Is the .308 Win 7.62 X 51 still a Long Range Hunting Cartridge?

[M118LR]

Okay, I might have posted the 400 yard behind the scope other than Southeast Asian target before? So guess Y'all will have to reference the FM 23-10 page 4-10 to comprehend the skillset when H.O.G. ? That may be shorter than 72 inches?

 

[M118LR]

Not a lot of folks concerned with Old Time Religion on this forum are there? Just fire up the laser range finder, feed the info from the blue tooth ballistic table into the automated turrets, and blast away. LOL That's today's long range hunting

 

[Turpentine21]

Not a lot of folks concerned with Old Time Religion on this forum are there? Just fire up the laser range finder, feed the info from the blue tooth ballistic table into the automated turrets, and blast away. LOL That's today's long range hunting

When I was at Clemson our professors would let us use the latest and greatest technology. But only after they taught us how to do all the estimates and figuring the old fashioned way by building stand and stock tables, using form factor tables, and heavy use of common math. It certainly made you appreciate the new stuff.

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

Rocks at 10 yards are next.

30 Carbine

 

[M118LR]

For the really Old School.

 

[bamban]

 

[436]

For the really Old School.

Yep, the old-school stuff was fun, I started my "pipe hitter" days with the M21 using the even earlier Leatherwood, ARTII I spoke with Lt Jim Leatherwood a couple of times over the years, about the left & right drift of the scope after zeroing it, the "cam" and power ring needed to be set into a "V" notch, not on the flat the way he had it... Apparently, he never did anything about it, still, I thought it was a great scope, the glass was just "excellent" and the scope itself was bulletproof. The rifle was sold, but... I kept the scope and mounted it on a Rem 700 BDL HB in .308 I finally let it go in a trade for an early Redfield 3-9 with Accu-Range like the one Bamba is showing #188, the left & right shifts got to be just too aggravating over time. Just a thought from the past. Cheers
Photos off the web.

 

[M118LR]

436 you just feed the fire, yet Springfield Armory has dropped Stainless Air Gauged Barrels. So the temptation to order another OTIS cleaning kit and cruise over to Shooters Jax in search of an 18 inch 5R Stainless M1A Scout Rifle isn't realistic. But I can be more than tempted should such an offering become available?