The 308 is a 1000 yard cartridge in the right rifle and in the right hands. The 7mm-08 is arguably even better than it's parent cartridge which got me to thinking...
8 years ago I began fire forming 308 brass to 45 cal to make my new wildcat round, the 45-08. With the popularity of 6.5mm everything I may choose to call it the 11.5mm-08, not sure yet.
Like RustyZipper said, you better not call this a brush gun. Due to the increased sectional density and balistic coefficient, this cartridge really bucks the wind and seems to defy gravity. Because of the increased bore diameter, the barrel cools itself and I can shoot a long string of shots without the group opening up at all.
At 1000 yards I get 3/4 inch groups all day and only 1 inch in drop which makes it the perfect elk gun out to about 2000 yards if I do my part.
