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Art Eatman · March 28, 2013, 07:05 PM

If you're a good enough shooter and can accurately estimate the range and the wind drift, the .308 with a 150-grain is plenty good for deer to 500 yards.

Family experience. '06 loaded to GI pressure is right at equal to the .308.

March 28, 2013, 07:05 PM	#9
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	If you're a good enough shooter and can accurately estimate the range and the wind drift, the .308 with a 150-grain is plenty good for deer to 500 yards. Family experience. '06 loaded to GI pressure is right at equal to the .308.