Originally Posted by battue
Perhaps the .30-06 would have been a better choice???? laugh


Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush



This cow got Scenar'ed with my 20" .308 T3. she was a shade over 600 yards (about 615).
She was moving through the trees and while I actually meant to put the bullet right behind her shoulder, I caught her square on the shoulder, but given the uphill shooting position that I had I did not complain.

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It is the only time I have ever caught one of the projectiles too. Found it just inside the offside hide.
Did precisely what I needed it to do. Filled my freezer with zero drama, as always.





The .308 is a short range gun.
It does not have the energy to cleanly kill big animals like elk past 400 yards.
It is under powered compared to the 30-06.
You can't shoot heavy bullets in it.


This elk died from laughing too hard (at the Sako TRG .308) as the bullet bounced off her at 400 yards. cool


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Same story here!


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All that said, I have a JC Higgins FN Mauser 30-06 at a gunsmiths getting a list of things done to make it completely squared away. Hard to go wrong with a 30-06, especially as a handloader.

THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL.

The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world.

The website is up and running!

www.lostriverammocompany.com