I own a couple .308's, one is a Savage. The .308 is an accurate, dependable, versatile hunting cartridge. Being 30 caliber there are numerous choices for bullet weight, and they basically perform like a 30-06 out to about 175 yds. My wife shot an elk with hers using some 170 gr. Nosler flat nose loads I made up. Mine is a bull barrel LE version I mainly use for target shooting, although I have hauled it out to see what it would do to a doe.