What is your favorite 308 based cartridge

[7887mm08]

The 7-08 in a Tikka, T-3 Lite, was the Sweetest, BEST Handling, "Big Game", Cart / Rifle,.. I've ever seen !
My son's 7-08, Super Lite, SS Tikka T-3 weighed, 7 Pounds WITH, a 3 x 9 Burris Scope !
Shot 150 grain ELD-X's, real Nice and he shot an Elk at, 247 yds with it, DRT,.. a Sweet lil' Rifle, IMO

I started my venture in 1984 with a 788, took a ton of deer with that one. (Still have and use)
Bought a tikka t3 when they first they came out, my go to! Man i love that tikka.
I also have a rem 700 classic but i have never hunted with it,
139 gr hornady interlocks (flat base) loaded with varget are my favorite combo.

 

[357Mag]

Lots of really Good One's - .22-250 Rem., .243 win, 6 XC, .260 Ai, 7mm-08 and my New, Current Favorite,..
the 6.5 CREEDMOOR !
130 grain bullets going, 2,850 fps from, my braked, 7 1/2 pound, 6.5 Creed, rifle,. IS,.."Sweet" !
Accurate ( from "Clover Leaf's" to, 1/2 MOA ) and really, REALLY,.. Lite, recoil !
8 to 10 inch diameter, steel Plates ARE a "tinging" at,.. 850 yards !

Idaho-lefty -

Howdy !

An observation or two, if I might ….

.22-250 was initially a .224” cal “ wildcat “ cartridge, based off the venerable
.250 Savage case ( that itself was formerly also known as “ .250-3000 “ ).
Besides the base diam difference, .250-3000 predated the .308 by a few decades.

The ” 6XC “ Tubb started out being based off .22-250 brass, to fit a chamber cut by running a .243Win reamer in a tad “ short “; which gave it a .22-250 base diam.
At least, that’s what I’ve read.

I’m not trying to be a “ wise _ _ _ “.


With regards,
357Mag

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

@ .357 mag,..
All these use, the SAME Shell holder and have, the SAME "Rim" size ( .473 dia ) that's All, I know,.. LOL )
I probably shouldn't,.. "Lump" them, together. ( I'm HERE for, the Fun ! )
I'm aware of, the History of, the 6 XC, since I Own One and did a lot of, Research before, building It.
I also Own, a .22-250 Rem that comes Off, the old .250 Savage, parent cartridge.
I LIKE, Several,.. .308 Rim Dia ( .473 ) Cartridges But, have NEVER owned, a .308 !
Shot / Hunted w/ the .30-06 for about, a Decade, then moved to,.. a .270 Weatherby Mark 5, "Lefty".
The 6.5 Creed and 7MM-08 could easily,.. Replace, the .308,.. IMO
I Like Less Bullet,.. LESS, Recoil ! ( Great BC's w/ 130's to, 150's for, Me )

 

[Jeff Buchanan]

Im awfully sceered somebody-probably hornady-is gonna come up with 30 ManBun

That sounds like a “Tacticool” cartridge chambered by a dude in “transition”…