Wayne Van Zwoll literally wrote the book on Modern Sporting Rifle Cartridges. After writing about every cartridge imaginable in the book he listed his favorite five.
The .308 Norma was one of those five. That speaks very highly for the cartridge.
Posted on 09/14/2016 12:05:34 PM PDT by w1n1
I have a Swedish short rifle in 6.5x55. Love to shoot it!
“Long Range Elk with .308 Winchester:”
I would not want to encounter an elk armed with a .308 Winchester.
But I do support the right to arm bears.
Do you mean the one with the 16 inch barrel?
If so I bet it would be fun to shoot on the 4th of July.
You can get a decent parallax ranging Leapers in the 16-24X range for under $350 and it’s going to be a far better SHTF scope than ones running 5 to 10 times that price because, as I used to quip, “you can take it off and pound nails with it and it’s still zeroed when put back on”.
The optics might be a bit under class but that reliability is a key seller for me. I used a 24X for three years of field target competition before switching to a 50X Nikko Sterling and that 24X is going on my M1A as soon as I can find a decent mount for it.
Hawke sport optics makes some good ones I hear too.
If you want rugged also look to any scope that survives use on a spring piston airgun, they are death on scopes, way worse than magnum rifles.
Wayne Van Zwoll literally wrote the book on Modern Sporting Rifle Cartridges. After writing about every cartridge imaginable in the book he listed his favorite five.
The .308 Norma was one of those five. That speaks very highly for the cartridge.
So, you footing the bill for ammo?
BACK TO THE FUTURE!
His gun of choice was a .308 magnum. He said he would use it on any game animal in North American, although he said if things got nasty in a close and personal situation with a brown bear or polar bear, he would prefer a .375 or bigger.
A lost animal is food only for the coyotes and buzzards.
They still apply if you really are trying to feed your family, not just glee killing.
Actually, mine is the cavalry carbine with the bent bolt handle. It is a fine firearm. Mild recoil and a tack driver.
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