Pet load for .308 hunting

[Pokinfun]

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500-800 yards for coyote size targets...I would work up a load for Hornady's 178 grain ELD-X bullet.
You want a match quality bullet with terminal performance for those ranges. You can buy these pre-rolled if you desire.

his barrel is a 1-12 twist rate. I'm not sure a 178 gr bullet is the best choice.

 

[Jcann]

his barrel is a 1-12 twist rate. I'm not sure a 178 gr bullet is the best choice.

11 twist would definitely be better but several people are having success with a 12 twist. I believe GA Precision builds the majority of their 308's with an 11.5 twist. There's only one way for the op to find out though.

 

[Jcann]

Here are Hornady's recommended twist rates

 

[repete34]

The Federal 168gr Gold Medal Match is my primary "go to" for the 308. But the Hornady Match 168gr I find fragments on deer better than the Federal. I have taken several with both but prefer the Hornady for deer.