RE: Is the .308 really that good?
The .308 is the most acurate round in all the universe. It will consistently shoot one hole shots at 500yds. off hand. (In the hads of a professional)
actualy any cal. can be very acurate if you work at it. The .308 is a little easier to make acurate though. The case, shoulder, neck etc..... tend to work very well. Seems short cases work better than long. I.E. the 30-06. I have 30-06's that equal my .308.s but I had to work harder to get them that way.