I've been hunting with the .308 since 14, off and on. Right now have three, and my wife has one as well. We've used them in both North America and Africa for at least 10 species of big game up to around 700 pounds, and I wouldn't hesitate to hunt the rest of my life in Montana with a .308.

“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck