Description
Federal PowerShok in .308 Winchester is a hunting load built around a straightforward proposition: a jacketed soft point bullet that delivers controlled expansion on medium game without demanding a premium price. The jacketed construction keeps the bullet intact through the barrel and during initial penetration, while the exposed lead tip initiates reliable expansion on contact — a combination that transfers energy efficiently without the bullet coming apart too early or passing through without opening up at all.
The brass case is boxer-primed and fully reloadable, which matters to hunters who work up their own loads and want to reclaim quality brass rather than leaving it in the field. The soft point design also makes this a practical choice for hunters who need a bullet that feeds reliably through bolt-action and semi-automatic platforms alike, since the round nose profile handles most magazine and feeding geometries without issue.
At 2,820 feet per second muzzle velocity, the 150-grain projectile carries enough retained energy at practical hunting distances to be a dependable deer and hog round. Federal loads this ammunition to consistent standards using quality primers and cases, which keeps point-of-impact predictable from box to box — something that matters when you are confirming zero before a season rather than burning through rounds at the bench. This is working ammunition: not the most refined load Federal offers, but dependable, widely available, and appropriate for hunters who want a capable hunting round without paying for features their quarry will never notice.




