RE: browning a-bolt
Interesting that you decide to bring up that point now. The 7mm-08 has one beat at 400, and beats the 308 and is less than a 30-06 at 500. But certainly nothing to right home about. Even when it beats the 308, at 500, it isn't by much. And quite frankly if I was going to shoot at anything at 500 yards, which I'm not, the 7mm-08 would be way down on my list of choices if it was even on the list at all.