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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 948331" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>308 on long actions can work just fine. I have found that using a Wyatt box magazine on a short action allows me to run 208 amaxs in the magazine. The boat tail/bearing surface junction sits right at the base of the neck. 2600+ FPS is doable with 208s in 308. I do like 190s but the 208s have a strong foothold among 308 fans and for good reason. If you're going to hold your loads to 210 grains or less, an 11 or 11.25 twist works fine. 10 is still a decent choice and will work with the 215 hybrids.</p><p></p><p>The 308 is a great cartridge. It's not perfect but if there was a perfect cartridge, everybody would own that one. Great barrel life, tolerable recoil, options galore for brass, bullets and powders. They're less finicky to load for than some others and don't leave dramatic carbon rings in the barrel. With the right load, it can be a legitimate 1k deer rifle. The 208 amax at 2600+ is such a load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 948331, member: 1007"] 308 on long actions can work just fine. I have found that using a Wyatt box magazine on a short action allows me to run 208 amaxs in the magazine. The boat tail/bearing surface junction sits right at the base of the neck. 2600+ FPS is doable with 208s in 308. I do like 190s but the 208s have a strong foothold among 308 fans and for good reason. If you're going to hold your loads to 210 grains or less, an 11 or 11.25 twist works fine. 10 is still a decent choice and will work with the 215 hybrids. The 308 is a great cartridge. It's not perfect but if there was a perfect cartridge, everybody would own that one. Great barrel life, tolerable recoil, options galore for brass, bullets and powders. They're less finicky to load for than some others and don't leave dramatic carbon rings in the barrel. With the right load, it can be a legitimate 1k deer rifle. The 208 amax at 2600+ is such a load. [/QUOTE]
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