would a 308 have done more damage because its bigger? or would it have done less because its not going as fast? i ask because I am debating on a 243 and a 308 for semi-long range (100-300 yards) varmit control. I also want it for blowing up cans and stuff.
@ultimatevideowatcher im not sure if a .308 would have done more damage or not. but I do own a .243 myself and regularly shoot small groups around 4'' at 500 yards with bullets ranging from 75gr to 100gr. i also hunt whitetail deer with a 75 grain bullet and every deer that I have hit in the right spot has never ran more than 10 feet from ground zero! .243 is the way to go for all varmints and cans n such!
@ultimatevideowatcher in determining which would do more damage to a given target, you should consider total muzzle energy first and foremost. Even with a 30% velocity disadvantage, some of the more powerful .308 loads deliver upwards of 2900 ft-lbs. Compare that to around just over 2000 for the .243. If your goal is dump all that energy into a small sized target, however (verses merely penetrating deep into a given target), the ammo will make all the difference.
@ultimatevideowatcher Since the .308 is typically made for larger game, my guess is that the availability of rapidly-expanding varmint ammunition such as the kind you saw at work here will be far greater with the .243. If there is a lightweight .308 factory load out there with a muzzle velocity of 3400 fps or better, I'd like to know where I can find some.
@ThirdGender Thanks for the info, but I have already done my research. After trial and error with my 30-06, I found some Speer TNT, 125 grain bullets that I loaded real hot. The 06 spit those suckers out around 3500-3600 fps. They work out great on pests and now I dont have to go out and buy a .223, or something like that to deal with varmints. Gotta love it!
@ultimatevideowatcher i know you posted a year ago, ive got a .25-06 and 30-06 and both are real differant beasts, i reckon the .25 will splatter a smaller (varmit) better than a .30cal because despite the fact that the .25 is flogging the .30 velocity wise its a smaller dia/ mass and takes less impact force to desintergrate, (destroying said vermin) the .30's gotta need a bit of room to expand due to being bigger, hence use on bigger game. hope ive helped ( u already know dont you!!)
@izza123100 haha yea its been a long while. believe it or not i bought a rem 700 30-06. for targets and varmits i use 150 grain ballistic tips speeding around 3000 fps it gets the job done. but for bear (i got 3 this year!!!) i use 200 grain superformance that stuff hits like a 300 win mag no joke. thx for the info i appreciate it.
Does the 58gr v-max always do this no matter where the shot is? I'm developing my own loads but only using the 95gr ones, not much expansion as they are for deer as well. What about 70gr noslers BT varmint rounds?
@detectiveinspekta not with prarie dogs, with coyotes it matters, but rabbits and prarie dogs get splattered if you hit close to center mass, try varmint grenades too if you are just loading varmint only loads
Fucked dat bitch up
MrGOLDENSUCCESS 3 months ago
LOL! that was wicked
gshdrums 1 year ago
would a 308 have done more damage because its bigger? or would it have done less because its not going as fast? i ask because I am debating on a 243 and a 308 for semi-long range (100-300 yards) varmit control. I also want it for blowing up cans and stuff.
ultimatevideowatcher 1 year ago
@ultimatevideowatcher im not sure if a .308 would have done more damage or not. but I do own a .243 myself and regularly shoot small groups around 4'' at 500 yards with bullets ranging from 75gr to 100gr. i also hunt whitetail deer with a 75 grain bullet and every deer that I have hit in the right spot has never ran more than 10 feet from ground zero! .243 is the way to go for all varmints and cans n such!
warpedretard 1 year ago
@ultimatevideowatcher in determining which would do more damage to a given target, you should consider total muzzle energy first and foremost. Even with a 30% velocity disadvantage, some of the more powerful .308 loads deliver upwards of 2900 ft-lbs. Compare that to around just over 2000 for the .243. If your goal is dump all that energy into a small sized target, however (verses merely penetrating deep into a given target), the ammo will make all the difference.
ThirdGender 1 year ago
@ultimatevideowatcher Since the .308 is typically made for larger game, my guess is that the availability of rapidly-expanding varmint ammunition such as the kind you saw at work here will be far greater with the .243. If there is a lightweight .308 factory load out there with a muzzle velocity of 3400 fps or better, I'd like to know where I can find some.
ThirdGender 1 year ago
@ThirdGender Thanks for the info, but I have already done my research. After trial and error with my 30-06, I found some Speer TNT, 125 grain bullets that I loaded real hot. The 06 spit those suckers out around 3500-3600 fps. They work out great on pests and now I dont have to go out and buy a .223, or something like that to deal with varmints. Gotta love it!
ultimatevideowatcher 1 year ago
@ultimatevideowatcher i know you posted a year ago, ive got a .25-06 and 30-06 and both are real differant beasts, i reckon the .25 will splatter a smaller (varmit) better than a .30cal because despite the fact that the .25 is flogging the .30 velocity wise its a smaller dia/ mass and takes less impact force to desintergrate, (destroying said vermin) the .30's gotta need a bit of room to expand due to being bigger, hence use on bigger game. hope ive helped ( u already know dont you!!)
izza123100 7 months ago
@izza123100 haha yea its been a long while. believe it or not i bought a rem 700 30-06. for targets and varmits i use 150 grain ballistic tips speeding around 3000 fps it gets the job done. but for bear (i got 3 this year!!!) i use 200 grain superformance that stuff hits like a 300 win mag no joke. thx for the info i appreciate it.
ultimatevideowatcher 7 months ago
More interested in exploding some rabbits as apposed to putting holes in them.
detectiveinspekta 2 years ago
Does the 58gr v-max always do this no matter where the shot is? I'm developing my own loads but only using the 95gr ones, not much expansion as they are for deer as well. What about 70gr noslers BT varmint rounds?
detectiveinspekta 2 years ago
I have only used a few 58gr V-MAX as this video was on a trip to USA.
95GR BT would be ok on Fallow,Chamois i wouldn't use them on Reds myself.
EmpireSafaris 2 years ago
Yes 70GR are varmint rounds ok on goats
EmpireSafaris 2 years ago
@detectiveinspekta not with prarie dogs, with coyotes it matters, but rabbits and prarie dogs get splattered if you hit close to center mass, try varmint grenades too if you are just loading varmint only loads
phil656565 1 year ago
well atleast he wasnt left twitching. lol
peterkidd27 2 years ago