Originally Posted by mathman
Originally Posted by rickt300
Originally Posted by dogcatcher223
The only thing a 308 brings to the table is cheaper factory ammo. That's about it's only redeeming quality. The 243, 260, and 7-08 are all a better use of that case.


Better how exactly? I own all four and find nothing wrong with the 308. What can the other three do that a 200 grain partition going 2400 fps can't? My favorite of course is the 7-08.


How about provide plenty of deer killing power with a flatter trajectory and much less recoil?


The impetus for his change was elk hunting. Recoil? The 308 may bother some in long strings from a bench or prone but it really isn't a hard kicker. And that wonderful flatter trajectory comes into play around the time you need a rangefinder anyway. If you know your drop then hitting out to 500 yards isn't hard just as if you know your wind values the improved wind bucking abilities only come into play farther out than most will shoot at live animals.

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