Is the 308 dead?

[SDHNTR]

You don’t find that an odd position to take? That you “know” so much you couldn’t care less about over 1,000 animals with evidence and results; likely the greatest data set of actual results on animals that is available to anyone, anywhere. However, you also say that monos kill just as fast as anything else, yet it takes about 10 animals with each side by side to show anyone paying attention that it isn’t the case.
You take some really odd, illogical positions on some things.

Again, I couldn’t care less about other’s opinions.

 

[Taco John]

Can I change my username to BoomerFud, or FudBoomer?

 

[Mike D Texas]

The .308 will be around long after all the new bougie cartridges are dead.


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[thinhorn_AK]

165g accubonds out of my 18” 308 at 2700fps works really well for my uses, windows 30-06 and 6.5 creedmoor though.

 

[SCHiker]

I prefer 308 to 6.5 Creed. I only target shoot and hunt inside 300yds and mostly inside 100. I hand load and as such see no advantage to the 6.5.
- I can down load the 308 to recoil like a 6.5C but I can’t do the opposite if i had a 6.5C and wanted more power.
- If I want I can get flatter trajectory inside 300 yds by shooting a light 308 bullet faster than can be done with 6.5C (but I really don’t need this)
- I like to shoot and will get 2x the barrel life.
- Easier to see bullet holes.
- Probably better blood trails statistically speaking.
- 308 brass is slightly cheaper (Starline)
- 300 yard target bullets are cheaper (130 grain Speer HP sub MOA, so why pay more?)
- Common ammo with the military (history suggests this might matter but hopefully will not)

If you shoot longer range then I understand you may come to the conclusion that 6mm and 6.5 are better and I fully understand that, but that’s just not what I do.

 

[Poe]

That’s not true. There are reasons to use the 308- and those reasons are discussed in the thread referenced.

Almost all the people I know choosing to shoot and use 308’s still, are almost all younger and expend, or have expended massive quantities of 6mm and 6.5mm ammunition. What the 308 does better than any other cartridge on the market is predictability and longevity, with zero fussiness- especially with excellent factory ammunition that never changes, that is available nearly anywhere ammo is sold.

How do you feel about a 308 as a practice gun with occasional coyote hunts and maybe a backup hunting rifle. I have my old 243 and a 6 creed I put together this year that I am using as my main hunting rifles and a 8 twist tikka in .223 that I have been using lots for target practice and coyote hunting. I also have an old 260 that I enjoy target shooting with but the barrel is on its last legs. In your opinion would I be better off to stick with the 6.5 and go with a creedmoor or would the 308 be a better choice. I have a tendency to overthink these things haha.

 

[BBob]

In your opinion would I be better off to stick with the 6.5 and go with a creedmoor or would the 308 be a better choice.

Not him but if you want a practice gun that you can shoot for nearly forever then a .308 is your friend And as he said they really aren't picky with ammunition provided the barrel work is good. A 6.5 CM will start to show throat wear pretty early on in life where the .308 will go a really long ways before you see much at all.

 

[Poe]

Not him but if you want a practice gun that you can shoot for nearly forever then a .308 is your friend And as he said they really aren't picky with ammunition provided the barrel work is good. A 6.5 CM will start to show throat wear pretty early on in life where the .308 will go a really long ways before you see much at all.

I was curious if the little bit extra recoil from a 308 would be a bonus in a training rifle to help with working on controlling the recoil or if less recoil is just always better

 

[BBob]

I was curious if the little bit extra recoil from a 308 would be a bonus in a training rifle to help with working on controlling the recoil or if less recoil is just always better

I think so. I said earlier in the thread that practicing with a .308 will keep you honest with wind and recoil and when jumping to a 6.5CM or anything else easier to shoot than the .308 makes it feel like cheating. It'll also make you work a little harder learning to stay on target which will in turn make it easier to stay on target with those easier to shoot cartridges. It'll also point out flaws quicker in your shooting than the easier to shoot cartridges. You can get a way with a lot more with easy to shoot low recoil guns.

 

[Formidilosus]

How do you feel about a 308 as a practice gun with occasional coyote hunts and maybe a backup hunting rifle.

It works fine- especially if you have a 223 to do the majority of your shooting with.

I have my old 243 and a 6 creed I put together this year that I am using as my main hunting rifles and a 8 twist tikka in .223 that I have been using lots for target practice and coyote hunting. I also have an old 260 that I enjoy target shooting with but the barrel is on its last legs. In your opinion would I be better off to stick with the 6.5 and go with a creedmoor or would the 308 be a better choice. I have a tendency to overthink these things haha.

They’ll all work. I think everyone should have a 308 setup correctly that they never mess with- it is always zeroed, and always the same.

 

[Ballcap]

Until the world’s military forces quit the 7.62 nato, the 308 will be around.