[cottonmouth]

I just bought my first box of .308 TMK's for my 20" 700, who's tried them and who's shot deer with them? I know it's not intended to be a "hunting" bullet but it looks like it would expand better than the SMK.

J.B.

 

[wllmkttrll]

I don't hunt but it is the only brand my gun likes

 

[DWB]

Did you get HP or the ones with the plastic tips. I’ve killed lots of deer with Sierra bullets but never with match bullets. I would think the plastic tip match bullets would probably work for hunting. But I wouldn’t trust the hollow point match bullets.

 

[cottonmouth]

These have the green tips.

J.B.

 

[DWB]

Lol a good way to find out is to shoot doe before trying them out on a nice buck.

 

[nonnieselman]

I used the 125gr TMK in my 18" AR10. It was fast and flat.
Not sure how far this deer was but it was under 400 yards cause that's where the ditch was. I'd guess 275ish?
Neck shot with the 125 was nasty! It didn't exit. It didn't move either. When it it fell over and didn't even kick.

I got some 155 TMK to test too.
But didn't see many deers this year. I kept the 6.8 with me mostly tho.

i see you

 

[wllmkttrll]

SMK is the only round I found I could stack,white dot is 5 rounds

 

[nonnieselman]

Mine doesn't stack them per say. But it shoots good for a semi.
300 yards load work up. Could cover them with a spray paint cap.
Hornady match brass
Cci250
Xbr8208
125 tmk 2.800"

i see you

 

[wllmkttrll]

I got a house in my way for getting out

 

[cottonmouth]

44 grains of 4046 to start with, hopefully I’ll get to try them soon. And yes, I think I would hunt with them earlier in the season and try one on an old nanny!

J.B.

 

[turable.shot]

What gr. are these?

 

[nonnieselman]

What gr. are these?

He is prolly gonna be using the 175 tmk by that charge weight of 44gr imr4064 if I had to guess

i see you

 

[turable.shot]

He is prolly gonna be using the 175 tmk by that charge weight of 44gr imr4064 if I had to guess

i see you

Just curious, I'm using 44 gr. 4064, on 165gr Hornady SST.

 

[nonnieselman]

They only make 155 and 175 in that range.
I've only used Varget and xbr8208 in my 308.
Well then again I tried the M118LR Dup load with imr4064 one time. I think it was only 42.5 or 42.6gr.

i see you

 

[cottonmouth]

What gr. are these?

168’s

J.B.

 

[nonnieselman]

View attachment 155277
168’s

J.B.

Learned me something new!
Didn't know they had the 168s......

i see you

 

[turable.shot]

Learned me something new!
Didn't know they had the 168s......

i see you

Think they have something in the 190 category , also,
(looked on the Midway site last night).

 

[wllmkttrll]

View attachment 155277
168’s

J.B.

I put AJ's reloads of that one inside same 3" target with the 150 gr.

 

[cottonmouth]

I have tried several loads with 4064 with the SMK's and one with the TMK's and it has not got under an inch at 100 yet. I think I need to go to 175's. I have some loaded with Varget just need to try them, somethin has to work n this rifle.

J.B.

 

[TheOtherMike]

I have tried several loads with 4064 with the SMK's and one with the TMK's and it has not got under an inch at 100 yet. I think I need to go to 175's. I have some loaded with Varget just need to try them, somethin has to work n this rifle.

J.B.

What twist is your barrel? A lot of the Remingtons are 1/12" instead of 1/10" and will favor the lighter bullets.

Mine will shoot the 168's ok, but it really likes 155-grain Hornady A-Max.