrote. I really think many of you underestimate just what a 308 even with FMJ will do to someone. Waaaay over thinking this one. I am talking about HD. Some have mentioned the pass throughs... you better worry about the misses. Not t many documented shoot throughs killing people. Not even close to the misses.
    Please stop.

    If you are truly a HOG, then I’m quite sure you’re aware of how different the typical precision shooting is with a .308 in regard to state-side and OCONUS. When you’re globe-trotting as a Scout Sniper might tend to do, I guess accuracy over a longer distance may be king and SMK is good for that. But, SMK has such an inconsistent hollow-point that they cannot be relied upon to mushroom and transfer energy. When I was shooting 168 BH AMAX in the swirling winds of Ft Dix, I could make great hits at 600 yards utilizing a 2.5-10x power scope with boring monotony. 600 yards is a pretty beastly SD/HD length shooting stateside. Why not pair that pretty decent accuracy with a devastating round? SMK is not devastating and is dangerous as it has exited the torso of 90% of the people shot with it by LE with a average engagement distance of around 55 yards if I remember correctly. I think it’s a safe bet that LE has shot more people with 7.62x51 than anyone else state-side. Why not learn from our mistakes?

    If FMJ compared to a good HP truly doesn’t matter, then do you load ball in your pistols?
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