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Optimum barrel length for 308?
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<blockquote data-quote="ewowt" data-source="post: 2165180" data-attributes="member: 64823"><p>FYI - Ret Marine with an OLD 700BDL 1/10 twist, 23" barrel (yes 23") and a OLD glass beaded stock. It simply adores 178's, though 175's & 180's work almost as well, depending on slug & load. My longest verified hit of a four legged fuzzy creature was 1,374 meters, which was DRT. I had a GREAT spotter, perfect day at almost dead on 1200 noon, clear skies, approximately 375ft elevation, ZERO wind (& I mean ZERO wind). Was feeding it 175GR HPBT M118 LR and between awesome gear, GREAT spotter, a little bit of experience and a Lot of Luck, I made my longest hit... oh yeah, many kudos to bambi for standing still! Of course at that range he felt pretty relaxed and just stood there eating. Just saying, people too readily discount the venerable 7.62, aka .308 and it's ability to reach out & touch. I.E. I worked with a company that made "White Feather" Ammunition (back a few years) and we were able to call it that because we worked it out with Carlos; who's endorsement statement, (that he personally coined after testing the ammo) was "If you're not going to shoot past 1600 meters, don't waste your money!" That was with a 175gr SMK pill. Of course our load tolerances were extremely precise and consistent, so again, do not discount the .308 boys & girls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ewowt, post: 2165180, member: 64823"] FYI - Ret Marine with an OLD 700BDL 1/10 twist, 23" barrel (yes 23") and a OLD glass beaded stock. It simply adores 178's, though 175's & 180's work almost as well, depending on slug & load. My longest verified hit of a four legged fuzzy creature was 1,374 meters, which was DRT. I had a GREAT spotter, perfect day at almost dead on 1200 noon, clear skies, approximately 375ft elevation, ZERO wind (& I mean ZERO wind). Was feeding it 175GR HPBT M118 LR and between awesome gear, GREAT spotter, a little bit of experience and a Lot of Luck, I made my longest hit... oh yeah, many kudos to bambi for standing still! Of course at that range he felt pretty relaxed and just stood there eating. Just saying, people too readily discount the venerable 7.62, aka .308 and it's ability to reach out & touch. I.E. I worked with a company that made "White Feather" Ammunition (back a few years) and we were able to call it that because we worked it out with Carlos; who's endorsement statement, (that he personally coined after testing the ammo) was "If you're not going to shoot past 1600 meters, don't waste your money!" That was with a 175gr SMK pill. Of course our load tolerances were extremely precise and consistent, so again, do not discount the .308 boys & girls. [/QUOTE]
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