First CB Kill .308 Win

[Super Sneaky Steve]

Bullet: Lee C309-170-F with Hornady GC. Actual weight 177gr. Lube 50/50 Beeswax/Vaseline. Alloy was scrap bullets mostly jacketed.

Load: 22.0 IMR5744. Velocity 1760. Energy 1211 at the muzzle.

Weapon: Rem 700 SPS Tactical .308 Winchester.

Shot was taken from up high to about 35yards. I hit her square in the lung and you can see from the picture below that it did a lot of damage. Exit hole was about the size of a quarter. When I hit her she jumped and bucked then ran for just a few short seconds and piled up about 30 yards from the shot. Lots of blood, didn't go far, just the way I like it. On the scale she's 84lbs without guts.

I was doubting myself with the bullet. I wasn't sure what would happen and feared tracking a wounded animal but the bullet performed as good as anything. CB's really are great, as long as you do your homework.

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[**oneshot**]

Congrads!!

[richhodg66]

Congratulations! Feels very rewarding to use your own home poured, doesn't it?

My first cast bullet "small bore" kill was with a .30-30, but similar bullet and speed. It was also very, very close (like less than ten yards from my tree) and was the only one that gave a big exit hole and easily followed blood trail. All of them died pretty quick, but I need to work on what it takes to get expansion good enough to leave sizeable holes and good blood.

[Hickok]

Great! Now it's time to make jerky!

I use that same boolit in my 94' 30/30 and really like it.

[pworley1]

That's one of the reasons we love it so much.

[Wolfer]

I shoot a similar boolit(311041) to about the same velocity from all my 30 cal rifles. When you first start shooting these rounds it's normal to question whether they will kill a deer or not. Recoil and lack of noise make them seem really weak.
The deer seem to be unaware that it's a reduced load. Between me, my son and my neighbor we've shot a pretty good pile and performance has been excellent.

I do have a small HP to help start expansion. I sometimes have my doubts that it's needed but it gives me comfort anyway.

[Lefty SRH]

Good job! It does feel good to take one with your own boolit! I got my first last year with a .44spl.

[reloader28]

Good job.
Awesome feeling, aint it?
I dont remember the first deer I ever shot, but I'll NEVER forget my first home cast boolit deer.:bigsmyl2:

[samwithacolt]

Congratulations. You did the work and reaped the reward. I used my .308 last season(1st cast boolit kills in a modern gun) with the lee .312/165(sized and gc'd at .311 and 170 gr) over 30 gr 4895 for 2050 fps.
3 dead deer, and the satisfaction of my own boolits. Enjoy your harverst!

[SSGOldfart]

Congrats man you get some fine eaten there

[jmort]

Impressive all the way around. Thanks for the post, good stuff.

[Ben]

Looks like she had been visiting someone's corn field.

Congrats ! !

Ben

[RugerFan]

I have some very similar lung pics from deer kills with my .308 Win. Gotta love cast boolits. Congrats!

[nagantguy]

Nice shooting and boolit making

[Screwbolts]

Nice , tender eating there. Isn't 5744 one of the " Accurate " line, of powders, there for it is not and has never been IMR5744. Listing loads should be accurate.

Good shooting,

Ken

[Hogdaddy]

Congrats,, Great looking animal ; )
H/D

[waksupi]

Your bullet performed exactly like a cast bullet should. Good job.
I have found that deer or elk, 30 yards is pretty average for them to go until they realize they are dead.

[1980Harley]

Congratulations on your first cast boolit kill! As we all know on this site, super velocities aren't necessary for a good kill. Enjoy the steaks.

[Muskyhunter1]

Congrats for sure. It is nice when a plan comes together.

[Patricklaw]

Very nice!

[Treetop]

Thanks for the report, Steve! I have some AA 5744 that I haven't tried in my .308s or .30-06s yet. Looks like I'll have to load some up. Tt.

[Bongo]

Good shootn'! I got my first cast boolit kills September of 2013. I walked up on a group of wild hogs feeding across a ravine and dropped the first hog, 80 pounds dressed, shot just behind the shoulder. Took out one rib entering and two exiting. I picked out a small pig, 55 pounds, and slung three rounds at it running and hit it every time. I used the Lyman 31141 at 2,000 fps from a model 94 wearing a One Ragged Hole peep and a homemade fiber front sight. One of the best rushes of my hunting career. Now I'm on a mission to put meat in the freezer with my SBH.

[TXGunNut]

Good job! Nothing like the first CB deer.

[bart55]

Great job , have used similar in 32 win and results were the same .Start grindin the sausage

[sixshot]

The 31141 & the 311291 are great hunting bullets in the 300 Savage, 308 type rifles. When I was stationed in Texas in the late 60's I would shoot a couple of whitetails with my pre 64 308 then stoke it with the #311291 & I think 12-15 grs. of RL7 with a pinch of kapok & whack turkeys. I would just shoot them in the breast, it didn't ruin any meat & was quiet so I didn't make a lot of noise spooking deer off my buddies lease.

Dick

[Friends call me Pac]

Good deal. I know how you feel. Enjoy it.

[pls1911]

Bet you'll never hunt with a jacketed bullet again.
I have some unused for 30 years....

[wquiles]

Bet you'll never hunt with a jacketed bullet again.
I have some unused for 30 years....

I have a brand new Savage Model 10 (in 308, naturally), and except for the j-words the factory used when test firing it, I expect my rifle will never see/shoot them again. My intention in buying this rifle was to use "only" my own cast boolits in it :-P

[reloader28]

Bet you'll never hunt with a jacketed bullet again.
I have some unused for 30 years....


I'm not going on 30 years, but I aint used a jacketed since my first cast kill. That was 5 years ago I think.