Jeff, read the history of the 7-08. It's reason for being is it's inherent long range performance.
No smoke and mirrors, no deceptive, fraudulent or insubstantial explanation. It is what it is.
I will say, and my gun safe will prove me out on this, I am almost as big on the 308 as the 7-08, recoil being the only difference to my old bones.
No place for me to hunt over maybe 250 yards except straight up or out over the Atlantic. Ain't sea level great!
Not suggesting you join Stick but you're not going to beat him..
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