OTOH, a careful reloader can make the 308 Win a lot like a 358 Win with the use of 220 partitions and the like (especially if you've got a long magazine and throat) - or - he can make the 308 Win a lot like a 270 Win with the 130 TSX. (243+358)/2 = 300.5 Being right in the middle of the pack isn't such a bad thing, I think. One of the reasons the 308 excells as a 'jack-of-all-trades' sort of round.