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looking at buying another rifle this weekend and considered a 25-06 and a .308 ive used a 270 and my dads 243 most of my life. so to those that use a .308, good rifle??

Yes. It'll handle anything you want this side of really big game.

A 308 is a great choice. Chambered in shorter action than a 270, or a 30-06, but with 150 gr. or 165 gr. bullets it will do anything either will do. It is also usually a very accurate cartridge. Did I mention that it produces less recoil than the above mentioned calibers, even in a slightly lighter rifle due to that shorter action. It will recoil more than a 243, but is more practical if larger game than whitetails is in your future. Cut to the chase; I like the 308. (Almost as much as the 7mm-08) grin!

I have one...and like it ! Great cartridge..all you need..

Put this one on the wall in Nov 2012 Utah LE

Two shots at 90 yds in his bed...180 gr Swift Scirocco

That and the fact that 308 Win rifles seem to have some weird accuracy ju ju that makes em easy to load for.

I am a 30-06 man but not because it is so much better than the 308 Win just because. When friends ask I recommend one of those two.

You couldn't go wrong with a 308.

308 is flat out accurate, light recoil, easy to load, etc.... If you can find Mule Deer's article "The 308 Is Great" in Handloader here try well sums it up!

I'm a huge .30-06 fan, had one since I was 15. I loved to hate the .308. Then I got one. Within a year, I had three more. Still have a dozen or more '06's but can't imagine not having a .308.

My first .308, a petite little thumper weighing in at a svelte 7.25 lbs as shown. It's first outing netted two nice porkers in Central Cali.

Count me in as a fan, had one since I was 14yrs old. I have used many other calibers since then but always came back to the .308 Winchester. It will do all you ask of it short of the big bears. 100 grains to 220 grains is a lot of different bullets to experiment with and the .308 will shoot most of then very well.

I feel the .308 is an excellent chambering.

While I now prefer the .30-06/.338 as I switched to bolt actions for deer and elk some time ago, that doesn't diminish the round
to me.

I used the cartridge in two lever guns; a Model 99 Savage and my dads Model 88 Winchester which I used if I lent out my 99 and dad wasn't around.

I made my two longest ever shots on big game using one, killed four elk and even more deer with the .308 cartridge.

It is easy to load for. I still load for the Model 88 using IMR-4064. It will shoot those internet 3-shot 1" groups if I do my part too.

My 99 with a 2-7 scope will shoot 150 grain Nosler Failsafes into sub 1" groups all day. Fun to carry, even more fun to shoot.

Count me as lover. I have 2, a Remington LTR and a Remington 7600. Both shoot better than I can hold.

Have fun, Tom

My all-time favorite round. Give the TC Venture a good look.

I wouldn't want to be without a .308. bout the easiest cartidge to reload for, there are so many different powders that work.

My Remington 700 in 308 is my regular hunting rifle. The rifle/cartridge combination is perfect for my hunting needs - if it's so reliable and accurate, that it's kinda boring

Count me in the 308 camp. I run around with sexier cartridges too, but always come home to the 308 sooner or later....

Started with a 308 40 years ago will finish with one. I have killed everything from turtles to elk.

Best balance of all around killing power, modest recoil, ammo availability and inherent accuracy.

My Tikka T3 Lite Stainless .308 with a Limbsaver recoil pad is a joy to shoot and will wallop anything in North America outside Kodiak Island.

I've got six 308s. Yeah, I guess I like them.

George

I'm feeding seven, I like them too.

I have five .308's with two more in process.

GrimJim