I literally LOLed between this and the 7mm-08 "aint no body got time for dat" post... It takes great will power for me not to go on a 7mm-08 tangent... I think that your match report post along with the kid researching "the creedmoor thing" can sum up the creedmoor thread. I once wound up in a gun shop asking about a Ruger American in 6.5CM and a gentleman asked "are you pretty set on the creedmoor" then began telling me about how "great" the 260 is in comparison... I've since stolen his line and find myself frequently asking a wayward person staring at the rifles if they're pretty set on the creedmoor... then I of coarse plug my personal favorite then explain what I've learned about various other .243 and 264 options that are less hipster. Damn it, just realizing I've been pulling a "that guy" thing... oh well
What is it about the .308 that makes it the best cartridge for any type of competition shooting?
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I literally LOLed between this and the 7mm-08 "aint no body got time for dat" post... It takes great will power for me not to go on a 7mm-08 tangent... I think that your match report post along with the kid researching "the creedmoor thing" can sum up the creedmoor thread. I once wound up in a gun shop asking about a Ruger American in 6.5CM and a gentleman asked "are you pretty set on the creedmoor" then began telling me about how "great" the 260 is in comparison... I've since stolen his line and find myself frequently asking a wayward person staring at the rifles if they're pretty set on the creedmoor... then I of coarse plug my personal favorite then explain what I've learned about various other .243 and 264 options that are less hipster. Damn it, just realizing I've been pulling a "that guy" thing... oh well
dcali
Bullet Maker
Then it would be a .284-08, which is a .276. (Now where’s my “ain’t nobody got time for dat” gif...)
Doug Beach
Silver $$ Contributor
Can we also discuss how even the utterly amazing .308 can be made better? All that is necessary is to check the bullet, and make sure that all numbers left of the decimal are “155”.
Goes without saying.
Ah...now we can derail the thread on which 155 is the best ever made?
(from a guy who is still using the 2155)
There was a fellow by the name of Fox that won the National long range championship at Perry using a 308 and irons all the way some years back. That's pretty hard IMHO. Best I could ever muster was 6th using 2155's in 1997.
Pretty hard to beat the 6mm's, 6.5's, 7mm's ballistics with a 308 once you get back to a grand.
Pretty hard to beat the 6mm's, 6.5's, 7mm's ballistics with a 308 once you get back to a grand.
David Luckman also won the NRA Long Range National Championship in 2012 shooting 2155’s the whole way. People win it every year shooting 6’s and 6.5’s, but when someone does it the hard way it gets remembered.
What group size can I expect from a Savage 10 (308) 1:12 twist bull barrel
I have no idea.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
3.2” exactly
IF you do your part....
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
All day long if i do my part.
Aero
Gold $$ Contributor
So will a lesser skilled wind reader shooting let's say a 284 with 180 Gr Hybrids always beat a good wind reader shooting a 308 w/ 155's?
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That is the differance between a 500 $ Savager .308 and a .32" 5000 $ benchrest rifle,,,its just how much accuracy do you want or how much in-accuracy can you endure,,,,if you shoot military style laying on the ground like a soldier the first will do ,,,if you are looking for accuracy that will make you grin,,,,then it requires the latter,,,,I remember being at the 600yd nats in Sacremento and one day as we were fininshing our last relay for the day a group of paramilitary/sniper wanabees were standing patiently/obnoxously for us to get out of "their" way one of em noticed some of the targets that were on the wall there and asked if we were shooting at 600???,,,they just shook their heads,,,hahahah,,,,Roger
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"Always"...NIMHO. But, it does give them advantage.
Where the lesser skilled wind reader gains advantage with the high-BC system is that it allows for them to fire within a wider wind parameter and still shoot a similar score. The larger difference comes from the more experienced trigger puller being able to develop a "better" firing strategy for range conditions and having the discipline to only execute shots within a narrow parameter that they have established. Strategy and patience can/will beat high-BC.
Yeah, it’s not for everybody. There are definitely people who just can’t handle shooting a .308. Too much recoil, too loud, too masculine - these are all valid reasons.
Many are called, but few are chosen...
No. Having something that shoots great in the wind allows a person to make mistakes in wind calls. It is more fun when starting out to keep them into a smaller area of the black.
If you really want to get good with wind you must shoot in it and if possible shoot something that will make you really work for poor scores due to wind deflection. I shoot 55gr bullets in service rifle for a full year. When I went back to the heavy stuff it was like cheating.
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