Caliber Choice 308 vs 300Wing Mag and Optics Question

[alberta tactical rifle]

Yes you will.. then you will wish you had bought a night force for a few more yet...

If only I had a dollar for every time someone comes into the shop bemoaning their purchase of cheap optics and the mistake they made in trying to get by with them.
Granted good optics cost $$ but I have yet to find anyone who has regretted buying good and buying once.

 

[D3006]

The paper does'nt know a different between 308 and 300WM ,but Moose and Elk do.

 

[Pietro Beretta]

Well I've been target rifle shooting for those fifteen years that you've been away, firing about 20,000 rounds in that time from my .308 target rifle. Which weighs about twice as much as a hunting rifle (so its recoil is only half that of a hunting rifle); and it has a recoil pad; and I shoot it with a sling and heavy leather shooting jacket that includes a good thick shoulder pad. And to this day, I must still constantly fight away a tendency to flinch and produce a poor shot....! It's not that the rifle hurts me when I fire it; it's that it is such a huge, startling event, that a poor shooter's brain quite reasonably decides to try to "get away from what's about to happen". Result: a flinch, that oftentimes ruins an otherwise good shot delivery. Even though I've fired *much* bigger rifles, without getting hurt, it still takes a huge amount of mental concentration and discipline for me to produce a trigger break on my .308W target rifle that is as good as that which I can produce while dry-firing.

(guess that's a *LONG* way to say that there's no need to hate to admit that you're "somewhat sensitive" to a .308's recoil).

X2

 

[no one]

I have both 308 and 300 win mag. I would recommend the 308 because it will do just fine at 300 yards, and at 1000 if you get the right ammo, (or load some). The 300 has lots more recoil, is more expensive to shoot, burns out barrels really fast, and does not have any more "inherent accuracy" than the 308. Equipment, and components are lots cheaper for a 308, so you can afford to shoot more.

Sure the 308 has more drop and wind drift, but you have to adjust either one at distance, so that isn't a big factor for me.

As for the "###y" part, I would suggest that hitting the target is the best part, and by using the 308 you can afford to practice more, thereby raising the chances of hitting your target (if you practice correctly).

A good scope to consider is the Leupold Mark 4 4.5-14x40 that optics planet had on sale last week for $659.00USD. That is a long way under your $1000 mark, and is a great scope.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

If only I had a dollar for every time someone comes into the shop bemoaning their purchase of cheap optics and the mistake they made in trying to get by with them.
Granted good optics cost $$ but I have yet to find anyone who has regretted buying good and buying once.

agreed. I cringed at first at the price on my Schmidt and bender but after i looked through it and bought it, it never crossed my mind again. its worth spending the big money on the optics you will never regret it. you get exactly what you paid for my Schmidt'y is brighter when I'm wearing sunglasses then my Vx1 on my hunting rifle without sunglasses.