bullet expansion at lower velocity

[**oneshot**]

Since the velocity is lower in a handgun would shooting a 30-30 bullet out of a 308win make sense.  I've been looking into bullet expansion and didn't even know if this was a safe combo.  My other options were to buy the pistol bullets from hornady/sierra or buy the sst type bullets assuming that they wont act like varmit bullets at the lower velocity.

Thanks,
**oneshot**

[palgeno]

Have used the following .308 bullets out of 15 in. Encore on deer---Sierra 130gr ssp---Nosler 150 gr BT----Nosler 150 gr Partition---150 grainers chronoed at 2550 fps---all worked well---probably many others will,too. pg

[Lone Star]

The velocities of .308 150-grain bullets out of a 15" T/C will exceed the factory velocity of .30-30 bullets out of a rifle; they will work as designed.  That said, plenty of better-designed .308" bullets will work great too.  I've shot and seen shot dozens of Kodiak Island deer with 150-grain Nosler Ballistic Tips out of .300 Savage T/Cs and their performance was picture perfect.  I'd expect almost any .308" hunting bullet under 180 grains to work very well on deer in your .308WCF.

[**oneshot**]

Did a little water jug test today.  The bullets used were Speer 130gr HP, Hornady 150gr SST, and a hornady 150gr BTSP.  All were shot over H4895 loaded middle of the High-Low loading data.  I shot the jugs at about 15yds just to make sure I hit the center with my experimental loads.  The 130gr HP blew the jug into 3 pieces all going in different directions (four if you count the screw on cap) with very little exit blowout.  The 150gr BTSP split the jug open along the corners with no parts missing, moderate exit blowout.  The SST gave me the most comparable result to the 165 BTHP that I used to shoot out of my rifle.  Split the jug open at the corners, blew the top off, and left a very ragged exit blowout.  I will be using the SST once I get a good grouping load for it.   :grin:

[palgeno]

Hey, they will all work on deer---but the water test has no relationship to the live animal----pick the load which gives you the most confidence to make a good shot in the field. pg