The gun I have had the longest is a Sav99E 308 made in 1969, my father bought it for us used in 1973 to shoot free ammo. He had designed a machine gun, the gov was testing with 7.62x51 belted ammo. My father had come up with a different belt system that feeds from the back so the gun would fit in a turret. There was no selling Rock Island Arsenal anything that was not their idea, so it went away. But lots of cases of the ammo were lying around. Every 5th round was a tracer.
I currently have ~ 13 308 rifles, 10 308 dies, and a 308 reamer.
But hunting with a 308 would be too big a handicap for me at long range, given my skill level.
Bart Bobbitt shot a 3.2" 20 shot group at 800 yards with a 308 in 1997.
I am not Bart Bobbitt.
I need all the help I can get.
The 308 would be a 400 yard gun for me, while the hot rodded 7mmRM is a 500 yard gun for me.
I establish my range by always hitting a 12" circle on a big piece of cardboard at that distance.
