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The .308 is a round that every sportsman/shooter should own!

I say the same thing about a lot of cartridges .

308 is a great round

I still think the .308 is the quintessential multi purpose round.

Aussie,

Good story, I didn't know that. I have never owned a .308 but my best bud in my younger years hunted with one and I personally saw all his carnage and have no doubts about the ability of the cartridge.

..versatility. What other cartridge is chambered for rifles as small as a 16.5" Scout to a 26" barreled sniper rifle...

Bob

Our LTR is a chunky monkey compared to a NULA at slightly more than 9 lbs. sans sling and ammo but continue to be amazed at its accuracy.

Fired a three-shot group last weekend that measured .51 with the 150 gr. Federal PowerShok. Impact was .5 higher at 75 degrees than it was when zeroed at 30 degrees.

Since we primarily hunt deer from treestands here the weight isn't much of an issue.

If tornados weren't in today's forecast I'd be going to my reloading den next county over and putting together some 110 Sierra HP loads I hope will be accurate as the bargain 150 SP.

Time to zap some varmints with it, though it's definitely portly for a walking varminter.

I agree!!! That's where the rest of us get our 7/08 lapua brass from.

Someday every one will own a 7/08 (or a 270)

I'll never be without a 308 again. I spent way too much of my hunting career chasing bigger and better. Now I am back to my roots. I have a nifty little 700 in 308 & a nifty little Sako Finnlight in 300 Wsm. Covers all the bases.

I've posted on the 'fire a number of times about my thing for the .308 - ever since the mid-60's, when it was my first centerfire.

What a wonderful balance of shootability, versatility, accuracy, and lethality.

I've messed with a few other popular cartridges, but I always seem to come back to the .308 as my favorite. I own a few guns chambered thusly, and the little round has never let me down: elk, moose, deer, hogs, etc. have all been taken cleanly and quickly. What's not to like?

and you can get surplus ammo to shoot at a reasonable price..

I agree. 270, 280, 30-06, 308 Win. Potato - pototto, tomato - tomotto.....

Put me on the idiot list.

You know, I kinda got caught up in all the hype a bunch of years ago. Bought me a short mag, didn't like it, sold it, good riddens. Bought me one of those ultra mags, same thing. I keep going back to my 270, 06 and 7/06. Still have and like the 257, 6mm and my 25/06, but rarely do I take them hunting anymore. If fact I am thinking on getting rid of all but my 06 and 300win for big game, keep my 6mm and down for everything else. Who knows, but it's a good read just the same.