.308 light hunting load - anyone got one?

[Unclenick]

Originally Posted by talorce1

A monocore bullet like Barnes 130 TTSX will penetrate as well as a 150-165 grain bullet.

It won't shed weight like a lead core can. I don't know what frontal area expansion difference you may be seeing.

Given the 100-yard or less range, I would consider using a cast bullet with a wide flat meplat. You will want to download for reasonable cast bullet velocities anyway, and these shapes punch good wound channels with minimal meat damage. Here's an example.

[taylorce1]

Originally Posted by Unclenick

It won't shed weight like a lead core can. I don't know what frontal area expansion difference you may be seeing.

I don't know either, I've never recovered a bullet from a deer. I shot a bull elk with the 130 graain TTSX at 265 yds, but all I found was a blue polymer tip in the onside shoulder. There was probably a bullet to be recovered inside of him, but I used the gutless method and it was hot so I didn't go looking.

Thanks for the link to that cast bullet, ive been looking for some options to try in my old Krag rifle.