Originally Posted by rifle
good points all... in regards to target,yes the .308 has an edge in selection of bullets,however this thought always occurs to me,once I found the "holy grail" load of accuracy for the rifle..what do you do next? just shoot it or sell it ? I always end up with a bunch of bullets that didn't work out.

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Honestly in the .308 I haven't found bullets that don't work in it. Yes the 110 gr varmint bullets can be a bit finicky, but 125 on up, it's harder to find bullets that won't shoot than bullets that do shoot, so long as you use a good powder.

Could you build a "tactical" 8X57? Sure, but you're not going to find true match grade 8mm barrels, target grade seating die and I doubt those 154 gr bt-fmj's will shoot anywhere near as well as a good 150-165 gr .308 bullet. And no need to build a special .308 as there are several off the rack variants that will give guilt edged accuracy.

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Last edited by 458 Lott; 06/05/14.