For more than 70 years, the .308 Win. has been one of the world’s most tested and versatile cartridges—and it’s still far ...

A .30-'06 Sprg. with the same length barrel won’t exceed those speeds. For deer hunting, 150-gr. bullets and the .308 Win. match like wool socks and winter.

With 150-grain bullets, figure about 3,420 fps for the .300, 2,997 for the .308, according to a Nosler Handloading Manual. Here’s how that translates in drop, drift, and energy at 300 and 400 yards ...

At the reloading bench I discovered that velocities well in excess of 3,000 feet per second were possible (even from the 22-inch barrel) with the 110-grain Hornady VMAX.

At the reloading bench I discovered that velocities well in excess of 3,000 feet per second were possible (even from the 22-inch barrel) with the 110-grain Hornady VMAX.

Similarly, the .308 Win has a plethora of ammunition options currently available. One advantage that the .308 Win. does have over the .270 Win. is a wider range of bullet weight options. Bullets ...

For example, a box of 20 .308 Win. 150-gr. Remington Core-Lokt is listed on Midway USA for $28.99. That same box of ammo for the .30/06 is listed for the exact same price of $28.99.

If you compare the 150-grain Nosler AccuBond in each cartridge, you’ll find that the 7mm bullet (0.546 BC) has a similar trajectory to the faster .308-caliber bullet (0.435 BC).