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I almost cant bring myself to say it. Turning to the darkside (you will be shocked)
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 367709" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p><strong>Re: I almost cant bring myself to say it. Turning to the darkside (you will be shocke</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>LOL!!</p><p></p><p>Sorry boss.</p><p></p><p>Dont worry too much. I will still always be the 308's biggest fan and advocate. I will still always own some and use them extensively. I am not willing to over use my 708 barrel due to it's cost so going to the range to just blow powder or participate in some sort of experiment will always be reserved for my 308's. They will also still be my goto rifles. The 338 Edge will take care of the long range moose, elk and big bears. My 308 running the 200 SGK will be the back up for those critters and my goto for black bears, large mule deer and probably mountain goats and the like. I will also continue to use the 308 for almost all of my target practice and for the few matches that I do. The 708 will be dedicated to sheep and coues deer and maybe antelope. My only gripe with the 708 is, like the 308 it lacks some horse power. The benefit the 308 has is the larger bullets available to make up for some of it. For the 308 I still have good options to be a good back up choice for even up to moose. It seems like all of the really stout 7mm bullets dont have the BC's I would like and the minimum velocity for expansion required is too high for the Bergers, ACCUBONDS and TTSX's to be usefull at 800+ yards in this caliber. The SGK's have an awesome velocity/expansion ratio but the 284 SGK's BC's suck period. If I were running the 7WSM or RM it wouldnt be an issue due to the much higher velocities. I could utilize those heavy bullets with high BC's and really extend the range even with the 1800 FPS minimum. Now for sheep and deer it is another story. The 162 AMAX with it's really high BC and low velocity for expansion qualities is the cream of the crop. I just wouldnt trust that bullet for elk or moose albiet for medium ranges the 160 ACCUBOND would work just fine for either.</p><p></p><p>If it works out the way I hope it does, I may get another Hart in 284 and chamber it for 708 or 284 win and use that for a 600-1000 yard F-Class rifle other wise I will stick to what I know the best. Heck it has worked for me so far!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 367709, member: 1007"] [b]Re: I almost cant bring myself to say it. Turning to the darkside (you will be shocke[/b] LOL!! Sorry boss. Dont worry too much. I will still always be the 308's biggest fan and advocate. I will still always own some and use them extensively. I am not willing to over use my 708 barrel due to it's cost so going to the range to just blow powder or participate in some sort of experiment will always be reserved for my 308's. They will also still be my goto rifles. The 338 Edge will take care of the long range moose, elk and big bears. My 308 running the 200 SGK will be the back up for those critters and my goto for black bears, large mule deer and probably mountain goats and the like. I will also continue to use the 308 for almost all of my target practice and for the few matches that I do. The 708 will be dedicated to sheep and coues deer and maybe antelope. My only gripe with the 708 is, like the 308 it lacks some horse power. The benefit the 308 has is the larger bullets available to make up for some of it. For the 308 I still have good options to be a good back up choice for even up to moose. It seems like all of the really stout 7mm bullets dont have the BC's I would like and the minimum velocity for expansion required is too high for the Bergers, ACCUBONDS and TTSX's to be usefull at 800+ yards in this caliber. The SGK's have an awesome velocity/expansion ratio but the 284 SGK's BC's suck period. If I were running the 7WSM or RM it wouldnt be an issue due to the much higher velocities. I could utilize those heavy bullets with high BC's and really extend the range even with the 1800 FPS minimum. Now for sheep and deer it is another story. The 162 AMAX with it's really high BC and low velocity for expansion qualities is the cream of the crop. I just wouldnt trust that bullet for elk or moose albiet for medium ranges the 160 ACCUBOND would work just fine for either. If it works out the way I hope it does, I may get another Hart in 284 and chamber it for 708 or 284 win and use that for a 600-1000 yard F-Class rifle other wise I will stick to what I know the best. Heck it has worked for me so far! [/QUOTE]
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