110 grain v-max anyone?

Of course I'm just plain guessing, I'm new to all this reloading stuff, so new I havent yet put a single grain of powder into a shell, so yes I guess, and I don't know what numbers your talking about to punch in, or even where to get the numbers to punch in, or where to punch em in, or in what order to punch em in. I'm doin the best I can not knowing nothing but the most very basic basics, basically.

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I guess that's the reason that the 110 grain bullet is so popular in mid range matches in the .308 Win. lol lol



I'm sorry. I must have replied to the wrong thread. And I didn't realize that he 125 BT WAS popular in mid-range matches. Surprise, surprise!

I thought this thread was about shooting Coyotes with the 308, not about shooting midrange matches. I don't see the connection. Maybe he should shoot 168 or 175 SMKs, and poke little holes in them.

I guess the thread got lost somewhere. LOL LOL LOL"

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The lesser wind drift of the 125 grain bullet is the connection,and it is becoming popular for use on the shorter ranged targets, 100 and 200 yards. The drift difference between the 110 and the 125 at the shorter ranges isn't much, but there is a difference and that difference is increasingly apparent as the range and wind velocity increase.

Around here, unless you are talking about calling conditions, a 10 mph wind is a very mild wind, 15 to 20 is more common out in the open in December, January and February when guys are driving or dogging coyotes. Of course, wind drift with bullets suitable for varmint hunting is one of the main reasons that few people use the .308 Win. for varmint hunting of any kind if they can afford something more suitable, particularly in flat, well populated terrain. But, if you are inclined to use something other than an optimum cartridge for hunting coyotes, you owe it to yourself to use a varmint suitable combination which handicaps you the least. That means the 125 grain bullet.
 
By any standards, a 600 yd shot in a 20 mph cross wind in the winter is a long shot, and I'm not talking about the distance.

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I doubt that either of us would be inclined to take a 600 yard poke at a coyote under any conditions, except possibly from a rock solid rest, target ranged with a laser, with a rifle/load producing 1/2 MOA accuracy, dead calm wind conditions and with bullet drop accurately computed that that range. I have shot groundhogs that far (more shot at than hit) and they're not an easy target to hit, even when you have the range. It usually takes a couple of sighter shots (or several) to determine the effects of wind and mirage, even when you have used a laser to determine range. That's not very practical for shooting at coyotes under most conditions.

But, for shots under 300 yards in real world hunting conditions, it probably makes little difference which you use, provided it shoots accurately from your gun. The accuracy of the bullet/load would probably be the deciding factor for me on which bullet to shoot at the shorter ranges.
 
I would shoot a 150g NBT and be perfectly happy out to 600 yards. I guaruntee they open up EVERY TIME at that range as well.

110g 308" bullet is like firing a slingshot. Thats not even a bullet, more like a ball. Worthless IMO.
 
That heavy a bullet is not always the best choice, even though ballistically it's superior to the lighter weight bullets. If you hunt in a populated area, as do I, you must put the possibility of a ricochet at the forefront of your concerns. I've seen 75 grain HP's out of a 25/06 ricochet across a plowed field at 250 yards. I have seen 70 grain .22 cal bullets at over 3500fps. MV, ricochet at a little over 500 yards. I don't want that to happen, even with a substantial backstop, since you never know how high above the ground the bullet will bounce and if it will travel to the houses on the next road over.

In the mountains, or out in the west where there is virtually nothing for the bullet to hit for miles from a ricochet, the heavier bullet may be fine, but it's normally not a good choice for around here, notwithstanding it's ballistic superiority.
 
I agree with CDR on the desirability of a bullet that breaks up on impact with the ground for less chance of a bullet sailing off into or over the trees. I use vmax in my 223 except in peak fur season.

When I was asking about using a 110 vmax in a 308 (in case a deer hunt turned into a coyote hunt as often happens for me) I was told that the AMAX in the 150-165 range was very fragile and was quite devastating, this by an accomplished long range shooter. It is also more accurate than the 110 at ranges beyond the useful hunting reach of a 223, for the reasons that others have already mentioned.

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