I wasn't a fan of the .308 because I wasn't particularly fond of bolt guns or standard cartridges. I got the savage lever in .308 and it grew on me a little. Very capable cartridge for damn near everything. But I got the old geezer up for grabs now since its a bit redundant to say the least.
.308 win.. The forgotten hunting calibre??
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In the last day you've managed to criticize both the 375 H&H and the 308..... is there anything you actually like.... or are you just being a troll ???
Trimmer 905
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Of all the people I know who hunt out of camps in our area,.308Win is the most popular rifle caliber,by far. I've been a complete outsider using .270Win and 30-06Sprfld. for decades. I don't think it's a "forgotten" cartridge by a long shot.
The 308 is a fine cartridge, the 30-06 is just better at everything except fitting in the Savage 99.
I like Mauser rifles, pre-64 Winchester 94's, Marlin Texans, Mannlicher-Schoenauers, Winchester Self Loading Rifles, Brno Model 21's, the 22 Hornet, 223 Remington, the 8x57, and the 300 Win Mag, Russian SKS's, the Ithaca 37, old Husqvarnas, old Mossberg 22's. That's it, everything else is junk.
I like the 375 just fine, I sold mine about 10 years ago though, if I was a more dedicated Elk hunter I would seriously consider getting another one.
The folks who designed the 308 in 1952, long after the 30-06 came into service in 1906, must have felt like fools when the 46 yrs old cartridge does everything better.
Proof is in the pudding, only the Krag had a shorter service life. They were fully 50 years behind, the 308 fits perfectly with the first generation of smokeless infantry rifles. All they did was read the old British reports on how much recoil that every man fit for service could take and shortened the 30-06 to meet that. They utterly failed to grasp the development of the STG44 and the AK47.
Brutus
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To each his own I guess my friend. Myself only, I find it harder and harder to justify anything beyond the 30-30, 308 & 30-06.
I guess if I lived in a high mountainous region, or the hinterland of Yukon/NWT I might have differing hunting habits, that demanded bigger and flatter shooting magnum rifles.
I do own a 458x2inch American. But in reality it's just a 45-70 with a belted case.
my 2 bits only
I had to smile when I read this post. While I acknowledge that the 308 is a fine chambering, I do not own one.
It seems that the 30-06 has always crowded out the 308's in my possession, lol.
But I DO have a 300 Savage [700 Classic Remington] which I like a lot....it is as accurate as any 30 cal rifle I have ever owned.
I have shot several deer and a couple of moose with it. They did not complain that it was not enough gun.
Dave.
I'm every bit as confident in my .308s as I am with my .30-06s. I feel they are close enough to each other in terminal ballistics that they are interchangeable in the distances that I am comfortable shooting to in hunting situations.
I'd say modern black rifles chambered for 7.62x51 are bringing helping keep the .308 alive as many are non-restricted and offer improved ergos and a cool factor that many people enjoy. Hence why I run my Troy stocked M-14s and am looking at getting a Keltec RFB before fall.
I'd say modern black rifles chambered for 7.62x51 are bringing helping keep the .308 alive as many are non-restricted and offer improved ergos and a cool factor that many people enjoy. Hence why I run my Troy stocked M-14s and am looking at getting a Keltec RFB before fall.
The .308 Win does not need anything to "keep it alive." It is a well established cartridge chambered in millions of sporting rifles, is a cornerstone of the ammunition producers and can survive on it's own merits. The .308 case is an excellent, efficient design that has sufficient capacity for .243" - .358" bores with appropriate bullets... it isn't going anywhere any time soon.
The very small amount of non-restricted 308 black rifles in Canada would have little or none effect on the overall 308 staying alive as compared to the HUGE shooting market in the US. We here are but a small blip on the radar for ammo and guns makers.
I run a 760 Carbine in 308. Very cool with improved ergos as well.
I took two big bull mooses in two years with my RFB topped with a trijicon rx-01, and i tell you ,its the perfect bush rifle.
I have a Rem M600 amd a Rem M7 both in 308 Win - Great little Cartridge ! and Very Accurate ! RJ
I thought my .308 Savage 99 and Remington 7600 topped with peep sights were the perfect bush rifles. Guess I had better go shopping. Cheers Bac4
