I have been shooting the same .308 for over 15 years. It is a model 700 Remington. I have shot over 200 deer with it and it is by far the favorite long gun that I own. I shoot hand loads and it is DEADLY accurate so far out to 329 yards (the longest shot I have taken with it so far.) I have done a lot of work (x-tras) done to the gun and can shoot one inch groups at 275 yards. I also have several other rifles but like I said, the .308 is my favorite by far. Like MarkIIVT, I also do a lot of handgun hunting but my favorite handgun is a .300 Whisper. It is extremely flat shooting and my longest shot with it so far is 231 yards but I love my .44 caliber out to about 75 yards. I hope this helps!! CDH