308 or 7mm-08?

[Kingslayer]

7mm all day long... Walk all over the 308..

[Winman]

About to purchase a new rifle myself. As a former sniper I'm going back to the 308. Pretty set on the Remington 700 SPS Tactical with threaded barrel (would like to put a suppressor on it eventually- recently shot one with the suppressor and VERY impressed).

If "long range" means killing deer under 500 yards the 308 will do it. Could even push it farther than that if you're willing to put in the time and effort at the range. I've shot 1000 yard competitions with a 308 with decent results (no, I won't try a deer that far). Knowing the capabilities of your gun, scope, ammo, and some knowledge and wind drift can help you reach out there.

While some calibers have better ballistics, they usually result in higher recoil (read as "less shooting because it hurts"), and fewer bullet/load choices (read as "less experimenting to find optimal load for the rifle", and/or "more expensive to load so less practice").

Most important thing for "long range" is knowing your rifle and its capabilities, along with your capabilities. This means lots of time at the range. Don't zero your rifle at 100 and rely on ballistics charts. Shoot every distance you might encounter and keep good records for each load you may hunt with. Know your scope and adjustments. Be able to manipulate your scope in the dark.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

This man sounds like he really knows about what he writes...Take heed...

[explorer1]

grouping 308 is better, my personal choice less damage more meat,

[Huntingnut]

.308 for a man ---- 7mm-08 for a woman.

[Tommyh]

Same ctg and better BC on 7-08. larger bullet selection for 308. not much difference in the two.

[TheJonatron]

.308 ftw!

[Pig Slayer]

You can't go wrong with either one. I bought the 7mm-08 back in 1987 . It's a tack driver. It's never been a problem to me, but the availablity and the bullet selection for a 7mm-08 compared to a .308 are limited. I'd still buy the 7mm-08 again though.

[CaptJack]

.308 - 150grn for everyday, 168grn for a bigger animal, and 180grn inside 200yds if you're hunting bigger bear
military surplus ball for plinkin, practice, and piggin'

and then there is my "child" (I'm an old .06 kinda guy

[chief longshaft]

.308 the little splatters on the target are 150gr hornady superformance at 1,000yds

[JW]

.308 for a man ---- 7mm-08 for a woman.

Lol!

[aironeout]

I'm a fan of the 7-08 but wouldn't hesitate on the .308 either. If I were going to build a true long range target rifle it would be a 6.5x.284, for killing it would be a .338lapua.

>E

[CaptJack]

if you want to build something affordable
that will reach out there and touch someone
.300RUM - Remington Ultra Mag - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.300_Re...n_Ultra_Magnum

you can buy a Remington 700 in 300RUM off the shelf and drop it into a nice pillar bedded McMillan stock, Timney trigger, a little tuning, some good glass, should be able to finish for around $1500.

[ACCURACYINC]

168 grains of Diplomacy...... .308!!!!!!!!

[wellingtontx]

7mm-.08

[dragonsdaddy]

I'll be hand loading

then i'd go with the 7mm-08. better ballistics. the 308 has more data if you are into long range shooting.