Hey all, I am getting everything together to start loading for my Savage 99 in 308

The factory rounds I shot out of it were a 150gr, 168gr, and 178gr

The 150gr appeared to be a bit on the hot side for it as it did not want to eject the spent cases easily. I am guessing that I could load those to a mid range and not have the same issue?

It liked the 168gr, those just seem to be more expensive overall than the 150gr bullets.

Did not care for the 175gr at all.

This will be mainly used for shooting paper at the range, and maybe the occasional hog hunt. What are everyone's thoughts on bullet choice? Should I just spend the extra on the 168gr or would the 150gr with a mid load be good to go?

Thanks