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The Basics, Starting Out
Can 308 do everything you need a rifle to do under 600 yards?
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<blockquote data-quote="marksman1941" data-source="post: 2904599" data-attributes="member: 68542"><p>Isn't that always the eternal battle? You can hot rod the heck out of any cartridge to make it step up to the next level, but if you hot rod THAT cartridge it'll outperform the hotrodded smaller case. We've gotten to the point of splitting hairs on performance from factory loadings, and handloaders can naturally outrun factory if they're willing to push boundaries</p><p></p><p>But compare your basic 30 cal cases with factory loadings using the same 180gr bullet weight across the board.</p><p>308 win - 2620 fps</p><p>30/06 spr - 2700 fps</p><p>.300 win - 2950 fps</p><p></p><p> A 300fps window in factory offerings in the same bullet range, and we all know how conservative most factory offerings are for fear of some yokel sticking an overpressure round in an M1 and blowing it to kingdom come.</p><p></p><p>But when we're comparing ".308 can make .300 win mag performance" that's usually a hotrodded .308 compared to a factory .300 win. Which is still impressive as heck, but a hotrodded .300 win running a better bullet will absolutely smash the .308</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marksman1941, post: 2904599, member: 68542"] Isn't that always the eternal battle? You can hot rod the heck out of any cartridge to make it step up to the next level, but if you hot rod THAT cartridge it'll outperform the hotrodded smaller case. We've gotten to the point of splitting hairs on performance from factory loadings, and handloaders can naturally outrun factory if they're willing to push boundaries But compare your basic 30 cal cases with factory loadings using the same 180gr bullet weight across the board. 308 win - 2620 fps 30/06 spr - 2700 fps .300 win - 2950 fps A 300fps window in factory offerings in the same bullet range, and we all know how conservative most factory offerings are for fear of some yokel sticking an overpressure round in an M1 and blowing it to kingdom come. But when we’re comparing “.308 can make .300 win mag performance” that’s usually a hotrodded .308 compared to a factory .300 win. Which is still impressive as heck, but a hotrodded .300 win running a better bullet will absolutely smash the .308 [/QUOTE]
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