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Great pics by Ranger indeed......



Regarding the .308win, I killed my first deer with a Remington 600 Mohawk .308 when I was 9-10 years old.



In my teens and twenties I was all about velocity, so there were no .308 rifles in my rack. I came around about 10-12 years ago, and realized that the .308 has a lot to offer when it comes to big game hunting at reasonable ranges. I've found it to be almost boringly effective, whether it's a vanilla cup/core at moderate speeds or a lighter mono-bullet at high speed. The 7mm-08 and .308 are nice examples of "getting the most for the least".

Seems like I always keep at least one or two .308 rifles these days and the kids and I kill something with them every year, even if it is just meat for the table (it's not generally harsh on steaks).

Just have to add my "AMEN" to other comments...thanks and a very impressive statement in your pics! I showed them to my wife (very seldom do I include her at the Fire) and she said, "You need to add something." So, thanks for her too. BTW- I love the 308 for deer!

They work in Africa too.

I've shot coyotes, antelope, whitetail, mule deer, and elk with the 308, including one of my larger bulls, an old sway-back 7x7.

The 308 has never let me down.

The primary advantage of the 308, over the 30-06, is the wide variety of rifles available for the former. With similar rifles and loads, I could never tell a nickel's worth of difference in their recoil. I've used them both on deer and varmints. Both kill cleanly to 300 yards, assuming good placement. They are work-horse cartridges.

All that said- I've only shot a couple of 358s and fell in love with cartridge- particularly in a 20" BLR.

How relevant...

ive mowed down tons of tiddies w the .308:



load 42 g of h4895 and a 165 sierra GK. have a couple 20” heavies for carrying duty (including the salvage pictured), a 5R, and a 700P. all excellent, easy shooters. not sure they offer a single advantage over the creed these days, but the .308 is EASY and it works.

Haven't had one bounce off yet!

My only Elk was killed with a 308. It just works for folks who use it.

Everything I ever killed with a 30-06, and 2/3rds wit a 300WM could have been done with a .308!

That is F'n sweet!! Details?

I'm not sure I have any pics but I've used the .308 a lot for deer and one grouse. It worked on all.

I'm looking to add a .308 this year. Probably in a Kimber Mt. Just to drive y'all nuts, I'm going to put a Leupold VX3i on it too.

I switched to a 308 about 5 years ago. Has killed elk, numerous deer, and several pigs without a problem. Used a model 70 ew in 308 for a couple years, gave it to one of my sons then bought a ruger Hawkeye in 308. I'm trying to give all my rifles to kids or grandkids so all I'll have is the 308 Hawkeye. It's all I need.

Yup, many times. I first shot "308s" in their NATO guise back in my military days. LOT'S of them. Both 147 gr ball and also LC M118 match Ammo.


After I was discharged I ended up with several autos in my collection, M-14, a few FALs and one HK91 and I now also own a Ruger SR762 (which is like new, and for sale) an AR10ish rifle of my own making and a Mossberg MVP.
I used my Smith Ent. M14 and also one of my FALs to kill a fair number of game animals, and I have also killed about 15 with my Mossberg MVP. Many deer (both White Tails and Mule Deer) antelope,and elk have all fallen to my various 308s. At no time did I ever feel as if I was using a "lesser caliber" then what I needed.

I have never killed a game animal with any load that I didn't load myself. I have used 125 grain Nosler BTs on 2 antelope, 130 grain Barnes TSX on a white tail, 150 grain round nose (was unbelievably accurate in my old M14) for 8 deer, 150 grain Remington Core-Lokts for deer and antelope, (about 10 total I think) 150 grain Winchester Power Points for deer (3) and elk, (4) 165 grain Hornady Interlock for deer, (1) and one elk kill with a 180 grain Nosler Partition. All have been fine but I did see the 125 grain bullets can come apart a bit more then I'd like. I killed 2 antelope with them and only one gave me an exit, the other fragmenting and only going about 13" deep total. The 150 grain Winchester was far better then I expected. In one of my rifles (the "me-made AR10") is shoots about 1 MOA and the penetration I got on the elk was about 2X what I expected to see with a 150 grain 308.

Anyway, the overview is simple.
A 308 is an excellent "one-size fits most" caliber for any hunter.

you simply can't go wrong deer huntin' with a 150 bt and the 308 win. that was my 15 yo sons choice when i asked him what caliber he wanted for his first rifle. course he did kill his first deer with the 308 win so i guess he just trusts it. as bad as i tried to get him to like the 260 rem and 7mm-08 rem he just politely said "dad i want a 308" so thats what i bought him.he is 1 for 1 with it this year so far.
Big Ed

Only killed woodchucks with the couple .308’s that have passed through my hands...but what is a watermelon neck deer???

I’ve killed elk, mule deer, whitetails and antelope with a 308 I use a 3006 now but would have no problem with the 308 again.

And my son is on his 7th deer with a 308 Kimber hunter and little tiny 125 grain SST’s he’s only 11 I would like to get him a stouter bullet/weight next year

Rem 700 SS action, Bartlein #2 11 twist with Palma 95 chamber, Mcmillan hunters edge stock, trigger tech trigger, NECG sights zeroed at 100 yards. Had the bolt handle screwed down to make sure I didn't have it come off. Using a NF 2-10x32 with a mildot reticle and a ballistic cam for 165 federal Trophy bonded bullets at 2740 FPS.. 200 yard 5 shot groups, <1". Built by redneck. Rifle weighs 6lbs, 6oz.

I can’t find any fault with that rifle, very nice! That’s a true do anything rifle and load.