.308 hunting rounds

[rod5591]

I picked up some Prvi Partizan (Serbian) .308 Winchester 180 gr soft points, for my Springfield M1A rifle.

Are these hunting rounds, good for pig, deer, antelope, black bear, etc?

 

[dprice3844444]

take them to the range to see how they group at 100 yds.they should work on about anything you want to shoot.although,the lead tip might deform abit upon feeding.go outside and run a couple through manually.if they deform,go to ballistic tip rounds.

 

[Art Eatman]

If you can get five-shot groups inside of two MOA, you're good to go.

In the FWIW department, 150-grain loads will be just as effective.

 

[TexasPatriot.308]

I shoot the Prvi Partizan in my M1A, but for hunting I prefer something like CoreLokts, cant go wrong with that proven ammo, also last year I tried the Hornady SSTs, for deer I go with 150 grain, for hogs I like 180 grain. you can spend money on partition bullets or triple shocks, but for game like this, the cheaper core lokts, winchester soft points will do the same job about $10 cheaper a box of 20.

 

[TexasPatriot.308]

unless you are shootin with good optics on this M1A, regular ammo should be ok since I doubt you will be shooting much better than 4" groups at 100-150 yards and the weight of the bullet wont vary the POI, unless you are a crack shot. with a scoped M1A and 1" MOA, you might want to use more high end ammo, I shoot with irons and factory loads do me well.

 

[interlock]

privi ammunition has really taken off in the uk. i know a number of hunters that have stopped reloading and just use privi. these rounds that you have are a great for any of the species you have named.

good luck, we will, of course, need a full report

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[jmr40]

Most states specify that you use some type of expanding bullet. Meaning not Full Metal Jacket. Since these are soft point they are designed for hunting. As long as they shoot well in your gun, there is no reason to not use them.

 

[snakeman]

just see how they shoot and if you like them try them.

 

[303 hunter]

I use the PPU 150 gr. 303 soft point in my #4 mk1 for deer hunting. They are deadly on deer,and very accurate.

 

[MCgunner]

Me, I load my own, WW748 powder under a 150 Nosler BT and I shoot 3/4 MOA from my Remington M7, probably load it cheaper than your cheap factory stuff.