.308 has always been my go to round for deer and several coyotes. My current favorite is a. Christensen Ridgeline 20”. Also have a Model 70 Featherweight that sees occasional action, it has a nice walnut stock, so trying to keep it pristine. I’ve had quite a few others over the years as well. I just like the cartridge and it has been effective for me.

.308 will always have the love.
The trend these days is to drive the long heavies faster than the .308 can, so it has fallen out of favor somewhat.

Will I ever own one ?
Probably not.
6.5 Manbun fills that niche for me.

.308 has been my standby since 1976 when I got my first one, a Belgium Browning BLR. Still have that one. Many since, currently a Bergara B-14 with an Athlon 2.5-15x, the BLR, and a Ruger flatbolt with a 3.5-10x Leupold. The BLR wears a 1.5-5x Leupold. There's also a project rifle out in the shop - a Remington 660 .308 that's getting a stock makeover.
150 and 165 grain Partition Noslers are my favorite bullets, over Reloder 15 powder.

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Rem 700 V in a HS stock and a Win. Mod. 88 with it's original Weaver 4x scope.

The 88 was my great uncles, so I don't have the heart to change it. He Deer hunted with it in Abilene Texas, before moving back to Iowa in later years. WW II, 3rd ID Vet.

I have a couple of 308's
F-TR 200.20X at 2620 fps

At the F-Class Nats/World a number of years ago


XP-100

155 grain A-Max's at 2555 fps
At 500 yards when doing drop confirmation (10" steel)

A friend using it at WY-SHOT
https://youtu.be/wXd8VzdT84s

Blaser HHS

Sold this one, after the Dirty Thirty was built.
https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/202...jZG7PplCtAdd_8A

308 with a shorter barrel…great brush gun!

I LOVE that gun!!!

Everybody knows that 308s suck.


Jk. Nice to see it getting some love.

I was drafted and all tha AR's were in Nam so I trained with the M14, loved it shot well,mild recoil, heavy as [beeep]. When I got home bought a new model 70 Mannlicher in 308, still have it also a pre 64 model 70 Featherweight 308 and a pre 64 model 100 in 308. Yes I still like it but also like 3006win and 7x57 and 243.

Everybody knows that the 308 sucks.


JK...Love the good ole .308Win.






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Looks like the .308 works for you! Tell us more about the kitty!

Regards,
hm

Cat came on day 9 of a 14 day leopard hunt in Namibia.
62yards, 150g Hornady Interlock at 2800fps finsihed off his 9th life.


I'd love to tell you that we had to follow the leopard for hours and he charged 3x and my trusty 700 saved the day......but he simply just fell over dead where he was standing. Which was on his hind legs facing away from me while feeding at the bait tree. Shot entered just beneath the shoulder blades and exited under the right front leg. I found part of the bullet laying at the base of the tree. The tom weighed 140 pounds.

Ah the good ol 308. Nothing wrong with it at all, I've had a couple of them. I used to lob 178 gr amax at p-dogs with a Ruger 77 mk2 target model with a Shepherd scope on it. When the sun was right you could watch the bullet's arc as it lobbed in there.

I had a heck of a time getting any AR builds in 308 to shoot well consistently. Honestly the 110 vmax is a heck of an accurate bullet in anything I've ever shot it in, and the 308 is no exception.

I still remember what the kids in high school shot for deer hunting, and guys who shot 308 usually caught some crap for not being able to handle a 30-06 or 270 lol. Back then it was 243, 270, 06, seemed to be the popular ones and all a guy really needed.

Beautiful leopard! Thanks for sharing.

Regards,
hm