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So, TryMe has been dinged 100 fps for failure to post his load. if you are gonna pull the kind of crap he is pulling, you need to back it up... he hasn't, so I am backing off his claim of 2700 fps to something more attainable through normal means, in a normal factory rifle, with a normal-length barrel. DING!

Just lookee here, folks and folkettes. First, a 162 Amax at a more realistic (pending TryMe posting his load) 2600 fps:



Next, a 208 Amax at 2580 fps, which is a load MontanaMarine posted from a 20.5" barrel no less:



Notice, dear readers, that at 600 yards the .308 TROUNCES the 7-08 in every way except that the 7-08 drops a whopping .58" less.

That's 1/2 inch, for practical purposes. The .308 is drifting less in the wind, holding more speed, retaining more energy.

The .308 is a better round, EVEN using TryMe's wacko vision of either as a long-range hunting cartridge.

TryMe, you been beat. You want redemption? POST YOUR LOAD.

POST YOUR LOAD.