.308 win

Harvested large old giraffe, kudu and 5 other fine, large animals with 26" bbl custom 308 Win shooting 200g Nosler Partitions driven to 2598fps with CFE223. Shoots 1.5" groups at 150 yds where i had it zeroed. No animal ran more than 50 yds. I really like my 270 Win and it is a little flatter both with the smaller bullets but the 308 is just more versatile. Super easy to develop accurate loads and you can practice all day because of the mild recoil.

Ftothfadd said:

Please forgive my ignorance but are you referencing the sierra reloading manual? Do they provide info on factory ammo?

Click to expand...

Their web site

Blancoalex said:

Agree 308's are great all round rifles. I too put one together about year ago. For our deer, pigs; and varmints it is more than enough. I carry mine with regular Nosler BT's and Hornady 110 V max that shoots same POI out to 150yds. The 6" Crux adds to it's niceness! View attachment 168428

Click to expand...

It shoots POI at all ranges. POA not so much.

Ftothfadd said:

Please forgive my ignorance but are you referencing the sierra reloading manual? Do they provide info on factory ammo?

Click to expand...

.530 is the stated BC of the game-changer.

ralphjunius said:

Harvested large old giraffe, kudu and 5 other fine, large animals with 26" bbl custom 308 Win shooting 200g Nosler Partitions driven to 2598fps with CFE223. Shoots 1.5" groups at 150 yds where i had it zeroed. No animal ran more than 50 yds. I really like my 270 Win and it is a little flatter both with the smaller bullets but the 308 is just more versatile. Super easy to develop accurate loads and you can practice all day because of the mild recoil.

Click to expand...

Funny, but I loaded my 300 Weatherby down to nearly the same (2650 or so) to take to Africa. Same 200 Partition, same results

Speaking of the O/P , it is amazing what we spend to gain another .25 to .35 on custom builds over a factory rifle that will shoot .6 to .75. I love the custom rifles and have had a few, but it is fun to have a $369 rifle shoot .5 . Practical accuracy kills very well. Great to see that the 308 is doing so well with the large animals of Africa. I truly enjoy seeing these posts from all around the world. It is great for a poor east coast cop to be involved by posting with the members of such a great web site that have the opportunity to hunt the world, you all are so lucky.

I had time to re-size 200 cases of 308 Palma Brass the other night,,, dang its easy to work with...

The 308 Winchester cartridge is in the 0.835 category of over-bore which is good since its less than the 1.000,,, that means the barrels will last alooooong time since they encounter a lot less flash-burn at the leed cone where the bullets slam into the rifling...

I'm running a 6.5 A-square since last summer,,, don't get me right or wrong,,, I like it alot since it shoots lights out,,, but it needs semi hot powder charges to get those 140/147 gr bullets going to Rattle the iron gongs,,, my 308 Winchester loaded tame wacks those same gongs with less charge and the heavier bullets...

I've been pondering the idea of the 25 Ought 6 or 270 this winter,,, but I'm starting to reflect back on the good times I've had with the 308,,, first run from 1986 to 1990,,, then again from 2013 till present day... All most 12 years of this fun and frugal cartridge...

One thing I've noticed is that brass prepping is next to nill so long as I keep the charges a shy bellow the hot loads,,, I'm closing in on the second batch of Lapua Palma Brass with 17 reloads on it,,, the last batch made it to 22 before I scrapped it... I'll get another 200 peaces on order to burn off my B Jury Palma PRS pipe,,, its still holding in there at 4800 rounds,,, lots of kool down times for the quality stainless steel barrels seem to last a bit longer than the carbon pipes...

Yuppers,,, Im 90% complete on a Fake Remington Model 700 / M40 A-3 build,,, it is deffinatly a tack-driver...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/n5M7fDSKuR7aRy5Y6

Its sure challanging coming up with a definitive game plan in the shooting and hunting activities I've got on the go,,, maybe I'll dream about the plan over the next week to see where it leads me...

The time is coming when I need to start thinking about 1 of 1,,, it would definitely make life simple...

Cheers from the North

I might start looking for a Left Hand lite-weigth 0h-8...

I have a 2018 Remmy SPS in right hand,,, so I'll punt it to find 1 in left...

Good times fore sure with the frugal set-up I'm planning on...

Hopefully a 20" pipe to practic with...

Cheers from the North

Don A Parsons -

Good post! People often get wrapped up chasing the latest and greatest (whatever that is) and forget about the practical side of things.

This forum is dedicated to long range hunting but what is 'long range'? In 38 years of hunting my longest shot on edibles has been 487 yards. The vast majority of hunting shots are under 300. a range many consider 'long'. A .308 would have sufficed for that 487 yard shot, a cow elk standing broadside.

There was a time when I considered 500 yards a very long shot. Nowadays my favorite targets are clay pigeons on the 600 yard berm. While I don't hit them every time, I hit them often enough to keep me interested and have had hot rates of 80% with my custom, heavy barrel 6.5-06AI and 40% with my factory sporters. For a lot of reasons, my .257 Roberts is my favorite rifle - including light recoil, accuracy, and ease and economy of reloading. As I get older I appreciate light kickers more and more. A couple of years ago I picked up a .243 Win and more recently a 6.5CM for the same. Both will do almost everything I need doing.

A lot of other options are in the safe, including a variety of centerfire bolts, levers, handguns and rimfires of various types. Some of the most fun I have is with the rimfires - low recoil, cheap to shoot and just as challenging with the right targets at the right range.

My reloading room houses literally thousands of dollars worth of bullets, powder and primer as I reload for 17 rifle and 7 pistol cartridges. My favorite cartridge to reload? The .308 Win.

Building a 308 Tikka T3x now. Bartlein 1:10 5R barrel, M24 contour, finished at 25 inches. GRS Sporter stock. 20MOA rail. Factory trigger.

I'd pretty much bet if you have a very large gun safe, there is a .308 hiding in there somewhere. And with good reason.

If you think about it for a minute, the 308 win could actually be the most versatile cartridge ever. You can get it in every action type from single shot to auto loader, works well with barrel lengths from 18-26 inches, can handle bullets from 120-200+ grains effectively, has mild recoil and is available pretty much world wide. Lightweight guns in 308 make great setups for young or new shooters . Lighter bullets or reduced loads make great teaching tools. With the right bullets and loads there's nothing a experienced hunter couldn't harvest with it in most areas of the world. It's record for precision shooting in a variety of military and competitive shooting situations is pretty high on the list. If someone has never had a nice 308 rifle they don't know what they are missing!

I totally agree with your idea CH,,, My second 308 rifle in 2016 is a tack driver...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/16nTtY1JHBwBxays7

It started off as a 32" F Class rig,,, then I shortened it up for PRS,,, I still get a chance to stretch the legs on it at the Fred Bragg Memorial Shooting Range,,, 1450 yards,,, I'm sure that the 185 Juggernauts are hitting the gongs sideways,,, so now I limit it to 1240 ish yards...

3 years of F Class with 2 years of Farm land PRS,,, everyone wants me to switch to 6.5 something,,, so I built a Remmy BDL 700 in 6.5 A-square,,,, it to is a shooter,,, to rock the iron gongs at 600 to 800 meters takes alot of charge to keep the speed up in-order to Rattle the gongs,,, the 140/147gr bullets barely move the 800 meter gong... At least compared to my 308 and Sherman 30/06 with the 180 grain'ers and heavier...

The 6.5 A-square brass is some challenging since those hot loads make inside donuts that need timing all the time,,, of course I could load down,,, only issue is that those light bullets won't trace or Rattle the gongs at the 6 to 800,,, not much sence playing with it at this point... So it's looking like the return of full time use to the 308 I have... Then add another one for the lite-weigth hunting stuff...

I see a Tikka in left coming my way,,, but I'll take my time as I plan this out...

Cheers from the North

300grains said:

. 308 proved to be a hit. Loaded it from 110 to 220 grains.

Click to expand...

A target rifle shooting 250 grain match bullets 2150 fps in a 1:8 twist barrel tested about 6 inches at 1000 yards. Won matches, too.

308 was first used in NRA's matches in 1964. Within two years, broke all the records shot with 30-06. It tested about 3 inches at 600 yards, 30-06 tested about 6 inches. In 1966, NRA Highpower target scoring rings were cut half. Too many unbreakable ties shot with 308's.

One match rifle was tested at 600 yards shooting several 10-shot groups. Sizes ranged from 1.5 down to 0.7 inch. Then put 40 shots inside 2 inches.