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Where does .308 Winchester excel?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lenny Foffa" data-source="post: 2621929" data-attributes="member: 100742"><p>I think the 308 is a military cartridge that was designed to fill a need. From what I have read it was very useful in semi automatic and fully automatic military weaponry. It was able to achieve velocities similar to the 3006 but with a shorter overall length that allowed it to be better used in full auto guns. Like the 3006 , the 308 found favor and usefulness among the target and hunting fraternity. I own one in a heavy barrel savage that I use for target and competitive shooting. It's a very nice balance of case capacity and bullet selection which makes it a very good choice for that application. All that having been said, I do not believe it was ever originally designed as a sporting cartridge, but as it turns out lots of hunters like short action light rifles and the 308 is an excellent deer and black bear cartridge. So to my mind like the 3006 , it has been embraced by the hunting and shooting fraternity, and is a good choice For all around hunting of North American medium sized game at medium range ! I think the owner of a short barreled Short action, light rifle chambered in 308 should be aware of the range he is attempting to shoot game at. I personally do not consider the 308 to be a long range hunting caliber. Many hunters here on the East Coast use the 308 especially woods hunting , where there is no likelihood of a shot beyond 200 yards. I guess one can say it is a good all-around medium game cartridge.Not my first choice ,but a respectable round non the less .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lenny Foffa, post: 2621929, member: 100742"] I think the 308 is a military cartridge that was designed to fill a need. From what I have read it was very useful in semi automatic and fully automatic military weaponry. It was able to achieve velocities similar to the 3006 but with a shorter overall length that allowed it to be better used in full auto guns. Like the 3006 , the 308 found favor and usefulness among the target and hunting fraternity. I own one in a heavy barrel savage that I use for target and competitive shooting. It’s a very nice balance of case capacity and bullet selection which makes it a very good choice for that application. All that having been said, I do not believe it was ever originally designed as a sporting cartridge, but as it turns out lots of hunters like short action light rifles and the 308 is an excellent deer and black bear cartridge. So to my mind like the 3006 , it has been embraced by the hunting and shooting fraternity, and is a good choice For all around hunting of North American medium sized game at medium range ! I think the owner of a short barreled Short action, light rifle chambered in 308 should be aware of the range he is attempting to shoot game at. I personally do not consider the 308 to be a long range hunting caliber. Many hunters here on the East Coast use the 308 especially woods hunting , where there is no likelihood of a shot beyond 200 yards. I guess one can say it is a good all-around medium game cartridge.Not my first choice ,but a respectable round non the less . [/QUOTE]
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