Originally Posted by ruger438
Partly because I'm lazy and 44 grns Varget was the first load I tried and shot so well I figured why not stop there.


The .308 is good for first load and stopping.

Originally Posted by ruger438
Thanks GuyM
Its really growing on me, I'm the kind of guy who is always turning my scope power up and down and over oiling rifles and fiddling with loads. This rifle is my therapy for that kind of behavior.


The .308 is perfect therapy for that.

The .308 is just easy. Easy to load for, easy on the shoulder, easy on feed, easy to kill stuff with.

I like to tinker as much as anybody, but if I had to start from scratch with no rifles, getting ammo over the counter with no plans on reloading, the .308 is THE choice....223 running close depending on the desired use.