Bullet weight,is a misnomer in this day and age as focal evaluatory criteria,same goes focus on meaningless designators,such as Sectional Density(SD).

Bang for the buck,the 165/8's in .308" bores,is a very sound answer to any situation,but many Wive's Tales remain and often folks are entranced with the designators that bear the least amount of fruit. Dumb ideas,die hard.

The 168TSX is without peer and I like that the 168A-Max(Hornady) dupes it's BC,so one can interchange through the course of the year,less major sight setting concerns. Typically,in a sound rifle,they will print on top of each other,when launched at like speeds.

I find much to get excited about,when my practice/play loads are in synch with the load I use to fill tags. I shoot those two projectiles in harmony,from most everything from 308Win to 30-8mmRemmag (a Wildcat,that is essentially a stretched 300Wby or 7STW necked up).

You will not be able to keep the 168TSX inside an Elk,at any angle,from most any distance(they'll get you to the 1000yd line,nicely).

Same goes Mulies.

You'll find that the familiarity of the 2 projectiles,will essentially mean that you are shooting a single load for everything and in that approach,everything becomes a little sweeter.

The harmonious melding of an X,with a like BC practice/play bullet,is something I strive for in every rifle I shoot,from 223AI right up the line to the Boomers.

It never don't work.