Some good info here some not so good.
.308 vs 7-08
Same parent cartridge so the powder capacity will be about the same. If the bullet weights are the same.....say 168 gr the .308 will be about 200 fps faster but it will have a lower BC .618 for 7mm vs 0.489 for .308.
At less than 300 yds the BC difference will never make much of a difference. Period. Anyone that says it will has not spent much time studying it or at the range. The difference is purely academic. Over 300 yds BC is a HUGE factor.
Do you want the flattest shooting hardest hitting cartridge? Go .300 RUM.
This places a 210gr bullet (G1 0.625) at 3050 in my rifle.
Flat, hits hard and keeps energy down range.
If you want a versatile, economic cartridge that will do everything you want with easy to find ammo and relatively low recoil......the .308 is hard to beat.
The 6.5 is good but you can't go with heavy bullets if you choose. The 7-08 is good but at less than 300 it is no better than the .308.
You asked us to talk you out of the .308. At under 300yds a strong case against the .308 can not be made.
.308 vs 7-08
Same parent cartridge so the powder capacity will be about the same. If the bullet weights are the same.....say 168 gr the .308 will be about 200 fps faster but it will have a lower BC .618 for 7mm vs 0.489 for .308.
At less than 300 yds the BC difference will never make much of a difference. Period. Anyone that says it will has not spent much time studying it or at the range. The difference is purely academic. Over 300 yds BC is a HUGE factor.
Do you want the flattest shooting hardest hitting cartridge? Go .300 RUM.
This places a 210gr bullet (G1 0.625) at 3050 in my rifle.
Flat, hits hard and keeps energy down range.
If you want a versatile, economic cartridge that will do everything you want with easy to find ammo and relatively low recoil......the .308 is hard to beat.
The 6.5 is good but you can't go with heavy bullets if you choose. The 7-08 is good but at less than 300 it is no better than the .308.
You asked us to talk you out of the .308. At under 300yds a strong case against the .308 can not be made.
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