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308 vs 7-08 (or other options)
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<blockquote data-quote="Stgraves260" data-source="post: 1699710" data-attributes="member: 19988"><p>7-08 168 grain VLD (617 BC ) MV 2550 FPS 500 yards 1900 FPS and 1300 ft-lbs energy. 308 168 grain VLD (473 BC ) MV 2600 FPS 500 yards 1800 FPS 1150 ft-lbs energy. 10 mph wind the 7-08 bullet will drift about 5" less with 150 ft-lbs more energy and 100 FPS faster. It's not really a big difference but the 7-08 still wins. Another thang is recoil. According to Chuck Hawks the 7-08 has 12 lbs of recoil and the 308 has around 18 lbs. what crazy is the 7 mag that everybody says kicks like a mule is only 19 lbs of recoil. Thats only 1 more lb of recoil than the 308. 7-08 wins again. All of this info is why I choose to build my pop a 7-08 and not a 308. People get fixated that the 308 was a sniper round. Yes that is correct. But at the same time the troops did not get to pick their weapon. The military just said here this is what you get. It's the cheapest we could find. Nothing like our present military. They finally get top quality stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stgraves260, post: 1699710, member: 19988"] 7-08 168 grain VLD (617 BC ) MV 2550 FPS 500 yards 1900 FPS and 1300 ft-lbs energy. 308 168 grain VLD (473 BC ) MV 2600 FPS 500 yards 1800 FPS 1150 ft-lbs energy. 10 mph wind the 7-08 bullet will drift about 5” less with 150 ft-lbs more energy and 100 FPS faster. It’s not really a big difference but the 7-08 still wins. Another thang is recoil. According to Chuck Hawks the 7-08 has 12 lbs of recoil and the 308 has around 18 lbs. what crazy is the 7 mag that everybody says kicks like a mule is only 19 lbs of recoil. Thats only 1 more lb of recoil than the 308. 7-08 wins again. All of this info is why I choose to build my pop a 7-08 and not a 308. People get fixated that the 308 was a sniper round. Yes that is correct. But at the same time the troops did not get to pick their weapon. The military just said here this is what you get. It’s the cheapest we could find. Nothing like our present military. They finally get top quality stuff. [/QUOTE]
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