.308
 

Anyone own a .308. I was wonderingif they are a good choice for whitetail deer

RE: .308
 

It's a fabulous whitetail cartridge. It's, by all practical means, the same thing as a 30-06.

RE: .308
 

completely agree with soilarch.

RE: .308
 

It's a terrific whitetail cartridge, and you have a virtually endlessvariety ofbullet types to choose from. As the others mentioned, it's very similar ballistically to the .30-06; you might lose 100 fps with the .308, but the deer won't know the difference.

RE: .308
 

Took 2 deer with a Remington mod. 600 in .308 cal. this year using 150gr. Remington core lock.

RE: .308
 

Its a great gun for north american game. My outfitter in Sask says that he hunts everything in Canada with his 308. I have owned at least one for 30 years or so. Nothing beats it for deer hunting and its capable of taking elk and moose as well.. Use a 150 grain bullet for deer and the 180 for moose and elk.

RE: .308
 

Yes, agree with what is mentioned above. A great cartridge.

RE: .308
 

The 308 is slightly less powerful than the 30-06,but tends to be slightly more accurate on average. It is large enough for anything that doesn't bite on this continent.

RE: .308
 

I would go as far as to say that it is the best white tail cartridge. Lets face it, all modern and older cartridges will take white tail deer. However, the .308 is cheap to shoot and there are lots of military surplus ammo supplies still out there. It also has very light in the recoil department.

Tom

RE: .308
 

Own 2, Can't see myself using anything else.

RE: .308
 

great cal..308,also seems to be underated as a great all arounder .

RE: .308
 

A great cartridge....I don't know why it has to be compared to the '06. The '06 is faster...the .308 has a shorter action. The .308 can use all but the heaviest 30 cal bullets. The .308 is extremely accurate......I love them both. Regards, Rick.