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<blockquote data-quote="Heavy Barrel" data-source="post: 55812" data-attributes="member: 3031"><p>I'm new here and will probably be chastized for posting this but do you really consider the 308 as a varmit cartridge?</p><p></p><p>I have used everything from .17 cal [not rimfire] thru .375 on varmits.They will all kill but once you start using large caliber light weight bullets the velocity goes away pretty quick as does the effective range.</p><p></p><p>I'm one of those old guys with old technology but the old gun [25+years] will do anything that what is availiable today will do.Weighs 11 1/2 pounds but I can still carry it.</p><p></p><p>It started life as a custom 243 Win built on a 1909 Argentine 98 Mauser action,Canjar set trigger,28" Hart 1 1/8" stainles barrel and 12 Leupold with 1/8 min dot.20 yrs ago it was rebored and rechambered to 257 Wby.It will shoot "any" 25 cal bullet from 87gr Hornady spire point thru 120gr Nosler solid base boat tail 1/2 MOA or better.This rifle and my Ruger 77V in 220 Swift,and Sako L46 in 17/222 are my defination of a varmit rifle.Maybe not yours.To each his own.</p><p></p><p>Happy varmiting. <img src="http://images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>[ 10-29-2004: Message edited by: Heavy Barrel ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heavy Barrel, post: 55812, member: 3031"] I'm new here and will probably be chastized for posting this but do you really consider the 308 as a varmit cartridge? I have used everything from .17 cal [not rimfire] thru .375 on varmits.They will all kill but once you start using large caliber light weight bullets the velocity goes away pretty quick as does the effective range. I'm one of those old guys with old technology but the old gun [25+years] will do anything that what is availiable today will do.Weighs 11 1/2 pounds but I can still carry it. It started life as a custom 243 Win built on a 1909 Argentine 98 Mauser action,Canjar set trigger,28" Hart 1 1/8" stainles barrel and 12 Leupold with 1/8 min dot.20 yrs ago it was rebored and rechambered to 257 Wby.It will shoot "any" 25 cal bullet from 87gr Hornady spire point thru 120gr Nosler solid base boat tail 1/2 MOA or better.This rifle and my Ruger 77V in 220 Swift,and Sako L46 in 17/222 are my defination of a varmit rifle.Maybe not yours.To each his own. Happy varmiting. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [ 10-29-2004: Message edited by: Heavy Barrel ] [/QUOTE]
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