Speer 125gr TNT

[ebr love]

It would always be a compromise with a single standard load. But it works for some.

Having a do-it-all load depends on what your "all" is.

If you hunt foxes and fallow a .243 with 80gr pills is nearly perfect (with admittedly some overkill for the fox end).

If you hunt everything from bunnies to buffalo one isn't going to work for you

[tom604]

hi MalleeFarmer, just noticed this thread, i use the 130's in my 308 and they are goat stoppers!! i have used 150 soft points and if you dont hit a bone they can pencil through ,,not with the 130's,,they just shudder and drop thought about going to 125's but whats a couple of grains? i get just under moa at a 100 which is fine by me as where i shoot you can't see that far most of the time.

[MalleeFarmer]

I found the 125s great on foxes and Roos but too frangible on goats and don't penetrate enough I used a couple on goats and wasn't happy with the performance I have now canned the idea of 125s and I'm sticking with my heavier loads for the .308 and using the .22-250 and .204 for foxes just means I'm taking more firepower when I go out. I've bought 480 rounds of osa .308 135 Sierra HPs they do a good job on goats similar to the 130 speers I was using.

[Tiiger]

They're most definitely a Varmint bullet, not a game bullet.

(Even though they do say "on-game" performance in the marketing blurb which is poor wording from Speers. They're categories on the site under Varmint also.)

125gr out of a .308 with destroy anything from fox down with plenty to spare, but they won't be any good for anything with thick hide, big bones or a lot of meat to penetrate.