I think the308 is one of the most useful cartridges available, along with a few others such as the 7mm-08, 270 Win, 30-06 and 7mm Rem Mag. It is capable of making clean kills to any range that most shooters have any business shooting. It offers 150-180gr options with enough velocity to be useful at longer ranges for most of the world's NDG-deer, elk, antelope, bear, moose, APG. I think I wouldload a 165gr Partition to around 2800ish for everything. It does have limits, yes, but the cartridge's limits, I think, match up well with the average shooters limits. Even for elk or moose, the 308 has plenty out to 350yds for sure, a bit further if everything is just right. For the average shooter who hasn't had any formal long range training, that's a long poke. The 308 is capable of extreme accuracy, and recoil is very acceptable and mild by most standards, in average weight sporters. Ammunition is widely available. So much to like about a cartridge like that! I think it is really under-rated with all the attention going to the big wiz bang super zapper magnums. I do think most shooters would benefit from shooting something like the 308 that they can handle comfortably, will spend time shooting in practice, yet is still very effective, and would enjoy every bit of it. I think I recall reading somewhere, that while undergoing development by Winchester for the US military, more research and development went into the 308 than any other cartridge in history. At least they have a lot to show for all that work.
I shoot a few thousand rounds of 155 grain .308 each year (and a few hundred heavier in F/TR).
