Federal Premium also offers .30-06 Springfield hunting ammunition loaded with the Berger Hybrid Hunter bullet as a factory load. So those bullets are no longer limited to those who use handloads.
It is no secret that I don’t buy into all the wild claims made about the 6.5 Creedmoor. It is ballistically identical to the .260 Rem. and, with handloads, the 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser. It is not as fast or as powerful as the awesome 6.5-284 Norma nor as fast or as powerful as ...
While it’s possible to use even heavier bullets in handloads, most 7mm-08 factory ammo tops out with 140 grain bullet weights. However, this load utilizes a 150 grain bullet, which is one of the heavier bullets available for the cartridge. Add it up and you have some 7mm-08 ammunition ...
That being said, the .308 Winchester has much more recoil than the .223 Remington and the .300 Blackout. For example, when fired from similar rifles (the Ruger Ranch/Ruger American Compact in this case), a typical .308 Win hunting load firing a 165 grain bullet has 3-5 times more rec...