These days the .308 is boring and pedestrian to the vast majority of shooters.
That said, it is by far the one I reach for, more often than not, for everything from coyotes to mule deer and elk. It continues to kill stuff with ease, and has to be the single easiest cartridge I have ever played with when it comes to producing accurate handloads.
That S&B looks like it was born for that rifle.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.
The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.