But did they work on game?I was shooting federal 150s from an 06 while i was home last, not real thrilled.
Its been a long time since ive shot anything with factory ammo, besides my .375, and longer since i shot anything with federal blue box.
What's weird is I wouldn't take a guartering shot unless it was a finisher. Deer live in the timber around here. They walk by and you pick your shot. Never been that desperate but that's just on my place and my life.So, you would pass on any quartering toward shot? Weird stance to take, but it’s your life.
I didn't read the OP well enough, but hard quartering shots are going to hit a lot of bone. I'd probably take the shot, but would not blame the bullet for bad results.
Well enough. I had to shoot one spike twice, and the buck probably would have been a tracking job if i hadn't taken off the top of his heart with his lungs.But did they work on game?
180 gr Power Shoks have also worked well for me in .300 win mag. Very surprising that the 180 would blow up from a .308. Published MV is only 2,570 fps for that load (.300 WM is 400 fps faster).Right you are. Missed all the rebarrellings that occurred.
180 is in fact heavy for caliber for .308 and even a cup and core should have done a better job.
I have had excellent luck with 180 gr power shok with the 300 Win Mag. I am unsure if it is the same bullet or not though. I would hope not given the pretty extreme velocity differences but I do believe the same bullets would be used between 308 and 30-06.
Dude, did you reply to your own post with "Weird stance to take, but it's your life"?So, you would pass on any quartering toward shot? Weird stance to take, but it’s your life.
I didn't read the OP well enough, but hard quartering shots are going to hit a lot of bone. I'd probably take the shot, but would not blame the bullet for bad results.