.308 Winchester 165gr Sierra Tipped GameKing 20-Round Box

Description

The Barnes Harvest Collection pairs Barnes' reputation for rigorous loading standards with Sierra's legendary accuracy heritage. What you get is factory ammunition that delivers group-to-group consistency without cutting corners. These aren't just reliable rounds—they're built to shoot.

Sierra Tipped GameKing Design and Performance

The polymer tip does two important jobs. First, it improves the ballistic coefficient by creating a sharper, more consistent nose shape than a traditional soft-point bullet. That means less wind drift and flatter trajectories downrange. Second, it initiates expansion more reliably by acting as a punch that drives into the bullet's hollow-point cavity on impact, forcing the jacket walls outward faster than conventional designs. At the 2,680 fps muzzle velocity this load generates, expansion happens consistently even at longer hunting distances.

Why the 165-Grain Weight Matters for .308

This grain weight sits in the sweet spot for the .308 Winchester. It's heavy enough to maintain good penetration through ribs and bone, yet still carries enough velocity to produce the downrange energy needed for clean kills on deer-sized game out to practical hunting ranges. The Sierra Tipped GameKing's thick, tough copper jacket controls expansion rather than fragmenting, which keeps bullet weight retention solid even on quartering shots. You get roughly 2,630 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle with a ballistic coefficient of 0.517—enough to maintain velocity and energy past 300 yards.

Practical Reloadability and Load Consistency

Every round comes in reloadable boxer-primed brass, so once you shoot them, the cases are yours to reload. Barnes loads these to consistent specifications, meaning your velocity spreads stay tight and groups stay tight. The ammunition is new-production, non-corrosive, and manufactured to their exacting standards. Twenty rounds per box makes these practical for both sighting in and field use.