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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 2490931" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>I started hunting big game with a borrowed .308 win, back in the 90's. It worked well for me but when I had finally saved up enough to buy my first hunting rifle, I got a 300WM.</p><p></p><p>After a couple of years I found the 300 win to be too much rifle for my needs at the time. It was not pleasant to practice with, cumbersome to carry in the forest and ruined a lot of meat (most of my kills were inside 300yd)</p><p></p><p>300WM performance is awesome, but performance comes at a cost.</p><p></p><p>I sold the 300 and was given a semi custom 30-06 which was more portable and more pleasant to shoot. I love that rifle and still have it today. It's on its second barrel, because even when I couldn't find time or space to reload, factory ammo was cheap and plentiful, so I was able to shoot a lot.</p><p></p><p>Many people think the 30-06 does not make a great long range cartridge, but loaded with 215g Berger's, it does pretty well out to 1000.</p><p></p><p>These days, I like the .280 shooting 180's a little better - a little more velocity, a little less recoil. If factory ammunition were more available, I would suggest a .280AI or it's ballistic twin, the 7mm SAUM. These cartridges offer a really nice balance of performance in the holistic sense. I have a .280 Rem and for me it hits the sweet spot.</p><p></p><p>I still think the .308win is a very practical cartridge. I have one that weighs less than 7lbs all up. It has an 18" bbl and I carry it a lot fishing, camping, etc... It's built for portability, and the way it is set up, for me it's a 300yd gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 2490931, member: 103303"] I started hunting big game with a borrowed .308 win, back in the 90's. It worked well for me but when I had finally saved up enough to buy my first hunting rifle, I got a 300WM. After a couple of years I found the 300 win to be too much rifle for my needs at the time. It was not pleasant to practice with, cumbersome to carry in the forest and ruined a lot of meat (most of my kills were inside 300yd) 300WM performance is awesome, but performance comes at a cost. I sold the 300 and was given a semi custom 30-06 which was more portable and more pleasant to shoot. I love that rifle and still have it today. It's on its second barrel, because even when I couldn't find time or space to reload, factory ammo was cheap and plentiful, so I was able to shoot a lot. Many people think the 30-06 does not make a great long range cartridge, but loaded with 215g Berger's, it does pretty well out to 1000. These days, I like the .280 shooting 180's a little better - a little more velocity, a little less recoil. If factory ammunition were more available, I would suggest a .280AI or it's ballistic twin, the 7mm SAUM. These cartridges offer a really nice balance of performance in the holistic sense. I have a .280 Rem and for me it hits the sweet spot. I still think the .308win is a very practical cartridge. I have one that weighs less than 7lbs all up. It has an 18" bbl and I carry it a lot fishing, camping, etc... It's built for portability, and the way it is set up, for me it's a 300yd gun. [/QUOTE]
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