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Very glad you tested these two loads today! That 150 gr. load has the exact same bullet and ballistics as the 150 gr. in my AR-15 in .30 Remington AR caliber with a 22 inch barrel as well. Never tested it in ballistics gel, but your test with the .308 took care of that...thanks! Glad to see how well it performs.
I really appreciate the review. I have the same chrono and just blew through a box of Nosler 150 grain ballistic tips on a new rifle I plan on hunting with in 3 weeks. 20” barrel I was averaging 2754 with advertised 2800. New barrel, so pretty impressive I thought. Can’t find them anywhere right now so I bought a couple boxes of the ones you just reviewed. Gonna go re zero with these at 100 and go see if I can hit a 6” gong at 300 with them. For the record the Nosler went 10-10. Thx again for a review I can relate to, truly helpful. The Nosler had a deviation of 13.8 on the second 10. Again new barrel, it was 25. something the first 10.
I recently bought a Ruger SFAR in 308 and when looking at which ammo to go with, this Hornady Whitetail is what I selected. My reasoning is that if it works well for whitetail deer, it will certainly work for any two-legged attackers. No need to buy exotic so-called "Tactical" ammo. Price is among the cheapest for expanding bullet ammo too. Plus, it shoots good in my rifle. No negatives at all.
Interlock is best described as an improved Core-Lokt design. They really are very good bullets for the money. They do well as a general purpose game bullet at a fairly reasonable price.
I like to call them that myself. Never had one let me down. Only recovered maybe 1 or 2 out of prolly 30 whitetails taken with the interlock in various calibers. I use a lot of different bullets, but a good old cup and core bullet through the rib cage usually leads to a DRT situation in my experience. Keep impact velocity below 2950-3000 fps and it’s a deadly combination with most cup and core bullets.
Love these test in .308win & .270win , these two test seem to prove that just about any medium size game is toast with these two , and dare I say I wouldn’t be scared to hunt elk & caribou with them in >300 meter range Great job giving us older players who have been shooting medium and large game for decades with these older technology bullets with success our told you so to the naysayers
The Hornady Interlock is the best of the cup and core projectiles IMO...as long as you don't drive them too fast. Start them out at 2700-2800 fps and they work very well for normal range hunting.
They are good, no doubt about that but I've had just as good results with the speer hotcore bullets. I think the speer holds together a little better due to being a poured core which gives it better jacket adhesion. Just the same I've never lost deer or pronghorn with a hornady bullet.
@@danielrobey1759the hot cor is definitely a very underrated bullet in my opinion. Had great success with them too. The old interlock has never let me down either.
Great video Mason. The Whitetail .308 ammo is very popular down here in Australia and you can see why. Agree I would simply choose the weight my rifle grouped best with. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent all around. I picked up a few boxes of the 150s from my local gun shop. Thinking about using these for my 12 year old this year. Many thanks.
Fantastic video as always. I appreciate the 100 yard testing; it better simulates real world hunting scenarios compared to channels that test near point blank range. Would love to see some 357 lever gun content if have/acquire one.
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Thank you so much for taking time to make those videos, it would be really great if you can test Sako SUPER HAMMERHEAD in future videos, there’s not much reviews about them on RUclips.
You should try some Federal Fusion Tipped. I love the Federal Fusion but haven’t tried the tipped stuff yet. They improved the BC with the tip. Thanks for your vids.
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I’ve had amazing results with this 308 ammo. Shoots a nice group and definitely will put a deer down. And for the price on Buds Gun Shop you can beat it. Thanks for the amazing review Mason !
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Once again you you shoot a winner. I prefer the Hornady Interlock over the plastic tipped FTX bullet. The FTX at higher velocity, closer range shots, too frquently have jacket/core separation. However, the copper FTX or ELX do hold up very well at all ranges. Hornady makes some very good ammo and reloading components. I reload only Hornady and Speer bullets.
i use this ammo 150 grains with my ruger American and it has not let me down yet. taken multiple deer with it great expansion with good penatration and i get 1 moa with a 5 shot group.
I noticed you caught all 6 shots in the gel blocks, which begs me to ask did you have to rezero in between the loads or did they shoot that close as well? Thanks again for another great video!
Sticking with Federal fusion, seems like good ammo I just like the accuracy & big expansion Federal Fusion gives me in my mod70. Thanks for another great test!
Recently got to test what a 175 grain sierra match king OTM .308 inch diameter projectile would do on Whitetail with an impact velocity of around 2750 FPS(quartering away shot at 194yards with a 300 Winchester magnum). The answer is a complete pass-through with fragmentation damaging a roughly 6 inch area on the far side ribs and a roughly three-quarter inch exit wound out the far side hide. I have some of this Hornady interlock 150 grain in a 30-06 and will likely be testing it in the upcoming days. I will let you know those results when I find out myself, though I have not yet chronographed that ammunition from my rifle.
Why use a 300 WM 175gr 308 on a whitetail? It's like using a 120mm anti-tank round on a bicycle. Total overkill. A broadside or quartering towards would have resulted in 50% of the deer being red & black strawberry jello. You were lucky it was quartering away. Unless your quarry is an elk, a grizzly, a bison or in the next State, you dont need a 300WM 175gr.
@@csjrogerson2377 I live in a state that doesn’t allow rifle hunting and I’m curious as to how all of my handloads preform. Also I don’t care if it ruins a 1ft area so long as it’s centered on the lungs none of the meat that I care about gets ruined. Also makes 300 yards shots super easy. I will be doing it again tonight, will let you know if any more than the 0 meat that got ruined last time gets ruined this time.
@@csjrogerson2377 also for reference before you recommend a load like this for bigger game I wouldn’t use this on anything larger than mule deer or hog. The sierra match kings have very thin jackets and relatively soft let. The fragmentation on a deer tells me I would likely fail to get complete penetration on elk or larger sized game.
@@garrettschienschang7898 I didn't recommend anything. I criticized what was being used. If I was to recommend something for larger American game, I'd proffer an A-frame or Accubond or TSX, but for a whitetail, almost anything will do in terms of bullet construction and calibre from 223/556 or 243/6mm up.
Ive handloaded both of these bullets in .30-06 Springfield and ..300 Savage and consider them a real go to bullet for most hunting purposes. They are pretty darned reliable pills that have a good reputation.
I picked these in 150gr for whitetail hunting in Arkansas this fall, glad to see this test, thanks.👍 I can guarantee my barrell is slow, it's only 12.5" long.🤣 I am expecting 2300-2400 fps. But southern Arkansas whitetail are not large deer. I expect much better performance than I got out of 300 blk last year.🤷♂
You hunting muzzleloader season with a straight wall this year? It's gonna be crazy out there. Thousands of .350 legend have been sold in Arkansas in the last 3 months since the law change.
Ok cool. With the weight retention you are getting there, I would have no issues using the 150gr bullets on Kudu, wildebeest or gemsbuck. I took a Eland with a 150gr Accubond, and these hornady seems to have almost better weight retention than the Accubonds
I live in Sweden and for export use, hornady makes custom international ammo. Loaded with interlock 180gr in 308w, havet Bern using it for 5-6 years and happy with result of it.
I have 20 years plus testing the 308 Winchester, and all the available bullets. Curious to see what you find. I don’t use the 308 anymore, but it is a very useful mid range caliber, and the type of bullet is adaptable towards virtually anything in North America. It’s just a medium ranch cartridge and that is it’s only weakness.
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With a 150 grain bullet you can match a 30-06. That’s the best you’re going to get in the comparison. If you want heavier bullets, you’re gonna need to go to the 30=06; which is the next step up, and is more like a long range round when the 308 is not at all, but that is only if you’re looking at bullet weight above 150 g. I love the 308. Most of my hunting is done with a 300 Winchester magnum. I have several boxes that I have loaded down to 308 velocity, which makes it fun to shoot and capable, but depending on where I’m hunting, I can change that range out to another four or 500 yards by putting in a standard 300 Win Mag. I like my light loads in 308velocities best though. They don’t kick much and just more pleasant to shoot a thing. I love about my 300 win mag as I can load it down to 3030 Winchester, or even 30 Carbine.. then I can load it to be a 1500 yard monster. For those of you who do not reload your own ammunition, I would highly suggest you do so, it’s a lot of fun, and the opportunities are endless and how you want to make your ammunition work.
The loads tested here are both good for deer, with the 165 being generally adequate for heavier game than deer. Since the 165s are not being pushed overly fast, they should hang tough and penetrate elk or moose size animals fairly decent.
Shot a small whitetail bick last day of season out of an AR 10 16" Barrel with this ammo. Through the heart 100 yards bullet went through but the exit wound told me the bullet came apart large and jagged hole. But it worked.
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Clean with alcohol, spray 3 layers of base coat (Krylon Fusion paint), use nylon netting as a stencil, it can be found on Amazon, stretch it tight over the stock securing it however you want (I use tiny zip ties) basically creating a “sock” for the stock, then spray your “scales” coat in whatever pattern you want (stripes or everywhere, whatever), 1 coat only for the scales, let dry then remove the netting, spray 3 coats of Satin Clear, done. Allow 24 hours of dry time between every coat, so it’ll take about a week total, if you go faster it won’t be nearly as durable. … all paint is Krylon Fusion… I hang the stock horizontally with string by the swivel studs to paint it, I hang it from a 2x4 stuck through a ladder.
I’ll admit, it doesn’t get much better than that for budget .308 for 350 and in but I’d like to see a little less penetration and a bit more or a blade or star shape instead of a circle because they create more cutting equaling tearing which equals more damage. Example- Federal Fusion. Those petals are what it’s lacking but great performance. Good job Hornady 👍🏼 I’d still use Fusion
I do have a kinda odd question. Is the 165 bullet profile a boat tail? The base view you provide is a good idea. The 150 appears to be obviously a flat base but the 165 doesn't look the same. Maybe an optical illusion or camera angle thing. Thank you again.
I'd like to see you. Try some 140 and 130 grain solid Copper rounds. I feel that the monolithic copper bullets are the future. You should do some experimenting with them. Would really like to see the results
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I would think that 165's might not have as much wind deflection but at the same time at 200+ probably a more noticeable amount of drop also the kinetic energy numbers would probably flip to the 165 at longer distances to a point maybe as far as 250 till 300/400 where that faster projectile is able to carry further before the drop really takes hold. There is always a trade off with any caliber. That 308 out of a 22" barrel I don't think there's you'll ever see a big difference when the weights are this close. Like he said which ever your rifle likes best will be best. Now I"ld like to see how those numbers would change if jumped up to 178 grain like the ELD-X Polymer Tip. I really like the way they've preformed but I'm using much shorter barrels for a 308's. one 18.5" and the other a 16" scout. I also like the federal varmint & predator 130 grain jhp out of the scout around the ranch. Stops coyotes dead in their tracks and I still get a good pelt.
Hey! Have you done much with the Speer hotcore bullets? I've used them in the 6.5 swede and 338/06 and been very happy with the performance, especially considering the price.
It would be awesome too see you try out some 308 loads with the north fork soft points. Living in Alaska makes buying ballistic gel kind of a non issue, so I would like to see how it performs
I'd like to see a compression between the Hornady 139gr. and the 154gr. American Whitetail for the 7mm Rem Mag. Was thinking of using the 154gr for elk hunting.
Could you try the Palmetto State Armory AAC 308? The “hunting” ammo they have is a 150 grain soft point and a 150 black tip (SST maybe???). Thanks for the great videos!!!!
Right now going with the 150gr. Wondering how the Hornady A Whitetail vs Rem core- lok 150gr. If you have tested them on here, sorry if I overlooked them. Both are good budget ammo. As well as Norma Whitetail 150gr.
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@@masonoutdoors_masonleather the 150 grain load is my go to.
I use this load for white tail
Man I'm loving these 308win test!
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I like that you test common calibers that are most used and generally available at most stop and robs
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Very glad you tested these two loads today! That 150 gr. load has the exact same bullet and ballistics as the 150 gr. in my AR-15 in .30 Remington AR caliber with a 22 inch barrel as well. Never tested it in ballistics gel, but your test with the .308 took care of that...thanks! Glad to see how well it performs.
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This is what I've come to expect from Hornady Interlock. Let's talk about the snazzy paint job on the Ruger 308. I'm liking it.
Looks like Hornady has these loads nailed down for the 308,excellent and proven👍
Seems so
I really appreciate the review. I have the same chrono and just blew through a box of Nosler 150 grain ballistic tips on a new rifle I plan on hunting with in 3 weeks. 20” barrel I was averaging 2754 with advertised 2800. New barrel, so pretty impressive I thought. Can’t find them anywhere right now so I bought a couple boxes of the ones you just reviewed. Gonna go re zero with these at 100 and go see if I can hit a 6” gong at 300 with them. For the record the Nosler went 10-10. Thx again for a review I can relate to, truly helpful. The Nosler had a deviation of 13.8 on the second 10. Again new barrel, it was 25. something the first 10.
I recently bought a Ruger SFAR in 308 and when looking at which ammo to go with, this Hornady Whitetail is what I selected. My reasoning is that if it works well for whitetail deer, it will certainly work for any two-legged attackers. No need to buy exotic so-called "Tactical" ammo. Price is among the cheapest for expanding bullet ammo too. Plus, it shoots good in my rifle. No negatives at all.
Interlock is best described as an improved Core-Lokt design. They really are very good bullets for the money. They do well as a general purpose game bullet at a fairly reasonable price.
I've heard them called "the poor man's Partition" quite a bit by very experienced hunters.
I like to call them that myself. Never had one let me down. Only recovered maybe 1 or 2 out of prolly 30 whitetails taken with the interlock in various calibers. I use a lot of different bullets, but a good old cup and core bullet through the rib cage usually leads to a DRT situation in my experience. Keep impact velocity below 2950-3000 fps and it’s a deadly combination with most cup and core bullets.
My family has punched a lot of elk tags in Colorado with Hornady interlocks 180gr in 300 win mag and 165 btsp in 30-06.
Awesome
Love these test in .308win & .270win , these two test seem to prove that just about any medium size game is toast with these two , and dare I say I wouldn’t be scared to hunt elk & caribou with them in >300 meter range
Great job giving us older players who have been shooting medium and large game for decades with these older technology bullets with success our told you so to the naysayers
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The Hornady Interlock is the best of the cup and core projectiles IMO...as long as you don't drive them too fast. Start them out at 2700-2800 fps and they work very well for normal range hunting.
They are good, no doubt about that but I've had just as good results with the speer hotcore bullets. I think the speer holds together a little better due to being a poured core which gives it better jacket adhesion. Just the same I've never lost deer or pronghorn with a hornady bullet.
@@danielrobey1759the hot cor is definitely a very underrated bullet in my opinion. Had great success with them too. The old interlock has never let me down either.
Great video and examination of these cartridges. Thank you
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Great video Mason. The Whitetail .308 ammo is very popular down here in Australia and you can see why. Agree I would simply choose the weight my rifle grouped best with. Thanks for sharing.
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Excellent all around. I picked up a few boxes of the 150s from my local gun shop. Thinking about using these for my 12 year old this year. Many thanks.
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Fantastic video as always. I appreciate the 100 yard testing; it better simulates real world hunting scenarios compared to channels that test near point blank range. Would love to see some 357 lever gun content if have/acquire one.
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Glad to see this. Stocked up on the 165 Interlock a while back.
Outstanding
Thank you so much for taking time to make those videos, it would be really great if you can test Sako SUPER HAMMERHEAD in future videos, there’s not much reviews about them on RUclips.
Great test brother! Love the 308 🤠👍🏼
A 300WM American Whitetail test would be another good watch 🤠
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You should try some Federal Fusion Tipped. I love the Federal Fusion but haven’t tried the tipped stuff yet. They improved the BC with the tip. Thanks for your vids.
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Another great video Mason and I have used both of these and great bullet ,especially for the money.
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Short barrel ar-10 user trying to tighten up my groups thank you for your information
I like your videos they re spot on with the information I want in my rifle. Ruger American rifles rock!
Another great show my friend.
My pet is the 280 AI and would really love some content on that calibre.
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I’ve had amazing results with this 308 ammo. Shoots a nice group and definitely will put a deer down. And for the price on Buds Gun Shop you can beat it. Thanks for the amazing review Mason !
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Once again you you shoot a winner. I prefer the Hornady Interlock over the plastic tipped FTX bullet. The FTX at higher velocity, closer range shots, too frquently have jacket/core separation. However, the copper FTX or ELX do hold up very well at all ranges. Hornady makes some very good ammo and reloading components. I reload only Hornady and Speer bullets.
Been using the 150gr Hornady Whitetail load in my 308 for several years now. They kill our little deer with authority.
Great load.
Forgot to add. Great videos! Keep it up.
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i use this ammo 150 grains with my ruger American and it has not let me down yet. taken multiple deer with it great expansion with good penatration and i get 1 moa with a 5 shot group.
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I noticed you caught all 6 shots in the gel blocks, which begs me to ask did you have to rezero in between the loads or did they shoot that close as well? Thanks again for another great video!
Great video 👍
Sticking with Federal fusion, seems like good ammo I just like the accuracy & big expansion Federal Fusion gives me in my mod70. Thanks for another great test!
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Another good and informative vid. Thanks bro!
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YESSSSS. I just got a box of these for reloading. LEt's have a look at the video
Seems like a good load, American Whitetail seems to hold together at those lower velocities.
Absolutely, the interlock does well at more moderate velocities
Recently got to test what a 175 grain sierra match king OTM .308 inch diameter projectile would do on Whitetail with an impact velocity of around 2750 FPS(quartering away shot at 194yards with a 300 Winchester magnum). The answer is a complete pass-through with fragmentation damaging a roughly 6 inch area on the far side ribs and a roughly three-quarter inch exit wound out the far side hide. I have some of this Hornady interlock 150 grain in a 30-06 and will likely be testing it in the upcoming days. I will let you know those results when I find out myself, though I have not yet chronographed that ammunition from my rifle.
Why use a 300 WM 175gr 308 on a whitetail? It's like using a 120mm anti-tank round on a bicycle. Total overkill. A broadside or quartering towards would have resulted in 50% of the deer being red & black strawberry jello. You were lucky it was quartering away. Unless your quarry is an elk, a grizzly, a bison or in the next State, you dont need a 300WM 175gr.
@@csjrogerson2377 I live in a state that doesn’t allow rifle hunting and I’m curious as to how all of my handloads preform. Also I don’t care if it ruins a 1ft area so long as it’s centered on the lungs none of the meat that I care about gets ruined. Also makes 300 yards shots super easy. I will be doing it again tonight, will let you know if any more than the 0 meat that got ruined last time gets ruined this time.
@@csjrogerson2377 also for reference before you recommend a load like this for bigger game I wouldn’t use this on anything larger than mule deer or hog. The sierra match kings have very thin jackets and relatively soft let. The fragmentation on a deer tells me I would likely fail to get complete penetration on elk or larger sized game.
@@garrettschienschang7898 0 meat got damaged with a 300WM at 200 yds. Yeah, right. Did you shoot it in the ear?
@@garrettschienschang7898 I didn't recommend anything. I criticized what was being used. If I was to recommend something for larger American game, I'd proffer an A-frame or Accubond or TSX, but for a whitetail, almost anything will do in terms of bullet construction and calibre from 223/556 or 243/6mm up.
Great stuff, everyone should own at least one rifle chambered in 308 Winchester
Absolutely
It looks like your group was tighter in the gel with the 150 grain. Of all hornady ammo, this is my preferred choice for most of the calibers I have
Ive handloaded both of these bullets in .30-06 Springfield and ..300 Savage and consider them a real go to bullet for most hunting purposes. They are pretty darned reliable pills that have a good reputation.
Absolutely
good stuff mate. cheers from AU
I would love to see a 300 yard gel test.
I picked these in 150gr for whitetail hunting in Arkansas this fall, glad to see this test, thanks.👍
I can guarantee my barrell is slow, it's only 12.5" long.🤣 I am expecting 2300-2400 fps. But southern Arkansas whitetail are not large deer. I expect much better performance than I got out of 300 blk last year.🤷♂
You hunting muzzleloader season with a straight wall this year? It's gonna be crazy out there. Thousands of .350 legend have been sold in Arkansas in the last 3 months since the law change.
@@mikewest712 I would, but I won't have that much time unfortunately.
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Awesome videos. Would like to see some 35. Whelen testing if you ever buy one.
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I’ll get to 35W at some point
I’d be really interested to see some of the cheaper cup and core ammo tested. Sellier and Bellot, PPU Rifle Line, etc.
All that is coming
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Have you thought about doing some hand loads? That would be something fun to see once you run out of factory loads to shoot!
My North Fork videos feature hand loads, there will be more in the future
Interlocks have been my go too deer bullets for 40 years! It's all you need, no need for a high end bullet for whitetails!
Can’t argue
Those interlocks perform well on deer. I use 180gr SP in my 30-06 Tikka, 2750 fps
Outstanding
Ok cool. With the weight retention you are getting there, I would have no issues using the 150gr bullets on Kudu, wildebeest or gemsbuck. I took a Eland with a 150gr Accubond, and these hornady seems to have almost better weight retention than the Accubonds
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I live in Sweden and for export use, hornady makes custom international ammo. Loaded with interlock 180gr in 308w, havet Bern using it for 5-6 years and happy with result of it.
What do you normally hunt in Sweden?
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Roedeer, Fallow Deer, moose,Wild hogs,
@@jujimbo hell yeah man!
I have 20 years plus testing the 308 Winchester, and all the available bullets. Curious to see what you find. I don’t use the 308 anymore, but it is a very useful mid range caliber, and the type of bullet is adaptable towards virtually anything in North America. It’s just a medium ranch cartridge and that is it’s only weakness.
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Need to see the American whitetail 300wm test
Coming when I get to it
With a 150 grain bullet you can match a 30-06. That’s the best you’re going to get in the comparison. If you want heavier bullets, you’re gonna need to go to the 30=06; which is the next step up, and is more like a long range round when the 308 is not at all, but that is only if you’re looking at bullet weight above 150 g. I love the 308. Most of my hunting is done with a 300 Winchester magnum. I have several boxes that I have loaded down to 308 velocity, which makes it fun to shoot and capable, but depending on where I’m hunting, I can change that range out to another four or 500 yards by putting in a standard 300 Win Mag. I like my light loads in 308velocities best though. They don’t kick much and just more pleasant to shoot a thing. I love about my 300 win mag as I can load it down to 3030 Winchester, or even 30 Carbine.. then I can load it to be a 1500 yard monster. For those of you who do not reload your own ammunition, I would highly suggest you do so, it’s a lot of fun, and the opportunities are endless and how you want to make your ammunition work.
The difference would more than likely go the way of the 165's as distance increases. Both in velocity and impact energy.
Gd stuff. Like the channel.
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The loads tested here are both good for deer, with the 165 being generally adequate for heavier game than deer. Since the 165s are not being pushed overly fast, they should hang tough and penetrate elk or moose size animals fairly decent.
Shot a small whitetail bick last day of season out of an AR 10 16" Barrel with this ammo. Through the heart 100 yards bullet went through but the exit wound told me the bullet came apart large and jagged hole. But it worked.
@masonleather any chance your will do some of these with copper? Awesome content thank you
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Good results for simple bullets
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If you was to pick between the whitetail 150 or the custom SS 150 what would you prefer? For whitetail deer. Thanks
Great videos!! I love all my rifles But still at the end of the day if I go out of state to hunt I take my carbon .308! 😅
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Factory hunting ammunition should list multple velocities from common hunting lenght barrels
I REALLY LOVE the stock on your rifle. Please give me the info on how to do this. I have a Remington.308 Win I want to do this to.
Clean with alcohol, spray 3 layers of base coat (Krylon Fusion paint), use nylon netting as a stencil, it can be found on Amazon, stretch it tight over the stock securing it however you want (I use tiny zip ties) basically creating a “sock” for the stock, then spray your “scales” coat in whatever pattern you want (stripes or everywhere, whatever), 1 coat only for the scales, let dry then remove the netting, spray 3 coats of Satin Clear, done. Allow 24 hours of dry time between every coat, so it’ll take about a week total, if you go faster it won’t be nearly as durable. … all paint is Krylon Fusion… I hang the stock horizontally with string by the swivel studs to paint it, I hang it from a 2x4 stuck through a ladder.
@@masonoutdoors_masonleather thank you. It looks GREAT!
I’ll admit, it doesn’t get much better than that for budget .308 for 350 and in but I’d like to see a little less penetration and a bit more or a blade or star shape instead of a circle because they create more cutting equaling tearing which equals more damage. Example- Federal Fusion. Those petals are what it’s lacking but great performance. Good job Hornady 👍🏼
I’d still use Fusion
Seemed really close for both loads I wonder what 150 and 165 fusion loads would look like
I did the Fusion video a few weeks ago
@@masonoutdoors_masonleather I’ll have to look it up thanks
I do have a kinda odd question. Is the 165 bullet profile a boat tail? The base view you provide is a good idea. The 150 appears to be obviously a flat base but the 165 doesn't look the same. Maybe an optical illusion or camera angle thing. Thank you again.
I don’t remember, I’d have to get them back out and look
I'd like to see you. Try some 140 and 130 grain solid Copper rounds. I feel that the monolithic copper bullets are the future. You should do some experimenting with them. Would really like to see the results
I’m doing everything
Great video. Thanks.
How different was the POI for you at the 100 yds target?
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Not very different, this rifle shoots everything so similar it wouldn’t make a difference at 100 yards
I thought this ammo did well for the price point a guy can get it for. Thanks!
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Iv used the 150 on deer work great had one miss fire and switched to the fusion.
Try priti partisan 308 rounds. Its the budget brand that shot better in one of your 243 vids
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I would think that 165's might not have as much wind deflection but at the same time at 200+ probably a more noticeable amount of drop also the kinetic energy numbers would probably flip to the 165 at longer distances to a point maybe as far as 250 till 300/400 where that faster projectile is able to carry further before the drop really takes hold. There is always a trade off with any caliber. That 308 out of a 22" barrel I don't think there's you'll ever see a big difference when the weights are this close. Like he said which ever your rifle likes best will be best. Now I"ld like to see how those numbers would change if jumped up to 178 grain like the ELD-X Polymer Tip. I really like the way they've preformed but I'm using much shorter barrels for a 308's. one 18.5" and the other a 16" scout. I also like the federal varmint & predator 130 grain jhp out of the scout around the ranch. Stops coyotes dead in their tracks and I still get a good pelt.
Hey! Have you done much with the Speer hotcore bullets? I've used them in the 6.5 swede and 338/06 and been very happy with the performance, especially considering the price.
Not much, I’ve loaded them some back in the day
It would be awesome too see you try out some 308 loads with the north fork soft points. Living in Alaska makes buying ballistic gel kind of a non issue, so I would like to see how it performs
The results from my 30-06 North Fork tests would be nearly identical
I'd like to see a compression between the Hornady 139gr. and the 154gr. American Whitetail for the 7mm Rem Mag. Was thinking of using the 154gr for elk hunting.
Hopefully you can test the same ammo in 270 win
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I've seen 3 shot groups that were all touching in a clover leaf at 200 yards using 150 gr Hornady shot out of a Ruger American
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Loading manuels have mostly used 24" barels as a standard. Manufactors cut corners cutting barrel length.
Rifle manufacturers produce what people want, it’s the ammo companies and reloading manuals that haven’t gotten with the times.
Good video
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My DB-10 likes the 150 gr whitetail, my other 308s like Hornady black in 168 gr
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I loaded 150s for everything except something big. Then I have nosler 165 ballistic tip
i was getting 2680 to 2700 fps in my 22" barrel tikka 308 with the 165 hornady interlock, 2760 - 2780 with 165 nosler accubond.
Could you try the Palmetto State Armory AAC 308? The “hunting” ammo they have is a 150 grain soft point and a 150 black tip (SST maybe???).
Thanks for the great videos!!!!
At some point I will
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Ain't nothing wrong with this factory ammunition for deer and elk if you don't shoot past 300 yards.
I like them bullets. My rifle likes to 165's best. But my rifle has a 26 inch barrel.
Right now going with the 150gr. Wondering how the Hornady A Whitetail vs Rem core- lok 150gr. If you have tested them on here, sorry if I overlooked them. Both are good budget ammo. As well as Norma Whitetail 150gr.
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We are so glad you don't have a "slow" barrel 😂
Are you able to send your stuff to Ontario Canada?
worldwide!
Have you tested any 300 win mag ?
Not yet, lots coming
Federal fusion tipped the Best.
Federal blue box
Winchester power points
Everything is coming
@@masonoutdoors_masonleather right on looking forward to more tests
Works great on elk no problem. Typical elk worthy performance.
In the early 1970s Winchester made a 265 grain silver tip add a point of salt point those were the best loads not the lighter weight bulshit