The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - .308 vs. 30-06 vs. 300 win mag, not just ballistics??

myfriendis410 · September 11, 2013, 10:10 AM

Though I prefer the .300 win mag for the tough jobs, the .308 has a higher level of performance than the venerable .30 wcf and it's probably killed more animals in North America than anything else. So obviously it'll do the job if the user takes care.

I hunt hogs on VAFB and I should be clear: the 168 gr. TTSX handload I use, as well as the 200 gr. TSX I used to use, WILL on most occasions shoot through an average hog. But if you plug one of the big hairies with a 2 1/2" plate on him, and hit both front leg bones doing it; you will recover a beautifully mushroomed copper bullet. Been there, done that. More than once.

IIRC I was using RL22 for the 130 gr. TTSX load. I no longer use it for fear I'm gonna erode the throat of my rifle. I shot a nice 3 X 4 with that load several years ago at a ranged 325 yards, quartering, and it was simply ridiculous what it did to that deer.

September 11, 2013, 10:10 AM	#34
myfriendis410 Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2011 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 274	Though I prefer the .300 win mag for the tough jobs, the .308 has a higher level of performance than the venerable .30 wcf and it's probably killed more animals in North America than anything else. So obviously it'll do the job if the user takes care. I hunt hogs on VAFB and I should be clear: the 168 gr. TTSX handload I use, as well as the 200 gr. TSX I used to use, WILL on most occasions shoot through an average hog. But if you plug one of the big hairies with a 2 1/2" plate on him, and hit both front leg bones doing it; you will recover a beautifully mushroomed copper bullet. Been there, done that. More than once. IIRC I was using RL22 for the 130 gr. TTSX load. I no longer use it for fear I'm gonna erode the throat of my rifle. I shot a nice 3 X 4 with that load several years ago at a ranged 325 yards, quartering, and it was simply ridiculous what it did to that deer.