The way I look at it is most of the people I know, and have been around that got into long range shooting and hunting started on a 308 Win. Kind of the standard for tactical rifles, quality box match grade ammo, long barrel life and thousands of rouds down range. Most hunt with it out to 600 and even more, but most often to 600 before they want more. So it's hard to ask about 400-600 yard deer cartridge without listing the 308.
