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Where does .308 Winchester excel?
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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2622991" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>There are many reasons to have a .308. They are highly accurate and when paired with the right ammunition are very accurate, but the same thing could be said for many other cartridges. I started shooting the 308 in it's military clothing as a 7.62 x 51 in an M14, which was still the Army standard when I enlisted back in 1965. It was the first rifle issued when I arrived in the Republic of Viet Nam. The M14 was hard hitting with a 600 yard plus range. Later in my career I was on several Army rifle teams and we were all shooting M14 National Match versions. The M14's were beating out bolt rifle shooters on a regular basis. Right now I have two .308's, both are Winchester Model 70's both are post 64 and have wooden stocks with floated barrels. Both of them will shoot 0.3 MOA, sometimes less when shooting 165 and 168 gr bullets. Factory work well but handloads using Nosler 165 gr partitions or 168 gr match are capable of one hole 3 shot groups at 100 yards. During our recent pandemic one of the first rounds that became available was the .308 and 7.62 x 51. When I worked at Cabelas the shelves were full of these cartridges while others were still non existent. The .308 is available in just about any model rifle you care to buy. The recoil is easily manageable for most as well as bad medicine for elk or smaller game. One shot and drop in place are the norm for me using 165 gr Nosler Partitions loaded as a clone to the 7.62 Lake City Match ammunition. While I have rifles in 22 LR, 270, 30-06 and 300WM the .308 is still my go to rifle for deer hunting. As Lones Wigger used to say, "One shot, one kill."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2622991, member: 118816"] There are many reasons to have a .308. They are highly accurate and when paired with the right ammunition are very accurate, but the same thing could be said for many other cartridges. I started shooting the 308 in it's military clothing as a 7.62 x 51 in an M14, which was still the Army standard when I enlisted back in 1965. It was the first rifle issued when I arrived in the Republic of Viet Nam. The M14 was hard hitting with a 600 yard plus range. Later in my career I was on several Army rifle teams and we were all shooting M14 National Match versions. The M14's were beating out bolt rifle shooters on a regular basis. Right now I have two .308's, both are Winchester Model 70's both are post 64 and have wooden stocks with floated barrels. Both of them will shoot 0.3 MOA, sometimes less when shooting 165 and 168 gr bullets. Factory work well but handloads using Nosler 165 gr partitions or 168 gr match are capable of one hole 3 shot groups at 100 yards. During our recent pandemic one of the first rounds that became available was the .308 and 7.62 x 51. When I worked at Cabelas the shelves were full of these cartridges while others were still non existent. The .308 is available in just about any model rifle you care to buy. The recoil is easily manageable for most as well as bad medicine for elk or smaller game. One shot and drop in place are the norm for me using 165 gr Nosler Partitions loaded as a clone to the 7.62 Lake City Match ammunition. While I have rifles in 22 LR, 270, 30-06 and 300WM the .308 is still my go to rifle for deer hunting. As Lones Wigger used to say, "One shot, one kill." [/QUOTE]
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