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From a Hornady inquiring about the .308 125gr SST.

"This bullet was built for the 30 Rem A/R and still expands at around 1700-1800 feet per second impact.
As long as you do not drop below this ve ...

[quote="Dawgdad"]Very interesting and provocative discussion.

My typical soapbox for any hunter of game is to know your maximum lethal range for each weapon and load you intend to use on a live ta ...

[quote="slimjim"][quote="XcountryRider"]I did run a 110gr Nosler and they actually lost effective hunting range.[/quote]

You missed the earlier point. Velocity doesn't establish a hunting range ...

[quote="PaulS"]OK, let me throw in a comment my brother constantly uses on me;

"I shoot head and neck shots with varmint bullets. As long as I am capable of hitting the animal I can kill it right t ...

[quote="slimjim"][quote="XcountryRider"]Another note the 123gr SST and 123gr Amax was designed for the Grendel.[/quote]

So there is at least 1 hunting bullet designed for the Grendel and its a frag ...

Silver state does not have SST ammo loaded in for 6.8 SPC or 6.8SPC II i looked. I did run a 110gr Nosler and they actually lost effective hunting range. If you use a 22in barrel for the 6.8SPC which ...

[quote="Vince"]I'm now also looking at the .30 AR as a possible round for a project I have in mind...the same project where I am also looking at for the .30 BLK.

All of these calibres look suitable ...

Another note the 123gr SST and 123gr Amax was designed for the Grendel.

Lets handle the barrel length first. The 30AR only comes in a 22in barrel and the 300blk is very very hard to find in anything other than a 16in. On the 6.8 SPCII i only used factory ammo for this com ...

I created this chart to show maximum hunting ranges of various AR15 calibers. Maximum effective hunting ranges are determined by the velocity needed for proper expansion. I used the Hornady SST becaus ...

[quote="Suzanne"]Some ballistics are just silly! Now take the 7.62x39 for example vs the 30rar. Oh wait! is it called a 30AR or a 30RAR or is it 30 Remington?....oh that just makes me laugh right ther ...

[quote="Bushmaster"]Does the USSR of C know you have one of those bad, bad rifles?

Nice job. Small, but good eatin'.

"local tribe of indians"?? Now why did they do that?[/quote]

I don't kno ...

That was a 100gr Nosler BT handload. I think the local tribe wanted something to hunt year around but not sure. Maybe they were thinking they could charge folks to hunt on the res or something.

I just made video a link i couldn't figure out how to embed the youtube video. I used a 6.5 Grendel AR-15.

[quote="Elvis"]hmmm????
well not anyone really
I own and use a 7.62x39mm and a .270 either of which will do the biz given the chance.and I believe the guys with .308s or .243s would take um bridge w ...