roosiebull
WKR
My buddy has an 18” .308, and I watched him put a nice, neat 3 shot group right in the pocket of a bull at just shy of 400yds, 2 bullets exited and the offside hide caught one… I was pretty impressed with that.I shoot an 18.5" barrel 308 with either 200gr NP or 165gr GMX depending on what I'm chasing. It would be awfully hard to go back to a long barrel again. I've never enjoyed shooting critters at long range and this is a great set up for 400 and under.
I’m plotting on a 308 myself right now, there is still a lot to like about that cartridge… I always kinda wrote it off as boring, but I don’t think there is a better cartridge for the rifle hunting I do, recoil is mellow, you can have a true lightweight rifle that doesn’t beat you up shooting it, tons of 308 on the ammo shelves (which is about all that’s on the shelves)
I hunt Blacktail, bear and lions with a rifle, and completely accept the range limitations of that cartridge…
I feel like I must be getting old… up until recently, the cartridge missing in my safe was a 257wby, now I want a 308, haha. I guess if butterscotch hard candy are ever in my grocery bag I’ll know for sure