Originally Posted by atkinson
We can cuss and discuss this subject from now on but the bottom line is the .308 is a more powerful cartridge than the 7-08, thats the way it works just like the 300s are more powerful than the 308s...

How do you figure that? With the 150gr bullet, the 7-08 will do 2850fps, with the same weight bullet the .308 will do 2900fps. Individual barrels will vary more in velocity than the difference between these 2 cartridges with equal weight bullets.