Any reason to have both 7mm-08 and .308?
- Thread starter philthygeezer
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It's a must if you want to have a complete set.
Nope... the complete set of RSI's would be .243, .257, 270, 7X57 & .30/06...
If you look at the ballistics for .243 and .257 Bob, you will see that the Bob just barely bests the .243... not enough for me to make the Bob a priority... for now.
I thought of getting a Ruger American compact in 7mm-08 and had a chance to try a buddy's one and found it is a very pleasant rifle to shoot and is a very good rifle irrespective of price, I decided not to because I did not want another rifle caliber. However I think the Ruger American compact in 308 would have considerably more recoil unless you used lighter weight bullets. I believe there is an 8 ounce difference in the weight of the same rifle between 223 and 308 which is not apparent from the Ruger web site. I think if I was to get a Ruger American compact in 308 I would get the Predator model since it would be a little bit heavier at 6 lbs 4 ounces because of the medium weight contour barrel, also an 18" barrel. The weights shown for rifles by manufacturers can be very deceiving, since the larger the caliber for the same model rifle the weight of the rifle is usually lighter, because they quite often use the same barrel contour for all models. I have two Sako Black Bears, one in 308 with an medium length action and one in 9.3x62 in the long action. The latter weighs less than the former.
