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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 336875" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>First things first. I am not looking for an argument. I am curious.</p><p> </p><p>I know the .308 crowd is very loyal. The original post was looking for suggestions on re-barreling his .308. I suggested something in the .264 cal. That got dropped like a hot potato. I thought that maybe I was way wrong in my thinking, so I ran some #'s.</p><p> </p><p>Here is what I got:</p><p> </p><p>260 Rem</p><p>140 Berger </p><p>MV= 2700fps</p><p>1000yrd stats:</p><p>28.3 moa drop</p><p>1519fps retained velocity</p><p>6.2 moa wind drift</p><p> </p><p>308 Win</p><p>175 Matchking</p><p>MV= 2700fps</p><p>1000yrd stats:</p><p>32.5 moa drop</p><p>1277fps retained velocity</p><p>8.5 moa wind drift</p><p> </p><p>If the original poster is not going to re-barrel, then great. If he does re-barrel, I do not see a good reason to stay with the 308 for the intended purpose of the rifle, as the original poster stated. We can run lots of different bullets, but I don't think it is going to get any better for the 308. Start running dedicated hunting bullets and it gets worse. The 175 smk is not considered a great hunting bullet. Other smk's have good reputations for hunting, but I am not so sure this is one of them. What have I missed here?</p><p> </p><p>BTW I ran the ballistics at 3000ft elevation, and 200yrd zero.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks,</p><p> </p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 336875, member: 7999"] First things first. I am not looking for an argument. I am curious. I know the .308 crowd is very loyal. The original post was looking for suggestions on re-barreling his .308. I suggested something in the .264 cal. That got dropped like a hot potato. I thought that maybe I was way wrong in my thinking, so I ran some #'s. Here is what I got: 260 Rem 140 Berger MV= 2700fps 1000yrd stats: 28.3 moa drop 1519fps retained velocity 6.2 moa wind drift 308 Win 175 Matchking MV= 2700fps 1000yrd stats: 32.5 moa drop 1277fps retained velocity 8.5 moa wind drift If the original poster is not going to re-barrel, then great. If he does re-barrel, I do not see a good reason to stay with the 308 for the intended purpose of the rifle, as the original poster stated. We can run lots of different bullets, but I don't think it is going to get any better for the 308. Start running dedicated hunting bullets and it gets worse. The 175 smk is not considered a great hunting bullet. Other smk's have good reputations for hunting, but I am not so sure this is one of them. What have I missed here? BTW I ran the ballistics at 3000ft elevation, and 200yrd zero. Thanks, Steve [/QUOTE]
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