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re: .308 vs .270. Which should I get?
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:56 am to Four Leaf Tayback
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:56 am to Four Leaf Tayback
It’s a bit counter intuitive but heavier bullets are better for long range. They buck the wind better and carry energy better.
In a .308 150gr is the minimum I would use for deer and would probably gravitate towards 160+ if my rifle liked them.
In a .308 150gr is the minimum I would use for deer and would probably gravitate towards 160+ if my rifle liked them.
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Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:56 am to Four Leaf Tayback
That's like picking between two beautiful brunettes.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 9:03 am to Bolivar Shagnasty
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If you decide on a .270, get a pair of tennis shoes to track your deer with.
Oh, you're serious, aren't you?
ETA: to the OP, I'm a 270 guy, but I'd never fault a guy picking the 308 either.
This post was edited on 12/18/17 at 9:06 am
Posted on 12/18/17 at 9:14 am to Four Leaf Tayback
not much difference in ballistics between 308, 270 and 30-06 depending upon bullet choice. sighted in correctly would produce "hitting a pie plate" vertical accuracy out to 250-275 yards with no elevation change, hold dead on and pew...
Posted on 12/18/17 at 9:26 am to Four Leaf Tayback
I'd get a .308
Posted on 12/18/17 at 12:09 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
270 will have less drop and higher velocity, but a lower BC.
Can’t go wrong with either, but I would personally go with the 270.......cause it’s awesome and I love it. That short action 308 do be nice though. Just get both.
ETA: at distances <300 yards that difference in BC isn’t going to be too important.
Can’t go wrong with either, but I would personally go with the 270.......cause it’s awesome and I love it. That short action 308 do be nice though. Just get both.
ETA: at distances <300 yards that difference in BC isn’t going to be too important.
This post was edited on 12/18/17 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 12/18/17 at 12:20 pm to Bolivar Shagnasty
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If you decide on a .270, get a pair of tennis shoes to track your deer with. I do not like a 270. Had to help too many folks "find" deer with those guns.
Hilarious.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 12:30 pm to Bolivar Shagnasty
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you decide on a .270, get a pair of tennis shoes to track your deer with. I do not like a 270. Had to help too many folks "find" deer with those guns.
Oh Christ.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 1:03 pm to INFIDEL
Neither, why not go with 6.5 creedmoor?
Posted on 12/18/17 at 1:17 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
Either one will do fine. Get the 308. Its cheaper and plentiful.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 1:21 pm to saintsfan1977
I’d go with 30-06. I mean that gun won WW2. Nuff said.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 1:21 pm to boatless2
Because frick that caliber, that’s why. I hate it.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 1:34 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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The reason I said I’d choose the 125gr is just in case I needed something with a little more zip on it in a rare situation that I have a deer I want to take that’s 250+ yds
I'm not even sure that you can find deer hunting rounds in 125g .308. I'd thing those would be a varmit bullet.
If you aren't getting pass throughs it's because you're using ballistic tips. Get something with a Barnes TSX, Nosler Partition or a 168 gr bullet.
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Because frick that caliber, that’s why. I hate it.
You're just mad it's stealing the shine off your favorite 6.5 swede. Well, that and it's just a better round than the Swede...
Posted on 12/18/17 at 2:04 pm to bbvdd
If your measure of “better” is how good it is at getting tacticool gun nerds drooling and creaming their drawers, it’s farrrr better
Posted on 12/18/17 at 2:08 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
270
Posted on 12/18/17 at 2:53 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
You can’t lose with those two. I think the .270 is more popular but both are great deer guns. I shoot a ruger 30 06 but I have almost bought a tikka 270 a dozen times but can’t leave my baby until she misses
Posted on 12/18/17 at 3:15 pm to Four Leaf Tayback
I got a Browning X bolt hunter in 308 that I love. Knocked one down a few weeks ago in S Texas at 210 yards. Lightweight, compact, and comes with an adjustable trigger.
Posted on 12/19/17 at 5:58 am to Capital Cajun
Thanks for all your input fellas. Y’all have a Merry Christmas and good luck the remainder of hunting season
Posted on 12/19/17 at 6:20 am to LumbermanRon
So i got the 308 and bought a Zeiss I’m mounting now. What range should I zero it at? Most of my shots are 20-250 yds.
Posted on 12/19/17 at 6:25 am to Four Leaf Tayback
Well if you give me what bullets you are going to shoot I can show u a chart that shows the different drops at different zeros. What you will find is that normally about 1" high at 100 with 308 gives you dead hold for anything out to about 220 yards
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