308 Win. cast bullet / 8 Point Buck

[Ben]

My friend Bryan has an older model Tikka 595 ( pre T-3 ) stainless bolt action rifle in .308 Win.
Recently he fired 5 rounds at 100 yards into 5/8" . He was shooting my bullet that I designed, the Accurate, 212 gr. gas check ( single lube groove ) sized to .311" with 17.5 grs. of 2400. The bullet has a 2 diameter nose.

He killed a very nice 8 point with the gas checked bullet and 17.5 grs. of 2400.







This isn't too shabby for 5 rounds @ 100yrds.

 

[ScottM65]

Very nice, what lead/alloy mix did you use?

 

[Ben]

Old clip on wheel weights.

 

[Spindrift]

Nice!
That bullet looks really good!

 

[Ben]

There are people on this forum that know 10X more about designing
a successful cast bullet than I do. I guess I got lucky on this one, as it has been a super accurate bullet along with a proven reputation for being a quick killer of white tailed deer.

Ben

 

[Bret4207]

I maintain it doesn't take a tremendous amount of velocity to take an animal of deer size cleanly with a fairly heavy for the cal FN bullet- IF the shot is well placed. Nice job Ben!!!

 

[richhodg66]

Nice! Is deer season still gòng on in Alabama?

 

[Ben]

Ended Feb. 10th

 

[Thumbcocker]

Tikka makes great rifles.

 

[Ben]

I own a Tikka 30-06.
It is one of my favorite rifles.

Ben

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Did Trevor get anything this year?

 

[Ben]

No, seems every time we were ready to go it came a torrential rain.

 

[Ian]

Eat right up to the hole! Give my congratulations to Bryan! He's come a long way under your tutelage.

I too love Tikka rifles and have a left-handed T3 .30-'06.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Outstanding rig!

I love Tikka rifles and the 308 Win will get the job done!


That rifle looks to be a WINNER! Stainless Steel, Synthetic Stock and Good Scope.

Add to that formula a load that is perfectly dialed in to the rifle with an effective bullet. That’s as good as it gets!

 

[Ben]

Thanks fellows, Bryan and I have been " fine tuning " the load for this rifle for some time. Part of all the fun I guess.

Ben

 

[Rushcreek]

Great results! That’s a great looking bullet.
Tikka T3 replaced the Rem 700 (for me) as the go to rifle. I gave my 25-06 T3 to my daughter and rebarreled my first year T3 22-250 to 30-06 with an online T3X barrel.
Best 30-06 I’ve ever had.

 

[richhodg66]

Ben, is this a cataloged mold with Accurate or does one have to special order a copy with the dimensions you posted? I've never bought a mold from them before.

 

[Creeker]

Nice buck

 

[Ben]

Ben, is this a cataloged mold with Accurate or does one have to special order a copy with the dimensions you posted? I've never bought a mold from them before.

It is in his catalog.
It has my dimension specs on it.
Nothing has changed.
Here is a direct link from Accurate's Web site :
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=31-212H

Ben

 

[Uncle Grinch]

Would this bullet work well with the 30-06?