Why I STOPPED Hunting with a 308 Rifle!
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- čas přidán 14. 12. 2023
- Welcome to Cliffed Out Adventures! I've been hunting with a 308 caliber rifle for the last decade and was a die hard fan. The last 5-years I've spent hunting the Antelope / Deer / Elk in Montana and harvested 12 Elk. HOWEVER, this last season was the last season for my 308 rifle. Watch to find out why and comment with your thoughts on the 308...
Something Is not adding up about what these two guys are saying….
Hello. I'm 60, been hunting since I was 8, 40+ years ago I bought a 308 and never looked back. I only hunt moose and have harvested from 600lb cows to 1400lb bulls. Never more than 2 shots. I reload and never go heavier than 168gr bullets. 228 yards was my longest shot so far. I use my hunting skills to quietly work my way in towards the moose to make a clean ethical kill. If I want to do longer range shooting, I have a 300WM waiting patiently. Stay safe and happy hunting.
Fuddest video of the day award goes to you guys.. If you believe that a 308 bullet at supersonic speed just stops in a matter of an inch or 2 and leaves the level of damage shown in your picture, you're a different kind of special.
I think these 2 birds don't know how to shoot. I use the 308 in Montana. Arizona Canada never had a problem.
Can I say bullet selection is the most important consideration? The 308 is fine with proper bullet selection.
Sounds like a fairy tail to me. I’m just a little confused on what advantage you guys see by spreading lies about a perfectly adequate cartridge?
Bouncing the rounds off the ground. No way it wont go past the skin at 2 3 4 hundred yards. Sorry not real. 2000 fps 168 grain at 400 yards doesnt penetrate like a sling shot! This is common sense!!
Not to sure why your having doubts about the 308 have taken deer,bear,elk,hogs . Coyotes, it all depends on your grain selection And your shot placement. You’re not shooting past 500 yards.
Ugh…sounds too much like “The View.” 3-mins was all I could stand.
With those 3 elk that the 308 didn’t work with, a 30-06 wouldn’t have made any difference. Everyone says 30-06 can do it all, well a 308 shoots the same bullet at only like 50fps slower.
So in summary, what I'm hearing is "I like getting bad hits at long ranges on big animals, and .308 doesn't hit hard enough to make up for what a shitty hunter I am."
Straight up fairytale is what that is.
My buddy shot a 550 lb Cow Moose with a 308 and 180 grain bullets. It went about 35 yards and keeled. Granted, that was within 100 yards but still. I can't believe you would even question it on muleys. Any regular sized deer, 300lbs or less, no problem out to 300 yards, anyway.
At 400 yds, with the rounds I use it's close 1,500 ft lbs, a shoulder isn't stopping that.
My dad was a diehard 308 guy in Pennsylvania and so was I. The average deer kill there is under 100 yards hunting whitetail and black bear, so even a 30 / 30 was very popular in my family. Coming west I felt the urge to get a bigger gun and purchased a 30-06. A very good caliper but just too much kick for me. A friend let me use his 270 and I fell in love. Now I understand why it is called the "Gun of the West". The 270 Win. is my all around gun. And it too has lots of ammo available. Nice video guys.
All because the 308 isnt the BS hyped up new fangled 6.5 sneezemore. 308 been around very long time. Works just fine. Will continue to work just fine.
This is not a 308 problem! This is a distance/shot placement issue! I feel for big game, use a good bonded bullet (I prefer accubond) and limit yourself to 300 yards.
That picture is not a boat tail, either a flat base or looking at the tip of a bullet that went completely through resting between hide and shoulder? You don’t know what bullet you used?
250fps more velocity in a magnum makes the difference between a bullet stopping on fur vs effectively putting down elk?
The .270 is severely underrated. It penetrates better than the 06, is flatter and has less recoil. The GOAT.