Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles GAP .308 VS. GAP .260....Shootout!

I got a chance to do some shooting after a morning hunt today. The conditions were pretty good with very little mirage and a steady wind from 12 to 6 at about 8mph.




These were the first two five shot strings. Fired prone from a bipod and rear bag. The bullseye is 2.5". The shots were not timed and shot fairly quick, just as you would in a hunting situation. The .308 might have done a touch better here....






I moved back about 50 meters, changed the wind angle a bit and shot another five through both rifles...I held off .2 mils left/right for drift with both rifles. Advantage 130 VLD's here. Real world, a very dead big game animal all 20 shots.

There is slightly less recoil with the .260. Not that the .308 beats me up.

Thats all for today.....I'll keep shooting these two in the next few days.