Thread: Getting the most out of a 308.

All depends on how far and high you will be carrying it really. If you have motorised transport to a lookout, go hard with a long tube. If you do much trekking to hunt, I’d keep it to a max of 24”. I had a Remington 5R with a 24”’barrel and was getting great velocity with 168gr ELD-Ms. Easily good to 600yds, and you could push 750 with a lot of practice and skill. It was lovely to shoot, as it was 11lb with a 4-20x scope and a truck axle profile barrel. NOT nice to carry long and high, hence it no longer lives with me.
Twist on the 5R is 1:11.2”
Another thing to think about is apparently a lot of weight in a barrel can cause negative effects on accuracy, if the action can’t handle the weight.

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

Another thing to think about is apparently a lot of weight in a barrel can cause negative effects on accuracy, if the action can’t handle the weight.

I put a heavy 26" tube on a 6.5x55 in a wooden stock. I just glass bedded the first 4" of barrel and it went mint.I will have to open the barrel channel on the plastic stock so I will likely bed that too. Good on you for pointing it out though.