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The Basics, Starting Out
7mm08 vs .308
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 226980" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>Try killing a 1800 pound moose with a 162 AMAX! When duty calls for a sub magnum I personaly will stick to the 308 to rely on that task. A 180 Branes or accubond is hell on them. With a target that big I am hardly concerned about saving 3" of wind drift. Drift is drift, and drop is drop. They must be compensated for to succeed. I could care less if the bullet drops 65" or 58" or drifts 10" or 13". Dial it and kill it. Make sure you use an adequete bullet to dop the job at hand. 162 AMAX's are great deer and sheep bullets I will give them that, just not elk, moose or bears.</p><p></p><p>you could use the 160 AB for moose. This buys you 10 more yards of reliable expansion over the 308 but about 100 less pounds of energy at the 708 max range than the 308. You also gain a whopping 2" of trajectory at the 725 yard mark. Bottom line is for a suitable hunting load for big game, you buy 2" of trajectory but notably less energy with the 708 but extend your expansion range by 10 yards.</p><p></p><p>From a match standpoint you could use the 162 AMAX and the 155 308 SCENAR. The SCENAR is 16" flatter at 1K but drifts 11" more in a 10 MPH wind. Each has their good points. Do any of these numbers give way to a spanking on either side? Hardly!</p><p></p><p>It really boils down to if you like the 284 bullets or the 308 bullets. Whichever gives a given shooter more confidence, this should be the deciding factor. Supiority is such a subjective term.</p><p></p><p>If the goal is to spank the 308 in every catergory the 708 is not the answer. One should look at a hotter 7mm or bigger like a 300 mag. These will "spank" the 308 (and the 708 for that matter) in every catergory except finicky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 226980, member: 1007"] Try killing a 1800 pound moose with a 162 AMAX! When duty calls for a sub magnum I personaly will stick to the 308 to rely on that task. A 180 Branes or accubond is hell on them. With a target that big I am hardly concerned about saving 3" of wind drift. Drift is drift, and drop is drop. They must be compensated for to succeed. I could care less if the bullet drops 65" or 58" or drifts 10" or 13". Dial it and kill it. Make sure you use an adequete bullet to dop the job at hand. 162 AMAX's are great deer and sheep bullets I will give them that, just not elk, moose or bears. you could use the 160 AB for moose. This buys you 10 more yards of reliable expansion over the 308 but about 100 less pounds of energy at the 708 max range than the 308. You also gain a whopping 2" of trajectory at the 725 yard mark. Bottom line is for a suitable hunting load for big game, you buy 2" of trajectory but notably less energy with the 708 but extend your expansion range by 10 yards. From a match standpoint you could use the 162 AMAX and the 155 308 SCENAR. The SCENAR is 16" flatter at 1K but drifts 11" more in a 10 MPH wind. Each has their good points. Do any of these numbers give way to a spanking on either side? Hardly! It really boils down to if you like the 284 bullets or the 308 bullets. Whichever gives a given shooter more confidence, this should be the deciding factor. Supiority is such a subjective term. If the goal is to spank the 308 in every catergory the 708 is not the answer. One should look at a hotter 7mm or bigger like a 300 mag. These will "spank" the 308 (and the 708 for that matter) in every catergory except finicky. [/QUOTE]
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