I like the 308 Win. The 308 is a relativly mild recoil round. The short action allows the rifles to be a tad lighter and more compact than long action rounds. Bullets in the150-165 gr. do very well out of the 308 cartridge, with ballistics about like the longer 30.06 Spr. cartridge. In part, for all of these reasons , the 308 Win.has been my round of choice for white tails since 1962.