Federal Fusion 308 165 Grain Ballistics Chart (2024)

FAQs

What is the effective range of a 308 165 grain bullet? ›

This bullet weight can be used to produce clean kills on medium game out to ranges of around and exceeding 600 yards. The 165 to 168 grain bullet weight in . 308 is, generally speaking, somewhat more effective on game weighing above 90kg, than on light bodied game.

For the . 308 Winchester, 168-gr. Match load, the drop at 700 yards is -162.58 inches, and at 800 yards it's -237.19 inches.

With a 150gr FMJ bullet at 500 yards, you're looking at about 47.2 inches or almost four feet of drop. With a 180gr SP bullet at 500 yards, you're looking at about 51.9 inches or over four feet of drop. At 1,000 yards, the . 308 drops about 400 inches or about thirty feet.

308 isn't a hard-hitting cartridge at distance, but it can perform with the right bullet. Federal Premium 175-grain Terminal Ascent or Swift Scirocco II loads would be good ones to use.

How much will a 308 drop at 100 yards? On average, a 150 grain FMJ fired at 2820 fps will have 0 inches of bullet drop at 100 yards, assuming a 100 yard zero.

For most hunters under field conditions, the maximum effective range of the . 308 Winchester is around 300 yards, and 400 would be pushing it. At these ranges, the terminal ballistic performance of a well-designed hunting bullet fired from the . 308 is usually very good.

. 308, the USMC preaches a 1000 yard (915 meter) max effective range. While we have made hits at 1000+ meters with the . 308, we tend to agree with the Army and indicate that 800 meters is about the max limit for RELIABLE hits in all but extreme weather conditions.

A . 308 or most any other modern "high intensity" cartridge shoots usefully flat for something over 200 yards. Get farther out than that, and you have to know the range and adjust or hold for it.

What's the difference between 308 and 30 06 at 200 yards? ›

At 200 yards, the . 308 drops 4” on average, while the . 30-06 drops 3.71”. The difference gets slightly more pronounced the farther out we go: at 400 yards, the .

The maximum point blank range of a . 308 is around 270 metres depending on the load and barrel length, which is the max range at which if you aim at something, you will hit it. The military considers them to have an effective range of around 1000m, with regards to accuracy and stopping power.

308 is deadly at 1000 yards. The question is if someone can safely shoot and hit the intended target at that distance. At that range the projectile will drop about 370”. Bullets start falling the moment they leave the muzzle due to gravity.

You will get anywhere between 6000 to 12000 rounds depending on the quality of the barrel before accuracy starts to be unacceptable. Average it out to 9000 rounds x . 0023 and you get 20.7 seconds. How long does a 22lr barrel last?

308 to shoot at a deer you think is 100 yards away and he's actually at 150 yards away, it probably won't make enough difference to matter, because the bullet only drops an inch and a quarter crossing that additional 50 yards and you'll still be well within the kill radius if you've aimed for the center of his heart/ ...

308 Winchester can provide. With a verified sniper kill of 1,250 meters (1,367 yards) using the 7.62x51/. 308 Winchester cartridge, the majority of military sniper schools will place the maximum effective range of the 7.62x51/. 308 at between 850 and 1,000 yards, and at 1,000, there are much better choices today.

308? The 308 Winchester has an effective range of about 550 yards when hunting whitetail deer. When hunting elk, the effective range is somewhat shorter, falling closer to about 350 yards if your aim is to effectively and humanely harvest game.