Originally Posted by 458Win
Somewhere I remember reading where Bell claimed in his later life that the 308 Winchester met all his requirements for the perfect rifle.

Bell seems to allude to that in the last page of the article as well.

I find it interesting that Finn Aagaard also appears to have narrowed it down to the .308 Winchester late in life.

Also yourself and John Barsness seem to like .308/.30-06 as sort of a sweet spot too.

Maybe there's something to this apparent convergence?