Best bullet weight for hunting with the 303

the best wieght for 303 for hunting is 125gr, 150gr, 174gr, 180gr, an the 215gr. depends on what and where i am hunting....lol

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If you can't stop it with a 174 grain soft nosed then you Yankees are breeding some heavyweight stock! Something the scientists have been working on behind closed doors maybe??

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If you are using factory loaded ammo then the 150gr hornady loads have better ballistics on paper including energy at 300 yds. than the 180 Remington or winchester. Haven't checked federal. In fact the 150 gr hornady rivals a 180 gr standard load Remington 30-06 for velocity and energy.

Found that interesting. Obviously I'm not say the .303 can really compare with the 30-06, but a hot .303 can compare to a mild 30-06.

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Whatever the calibre it's gonna hurt if you're on the recieving end lol.

Rottie (PitBulls dad.)

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I asked my uncle, who served in Korea about which bullet he preferred in the 303.

I asked him if the 150 or the 180 was best, he said , the 180 of course.

I said , why, he said, more thump.

I thought that was all that needed to be said.

Just yesterday afternoon, I smacked my spring bushpig (Blackbear) with a 180 Sierra @ 143yds (laser ranged). In the through the 4th and 5th rib and out just ahead of the second last rib, tore up both lungs and ruptured the heart. The exit wound was about the size of a quarter. The bear ran about 25ft and toppled over, tumbling 45-50yds down the mountain side. I'll add pics later, working f**ked up shifts right now.

AFD

If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day

AFD Love to read a post on the Black Bear hunt when you find time.

Regarding bullet weight, I've had very good luck with the 174gr Hornaday Interlock round nose killing things and leaving big exit holes. The round nose opens quickly and the interlock ring prevents over expansion. Kills better than the sierra 180gr soft points I tried. I've had expansion problems with that bullet. I shot a buck head-on in the brisket and bullet broke the ofside hip. Shooting the full lenght of a deer is too much penetration. I've lost deer on broadside hits where no blood trail was created.

The Hornaday kills about the same as Remington Corelocks in 180 grain.

150's shoot only marginally flatter under 250 yards, so, I don't bother with them, where as the 174 gr Hornaday expands reliably and penetrates well. Thus, I tend to stick with Reloader 15 and 174's.

It's a different topic, but I prefer round nose bullets for reliable expansion at 2400 fps and lower velosity you get with a medium heavy bullet in a 303.

EnfieldHunter wrote:

AFD Love to read a post on the Black Bear hunt when you find time.

I posted it in the hunting section.

AFD

If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day