Originally Posted by jeffrey

The .308 and 7.62x54 are not the same. The 308 is 7.62x51
The military is getting away from the .308 as the sniper round, 338 lupa and .50 are the new rounds of choice for the fact that they are much more reliably accurate over longer distances.

A cantelope at 1000 meters for a .308 is pretty good, as at that distance you are looking at 250+" of drop.
The 308 is really only effective to 800 yards, after that it drops way too much.

Actually I call BS, 1000 yards hitting something as small as a cantelope all day long with a 16" barrel and a .308. Just not going to happen even with hand loads.
Had you said 700 or even 800 yards I would have just said ok. But 1000+ yards your talking hand loads for sure, custom bases, and 20+" barrel.


That aside, the .223 is probably the best round for varmint and small game, as its cheap, accurate, and works great. I like my 22-250 for the velocity though, just hate how I go through a barrel every season.
The 338 lupa isnt nearly as fun as I would have though on small game, the 22-250 is much more entertaining. And 6 bucks a shot to kill gophers.... sucks.