Reeder Custom Guns - If a man is a realist the .308 is plenty good for all

WB
If a man is a realist the .308 is plenty good for all
Monday, December 28, 2020, 11:24

Modern powders give it the full equal of the old .30-06. Personally I think the 7mm-08 is likely the best all round medium round there is. The thinking man's 7x57 (aka Brit-speak .275 Rigby - interesting they are fixated on the tight dimension). As you mentioned the ballistic coefficients, the 7mm easily beats the .30 with some range added. For some reason it is another sweet spot with the .338, ballistic advantages that skip the .35 and .36. I'm not really keen on the science behind that but it's there. Of course it is totally lost in the hunting fields, it's the man not the tool.

Armchair quarterbacking is fun though.

Fun little pondering... - WB, 2020-12-28, 08:38
- I have one customized, in 338-06. Real nice, and - Woody, 2020-12-28, 18:31
- 308 norma mag - Clint H, 2020-12-28, 11:48
- I am into the .308 and have a .308 Mossberg and a Weatherby - Lynn, 2020-12-28, 11:03
  - I had a 350 rem mag in a model 7 from the - Lymey, 2020-12-28, 22:06
    - wow (nm) - Lynn, 2020-12-29, 08:50
  - If a man is a realist the .308 is plenty good for all - WB, 2020-12-28, 11:24
    - you are right about the 708. In the field it does matter - Lynn, 2020-12-28, 16:46
- 338-06 for sure! - Amede, 2020-12-28, 10:37
  - I got one of those as well..great rifle (nm) - Woody, 2020-12-28, 18:36
- must admit I have slid down - Sunny, 2020-12-28, 08:54
  - What is a break in...... (nm) - Sid R, 2020-12-28, 11:11
  - .338 rabbit hole - .stonecold, 2020-12-28, 10:34
    - The bullets sure are made well. (nm) - WB, 2020-12-28, 10:45
      - Pssssst ....... 9.3! it works better than it should, and - Blake, 2020-12-28, 11:00
        One more vote for the 9.3 (nm) - Derek, 2020-12-28, 11:10
        A minor critique if it is one for the 9.3 - WB, 2020-12-28, 11:48
        Have often wondered about the 338-06 and 35 - Derek, 2020-12-28, 12:25
        They have some obvious reloading advantages - WB, 2020-12-28, 15:07