308s worth buying?

[frogger]

I am not recoil sensitive but cannot remember shooting a 3006 that didn’t buck like a mule. That being said most say why a 308 when there is the 3006. Well from what I can figure out unless you are shooting 400+ the difference between an 8 and a 6 is negligible so see my first point.

 

[iron cat]

Did stinky coyote get banned or something? He's got a couple 308wins and kills with them and he hasn't posted in here yet....

I have a vanguard that shoots greats in 308win but it's heavy. I'm thinking of getting a tikka in 308 because I have a lot of 308 ammo but I want something lighter to carry.

That's hilarious, when he was on his 6.5 Grendel kick there wasn't another cartridge- including the 308 Winchester that was worth anything , they were all inferior to the mighty Grendel! LOL
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[savagefan]

OP, it's a top seller ergo it is good.

 

[DGY]

I am not recoil sensitive but cannot remember shooting a 3006 that didn’t buck like a mule. That being said most say why a 308 when there is the 3006. Well from what I can figure out unless you are shooting 400+ the difference between an 8 and a 6 is negligible so see my first point.

Same can be said about pretty much all chambering comparison, 30-06 vs 300 win mag, 35 whelan vs 9.3x62 vs 375h&h…. That is why you pick something that works for you and go hunting(as long as it is legal in your jurisdiction like up here for bison there is a minimum 30-06 180gn 2800ftlbs@muzzel. And 6mm for all big game except for bison)

 

[Joel]

Ditto. It is said the sweet velocity spot for hunting is centred over the 2400 FPS mark. Better perhaps to go heavier and slower than this than to go faster and lighter. 2400 FPS is plenty fast, remember in the 19th Century millions of bison were slaughtered with big bullets travelling in the low to mid teens velocities. Velocity above this sweet spot is not something you need an excess of at fair-chase, ethical ranges under most scenarios, it is primarily useful only for flattening the trajectory for long ranges. It comes with prices - increased recoil, increased odds of bullet fragmentation, decreased penetration, increased meat damage, increased odds of wounding. Many hunters do not understand this stuff, that better is not about faster. Proper penetration for the most efficient kills comes from a combination of suitable velocity and bullet construction combined with sectional density. To get good sectional density you need a heavy-for-calibre bullet.

Another advantage of the .308 as an aside is ammo availability for those who don't handload. During the various ammo availability crunches we've endured in recent decades, one calibre stood out for remaining on the shelves in fair abundance: the .308.

77gr TMK and 88gr ELDM have entered the chat lol

I don't mean this to be confrontational or abrasive, only as food for thought. There are many ways. Any can be YOUR way...but better? 2400 FPS is a useless rule of thumb, as useless as saying "it takes 1500 ft/lbs to kill animal X" what's it doing better than a mono at 3000 fps? Pretty much nothing.

Tons of buffalo were slaughtered with pointy sticks like at the Folsom site By the appeal to history logic, pretty sure Atl-atl can make a case. Likewise, we really don't know that the buffalo "hunters" who carried out the slaughter couldn't have been just as effective with much smaller caliber modern rifles and modern bullets do we?

By the standards of the day, they were using what worked, but the standards of that day are left behind for a reason (unless anyone just plain likes using them, which is awesome, and more power to them! But they damn sure ain't better lol)

 

[Gun123]

Between 3006 and 308, I enjoy shooting 308 much more than I shoot 3006. I had a 3006 for deer and bear hunting, but ended up keeping the 3006 in the safe for years, before I sold it. I simply kept my freezer full with the 308. Is the 3006 better, I don't know but I just never benefited from the 3006.