.308 win getting bashed in my group

.308 was my first rifle..winchester model 100.

Never has it let me down, it'll drop any big game in North America and then some. The .270 is also nice, but it's really preference. I plan on getting a .270 Ruger in the near future, only because it it low recoil and easy to shoot, and I was hooked the moment I fired my friends. Both will be used interchangably for big game in the future.
 
One of the guys i used to work with swore by his .280 and i was fine with that .

However almost every person in my family that hunts uses 308 and has since they were kids pretty much . so i bought my first rifle in .308 and couldnt be happier ..

Go with what your comfortable with and screw the fan boy fanatics . atleast your .308 has less chance of keyholing after hitting heavy brush. :stirthepot2:
 
My two main hunting rifles are in 308 Win and 300 Win Mag. They are not the most peformant calibres out there and some may call them boring calibres but what I like about them is the mutitude of choices and availibility of reloading components. When I don't have time to reload, I can easily find good quality manufactured ammo pretty much everywhere.

Price of ammo/reloading components and their availibility is one of the main criteria I base my choices of calibres on.
 
two-dogs said:
Between the two, go for the 308. I prefer the short action. Watch out, Kelly will sell you on the 7mm-08, which some say: "a short action cal that out performs the 308! :D
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Short actions are great as long as you don't go with a short barrel as well. Then you are giving the standard length .270 an advantage. You will give up some real longer range performance with a shorter than 22 inch barrel in the .308. In equal rifles I wouldn't pass up a shot with the .308 that I would take with the .270. Please yourself and let the guys yap about it. When you've hung a few nice bucks on the pole with a .308 the yapping will subside.
 
PerversPépère said:
A good hunter learns to take advantage of ANY firearm he's got at hand. It's not the caliber that makes the hunter.
PP.
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Quoted for truth.

OP, if you sit down and do a ballistic comparison between most of the standard non-magnum cartridges you will find very little difference between them out to 400yds. All of the 6.5's, 270's, 7mm's and 30's are virtually identical and all will kill a deer just fine.

Considering that most game shots are at less than 100yds (read the "what was your first deer shot with?" thread and look at the ranges involved for the vast majority of them), you should worry far more about practicing offhand and field position shooting and hitting moving targets than which calibre you choose.

Learn to be a better hunter than the rest of your group and make them all green with envy at the game you harvest with that inferior .308.

Mark
 
I am a 30 cal kind of a guy, so my preferences are obvious. I have taken many deer with my 18.5" Mohawk in .308. For some reason my Winchester model 70 in .270 is not as precise as my little 308 so therefore is does not accompany me as often as the .308. Buy a 30 cal and don't look back
 
.308 Win vs. .270 Win, etc

There's nothing wrong with either. Both are capable. At the end of the day it's the operator, not the ctg, that makes the difference.

It boils down to personal preference.

I have rifles in each & personally like 'em both.

Buy the one you want.... ;)

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NAA.
 
Something that's not been mentioned - if you should want to get into reloading with cast lead bullets the .308 has a larger choice of bullet styles/weights. A 200 gr. cast lead bullet can be driven to over 2000 fps and makes a deadly hunting load.
 
.308 as mentioned is more than adequate to kill any NA game at reasonable distance and the ammo is available in every half decent sporting store in NA.
The options for bullet weight and reloading components are virtually endless. It seems like every couple of years a new bullet weight or design is developed for it. After 60+ years it remains in service with military and LE all over the world as well as sport & professional target / precision shooters. Can't remember the last bit of exciting news over a regular .270

Regards,
 
The original post plainly stated for whitetail hunting in Manitoba.
In my opinion the 270 would have it, hands down.
"A little flatter shooting---" has been mentioned. Try your 308 side by side with a 270 and 130 grain bullet, at 500 yards or beyond, then tell us what a "little" is.
 
I hunt in Mb,have several 308`s,1 270 wsm,and can honestly say the feel of the gun is more important than the difference in the two calibers.Buy the gun you like the best and you will be happy with your decision....Good luck with the boys..
 
Rediculous arguement,most hunting shots are well within the range of a 308 or a 270-or the latest whizbang that the gun writers say you''gotta have''.I shoot a 6.5x55 swede,and it-like everything else ,puts meat onn my table if I hold it straight.That counts far more than what rifle you happen to be packing.
 
andyman_49 said:
Thank you for the opinions, I merely wanted to gauge the feelings people had on the subject. To be clear, I always intended to get a 308 regardless of what my hunting group or you guys said, I was just curious if there was a.... quality difference in the shooting that can be accomplished with a 270.
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Sounds like the typical joe hunter around here, ignorant to anything but what's in their cabinet.

Many hours and Giga-bytes of bandwidth is used daily, arguing about deer cartridges, and the fact is, there is not one I can think of .24 or bigger that I would NOT take a deer with...
 
Goldenlakepete said:
Something that's not been mentioned - if you should want to get into reloading with cast lead bullets the .308 has a larger choice of bullet styles/weights. A 200 gr. cast lead bullet can be driven to over 2000 fps and makes a deadly hunting load.
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You can also get 150 grain FMJBT bullets in bulk- another option for reloading less expensive practice ammo.

Either cartridge will do the job at any distance that most people have any business attempting a shot.
 
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