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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1298158" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>The 6.5mm supporters will always sit there and tell you that the .308 is "slow" and "old and outdated". But in all honesty, beyond 800, they would most likely be a wash. And the .308 Might actually have the advantage if you put into consideration the heavy high-BC long range bullets such as the Berger 215 Hybrid. The ballistics for the .308 can be quite impressive despite the much slower muzzle velocity.</p><p></p><p>The lighter 140 grain bullets of the .260 will slow down faster than the heavier bullets (185-215 grains) of the .308 Win. Despite muzzle velocity differences, the heavier higher BC .30 caliber bullet will retain more kinetic energy down range.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of idiots in local shops and on the interwebz that don't know what they're talking about. I've met and talked to a lot of them over the years. When it comes to meeting random folks in a gun store, believe none of what you hear, and half of what you see. A lot of it's made-up, exaggerated, hearsay, and 5th-hand knowledge from somebody's brother's sister's cousins' husband's former roommate... Lots and lots of internet forums are the same way.</p><p></p><p>This forum is full of intelligent and experienced shooters, and it is packed-full of knowledge. If you want to know facts, this is the place to come.</p><p></p><p>That all being said, I'm curious to know what these "inadequacies" of the .308 Win might be? And there is no ballistic superiority of the .260 Rem...They are equally formidable cartridges, just different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1298158, member: 12995"] The 6.5mm supporters will always sit there and tell you that the .308 is "slow" and "old and outdated". But in all honesty, beyond 800, they would most likely be a wash. And the .308 Might actually have the advantage if you put into consideration the heavy high-BC long range bullets such as the Berger 215 Hybrid. The ballistics for the .308 can be quite impressive despite the much slower muzzle velocity. The lighter 140 grain bullets of the .260 will slow down faster than the heavier bullets (185-215 grains) of the .308 Win. Despite muzzle velocity differences, the heavier higher BC .30 caliber bullet will retain more kinetic energy down range. There are a lot of idiots in local shops and on the interwebz that don't know what they're talking about. I've met and talked to a lot of them over the years. When it comes to meeting random folks in a gun store, believe none of what you hear, and half of what you see. A lot of it's made-up, exaggerated, hearsay, and 5th-hand knowledge from somebody's brother's sister's cousins' husband's former roommate... Lots and lots of internet forums are the same way. This forum is full of intelligent and experienced shooters, and it is packed-full of knowledge. If you want to know facts, this is the place to come. That all being said, I'm curious to know what these "inadequacies" of the .308 Win might be? And there is no ballistic superiority of the .260 Rem...They are equally formidable cartridges, just different. [/QUOTE]
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