Thread: Interesting view on the 308 v new calibres

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Graham Henry wrote an article for rod n rifle some 20 plus years ago...maybe even 25...why not the .308.....dig it out as its still as relevant today as when it was written.

I remember reading a treatsie on british firearm development about the transition from big bores, 45 etc to smaller cals. The french started it with the 8mm lebel but the english (and americans) experimented with everything from .243 to .35 and reached the conclusion that .3 or thereabouts gave the best performance over the widest range of conditions.
They lacked the advantages of modern powders and case design but these really only add incrementally to the performance of what obviously is a pretty damn good diameter round.