220 grain FMJ bullets in .308" - supplier?


Thanks for sharing.

Respectful comment.
A spear penetrates very well. Not only because it is heavy. But length in relation to diameter.
6,6mm Mauser/Swede. 140 grains.
7mm Mauser 170gr.
303 Britist 215gr.
318 WR 250grains.
375 H&H nowdays, 380 grains.
458. Not quite to the same degree. But 550 grains goes a long way.
All at moderate speed. History proved it.
I was married to a 30-06 as well, shooting 180gn. Huge mistake. Do only bush hunting. Impala to eland. Maybe. At an outsude chance, a 200m shot. In a blue moon. With much less meat damage. 220 grains excel.
For those who prefer 3,500fps. Fine. There is a 1,000 metre shoots. In which 2,000 fps has no place. And a 500 metre hunting shot should be avoided. I've seen one half of an Impala side literally blown away. Rather distasteful. I hunt. Not slaughter.
Masterfully. Singularly. And to massive own advantage. Did did one person convert a hunting world. To a shooting world.
Each for his own.
Lead in the air.


William Bell quoted that an elephant can be hit with a field gun. To no avail. If the bullet is not placed correctly.
 

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Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
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2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
 
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