I just cleaned my kimber .308.
I had fired about 40 rounds since the last bench type cleaning. (I use a bore snake at the range.)
Among the 40 or so rounds I fired were bullets from 3 makers including the infomas bore fowling barnes.
I cleaned using the excelent barnes copper solvent, and there was no blue on a single patch.
The barnes bullets I fired were 168 grain and probably scooting along at roughly 2700 FPS give or take 50.
That speed is enough to get excelent terminal performance on game out to about 300 yards.
Now the rage over the last several years has been more speed, more speed & did I mention more speed?
So many of us amature riflemen, have been bitten by the latest thing craze that we have led our selvs to believe, that if only we can get enough powder behind the bullet and enough extra marks on the cross hairs of our scope , we will improve our odds in the game field.
But the fact is, the majority of us live in cities and don't get enough chances to shoot that we have any buisness shooting game at 500 yards.
Now I know lots of us have done ,it.
I own a lazer range finder a 7mm STW and a .257 weatherby mag, and I hope to get out into the country this summer and see how good I am with the .257 .
But you know what.
Odds are, the next 10 game animals I shoot will be within about 100 to 200 yards. most closer.
So, my little 6LB easy to carry easy to load for .308s with about half the powder as my magnums , will be perfect for the job.
This is no knock ony you guys who either through millitary experience or what ever other cercumstace has allowed you the opertunity to make a really good shot of, yourself.
But fact is I probably shoot 3 to 500 rounds a year , and thats not enough to make me into another carlos hathcock.
With a huge variety of 30 caiber bullets.And The ease with witch one can gain reasonable proficiancy with the cartridge, if you are hunting north american game other then big bears, The .308 is all you need.
I realize there are better rounds for Antilope, beacuse they are so often shot at long range and in windy condidtions, But a good 125 grain bullet pushed to 3100 fps is certanly not a bad choice either.
While in the same rifle, a good 165 or 180 grain Partition , fired within about 300 yards and hitting a moose or an elk
behind the shoulder will do just great.
And since I am having a real bad time with my back , I don't need the recoil of my .338 win or my 45/70 right now.
And that makes me glad my safe holds 3 excelent rifles chamberd for the wonderfull .308 winchestr. !!
...tj3006
I had fired about 40 rounds since the last bench type cleaning. (I use a bore snake at the range.)
Among the 40 or so rounds I fired were bullets from 3 makers including the infomas bore fowling barnes.
I cleaned using the excelent barnes copper solvent, and there was no blue on a single patch.
The barnes bullets I fired were 168 grain and probably scooting along at roughly 2700 FPS give or take 50.
That speed is enough to get excelent terminal performance on game out to about 300 yards.
Now the rage over the last several years has been more speed, more speed & did I mention more speed?
So many of us amature riflemen, have been bitten by the latest thing craze that we have led our selvs to believe, that if only we can get enough powder behind the bullet and enough extra marks on the cross hairs of our scope , we will improve our odds in the game field.
But the fact is, the majority of us live in cities and don't get enough chances to shoot that we have any buisness shooting game at 500 yards.
Now I know lots of us have done ,it.
I own a lazer range finder a 7mm STW and a .257 weatherby mag, and I hope to get out into the country this summer and see how good I am with the .257 .
But you know what.
Odds are, the next 10 game animals I shoot will be within about 100 to 200 yards. most closer.
So, my little 6LB easy to carry easy to load for .308s with about half the powder as my magnums , will be perfect for the job.
This is no knock ony you guys who either through millitary experience or what ever other cercumstace has allowed you the opertunity to make a really good shot of, yourself.
But fact is I probably shoot 3 to 500 rounds a year , and thats not enough to make me into another carlos hathcock.
With a huge variety of 30 caiber bullets.And The ease with witch one can gain reasonable proficiancy with the cartridge, if you are hunting north american game other then big bears, The .308 is all you need.
I realize there are better rounds for Antilope, beacuse they are so often shot at long range and in windy condidtions, But a good 125 grain bullet pushed to 3100 fps is certanly not a bad choice either.
While in the same rifle, a good 165 or 180 grain Partition , fired within about 300 yards and hitting a moose or an elk
behind the shoulder will do just great.
And since I am having a real bad time with my back , I don't need the recoil of my .338 win or my 45/70 right now.
And that makes me glad my safe holds 3 excelent rifles chamberd for the wonderfull .308 winchestr. !!
...tj3006