Thread: Interesting view on the 308 v new calibres

Originally Posted by winaa

That little conversion just got me thinking do people these day really think that a 308 is only good for a bush gun and you need 6 - 6.5 wizz bang or a magnum to hit a target at 300m ?

I've shot .308 out to 600m, and people do shoot further. The drop is something like 3 yards so you're really mortaring them. Great fun. I was holding 4 MOA accuracy which I didn't think was too bad for a blind guy through aperture sights.
They'll stay super-sonic past 1000 yards so if you know your dope there's plenty of twack in em.