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It was tongue in cheek. It is perfect for me though. A generalist hunter who needs something capable of taking anything outside of a cape buffalo, elephant, or rhino,...doesnt like recoil, loves accuracy, and is a cheap bastard. The 7-08 would also work nicely
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I'm well invested in the 308 myself. I've got at least nine of them that I can think of real quick.
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The 308 WCF is the culmination of what mankind has learned about the metallic cartridge. It is perfect I thought that was the Creedmoor.... [runs away]
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Pretty soon the Kreemoor-Kooks will show and burn him in effigy...
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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I'm a Creedmoor fan as far as understanding its virtues and recommending it to newbies wanting a good deer rifle, and I don't even own one. Kook?
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No sir...I'd do the same thing. It's arguably the best cartridge in a generation or two. The caveat being of course, not in a 700...
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Does “no such thing” apply to The 308 WCF is the culmination of what mankind has learned about the metallic cartridge. Or
“Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.
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Decided to give the new Sierra Game Changers a go using 46.5gr Varget, BR-2 primers and WW brass seated to 28.10. Not bad and these should hold up at 308 speeds.. three shot groups: Pre-64 70 Featherwight... Browning Safari Grade, 22" pencil barrel... Fine shooting right there, how did you get those rounds in the chamber? Take the bolt out? Must be a heck of a long bullet to get an overall length of 28.10!
Dog I rescued in January
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Rounds feed just fine. 2.810 (I think) is max OAL.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Rounds feed just fine. 2.810 (I think) is max OAL. I knew it was just a misplaced decimal point. In a college math class I did that once and had to solve an incredible equation in metric for penance.
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Rounds feed just fine. 2.810 (I think) is max OAL. I knew it was just a misplaced decimal point. In a college math class I did that once and had to solve an incredible equation in metric for penance. I love this place.....
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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My favorite rifle is Browning Safari 30-06. I wish I had a . 375 H&H to go with it. My 35 Whelen will have to do. I am going out this am with it.
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger! There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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Gee, seven different prayers is all I had to do for penance..
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Years back, Scenar Shooter did a thread comparing his .308 to a .260. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/6552195/Re:_GAP_.308_VS._GAP_.260....S First paragraph from that thread: " I'll bet I've received 30 PM's in the past year about these two rifles. This question comes up a lot, "As your go to rifle, which would you grab, the .308 or the .260?" I thought it was time to do a real world head to head comparison. I have quite a bit of field time with the .308, with numerous big game kills and 800+ coyote kills. Last fall, all of my big game hunting was done with this lightweight GA Precision built .260. I also have a heavier .260 that I've used to take 231 coyotes with."That would be a fair testimonial that the .308 is a great all around cartridge for everything up to and including bears. Pat has posted pics of some true wall hangers over the years with that .308. Check out "Deceased by Scenar": https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4985572/1For extremely long barrel life, if I had to choose only one cartridge, I know which one I would choose. This .308 has numerous sniper/precision rifle schools under its belt and 15+ years of use, with a round count north of 5K on the barrel and it has not shown a reason to rebarrel yet. It started as a early 2000's era T3 .308 Varmint (Pre T3 Tactical) with a 24 & 5/8ths" barrel. This was right at 500 yards from the top of the haystack pictured in the rear. Spring bear hunt where the bears were not cooperating, so we turned it into a long range ground squirrel shoot. Aiming low on the mound, we would launch them into the air killing them, yet keeping them intact. Fun times! Eventually it was shortened to 20"s after the purchase of a 26" Sako TRG .308. For a guy who may only want to buy one rifle, hunt a lot, and shoot a bunch, a .308 is going to be very hard to beat. The 6.5s are certainly excellent, and I like my .260. That said, a guy is simply not likely to get 5,000 to 8,000 + rounds from a 6.5CM or .260 and maintain a what most would consider an acceptable degree of accuracy. This is where a .308 shines.
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