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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 2621435" data-attributes="member: 10291">The acquisition if my 308&#039;s occurred when I became interested in extending my &quot;precision&quot; hunting range out to 600 yards…..About 20 years ago.&nbsp; With very little being written or detailed, I bought Plasters book, &quot;The Ultimate Sniper&quot; which I could translate many of the principles and techniques to LR hunting.&nbsp; The bulk of the technical content pertained to the 308 Winchester, and the limited availability, Remington 700 Mil-Spec 308 with its heavier(M24 styled)&nbsp; barrel was consistently capable of delivering sub .5MOA performance with a variety of bullet types. This proved out well!&nbsp; My usual rifles were sporters in 30-06/270.&nbsp; Rangefinders back the were for the most part in their infancy unless you wanted to spent the price of several rifles.&nbsp; Following Plasters book, I used a Mil based Mark 4 to range with good success out to 600 yards.&nbsp; At the time Iused the same rifle to successfully compete in 200-300 yard Egg Shoots for which the 308 shined.&nbsp; After a few years of success I did eventually evolve to cartridges that proved to be ballistically superior, and capable of extending my effective range.&nbsp; With the exception of an occasional Vintage Sniper match and various fun shoots, my 308&#039;s&nbsp; no longer see much use. It did it&#039;s job at the time; my first 500 yard whitetail, Mil-ranged, heart shot- DRT, 308, …..20 years ago.&nbsp; My MilSoec 700 with Mark 4 3.5x10X. [ATTACH=full]394959[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 2621435, member: 10291"] The acquisition if my 308’s occurred when I became interested in extending my “precision” hunting range out to 600 yards…..About 20 years ago. With very little being written or detailed, I bought Plasters book, “The Ultimate Sniper” which I could translate many of the principles and techniques to LR hunting. The bulk of the technical content pertained to the 308 Winchester, and the limited availability, Remington 700 Mil-Spec 308 with its heavier(M24 styled) barrel was consistently capable of delivering sub .5MOA performance with a variety of bullet types. This proved out well! My usual rifles were sporters in 30-06/270. Rangefinders back the were for the most part in their infancy unless you wanted to spent the price of several rifles. Following Plasters book, I used a Mil based Mark 4 to range with good success out to 600 yards. At the time Iused the same rifle to successfully compete in 200-300 yard Egg Shoots for which the 308 shined. After a few years of success I did eventually evolve to cartridges that proved to be ballistically superior, and capable of extending my effective range. With the exception of an occasional Vintage Sniper match and various fun shoots, my 308’s no longer see much use. It did it’s job at the time; my first 500 yard whitetail, Mil-ranged, heart shot- DRT, 308, …..20 years ago. My MilSoec 700 with Mark 4 3.5x10X. [ATTACH type="full"]394959[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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