.308 underrated

[musclcarman]

I THINK SO! its the most underrated cartrige i know of generaly thought of as a deer gun but itwill kill a buffalo before its knees buckle

[James B]

I agree thats its under rated. Its a heck of a cartridge for its size. Efficient is the word,

[Zdeerslayer]

There's a reason my Rem 700 in chambered in .308. If it's good enough for the US Army and Marine snipers overseas, it's good enough for me.

[EKM]

It's a good little ole cartridge. Reasonably powerful and seemingly quite accurate. Not a hammer of Thor, but pretty good.

Our elk camp minimum is "30-06 power andpremium bullets." So 7mmRemMag, 308, 30-06....that is pretty good company, i.e.withpremium bullets.

The 7mmRemMag and the 30-06 have plenty of powder volume to accomodate the longer and heavier bullets whereas the 308, ah, not so much.... but it gets by.

That is the starting point; we go up from there, namely 338WinMags, 375HH, and 45-70 and from time to time.... just for s4!tz and grins, a 416 Rigby or 458 Lott. The veteran elk hunters in our group have gravitated to the heavier stuff. Overall, VERY short tracking jobs and accuracy seems to be no problem at all.... these guys can shoot and have the recoil management skills required.

[Bocajnala]

It is a very common round for many sniper rifles, if it is that accurate, I certainly will not question it. I hope to get one soon!

[James B]

People overlook the 190 grain bullet in the 308 I have shot a lot of big game with the 190 grain BTSP from Hornady. It hits with authority.

[James B]

Not a great shot but here is my 308. A-Bolt Lightweight Stalker. And my wife's fingers.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3953/knifeandgun114tc8.jpg

[ths78]

Loaded with a 165 grain Tripple shock or 180 gr partition, it will cleanly kill any game in North America out to 300 yards.