Availability of inexpensive great consistent ammo, 50 state legality, and a barrel life so long that the gun’s stable period is virtually indefinite. All adds up to reliability.
-J
-J
@Formidilosus - Ryan said on the latest podcast that you said something along the lines of "everyone should have a 308 hunting rifle".
Given you've posted many times here before about recoil differences with smaller calibers, what's the reason for this? Availability? Being familiar with a classic? Learning wind with a "slow" cartridge ... or something else?
Making me regret not choosing the master sporter for .308 over .22 Creed. Oh well, Tikka/KRG version will work.Left is MRC 308. Right is Tikka 308 with fixed 6x Mark 4.
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Tikka 308 with 10x Mark 4, R700 with 6x Mark 4-
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Left is Tikka 308 with SWFA 10x. Right is BAT 308 with March.
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Top is HH 308 with Zeiss LRP S3, bottom is Tikka 308 with SWFA fixed 10x (starting to be a trend it seems).
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Even Ryan secretly likes them-
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My SWFA 10x will migrate to an RS-MRC-AICS in 308 eventually.Making me regret not choosing the master sporter for .308 over .22 Creed. Oh well, Tikka/KRG version will work.
I don’t see a consistent scope choice. Thinking mine will end up w an inherited NXS, leave at half power (double the reticle values?) and try to live w the 2nd focal plane.