Originally Posted by quickdraw
Originally Posted by Brad


If you're wanting a carbine for NC deer hunting I don't think you could do better than a 308 Win... jut my POV.


I love my 308 full size 24". The only reason I don't want a shorter 308 is that I want something capable of pushing a heavier bullet for bears. You don't see many loads published for the 220 grain RN bullets for a 308. I'm also thinking about getting a long range setup in 300WSM, so I could at least keep the components relatively similar.


I assume black bears, yes?

There's not a black bear alive that can't be taken cleanly with a 150/165 grain anything from a 308 Win carbine.


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