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Why do snipers use .308 with so many other options??? What is best re
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<blockquote data-quote="ppro" data-source="post: 145610" data-attributes="member: 826"><p><strong>Re: Why do snipers use .308 with so many other options??? What is best</strong></p><p></p><p>What superlite 17 said....plus</p><p></p><p>I have been to counter sniper LEO shoots where guns of the "spared no expense" were competing in competition. These are some of the best guns LEO depts can afford. In the end, in the sudden death at unknown ranges when the shooting stopped, only the .308's were left shooting. There were countless examples of other reasonable cartridges and some, were officers personal weapons but....again...last man standing was the .308 Winchester and the last guns competing down to the last were all .308.</p><p></p><p>Highly developed match bullets wherein the bullet companies have all but spared no expense to develop the very best 30 cal match bullets possible. Same with the match loading for .308 More effort and money has gone into the .308 Winchester refinement, than ANY other U.S. cartridge for accurate long range shooting, over quite a period of time. </p><p></p><p>Paul</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ppro, post: 145610, member: 826"] [b]Re: Why do snipers use .308 with so many other options??? What is best[/b] What superlite 17 said....plus I have been to counter sniper LEO shoots where guns of the "spared no expense" were competing in competition. These are some of the best guns LEO depts can afford. In the end, in the sudden death at unknown ranges when the shooting stopped, only the .308's were left shooting. There were countless examples of other reasonable cartridges and some, were officers personal weapons but....again...last man standing was the .308 Winchester and the last guns competing down to the last were all .308. Highly developed match bullets wherein the bullet companies have all but spared no expense to develop the very best 30 cal match bullets possible. Same with the match loading for .308 More effort and money has gone into the .308 Winchester refinement, than ANY other U.S. cartridge for accurate long range shooting, over quite a period of time. Paul [/QUOTE]
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