.308 is a sissy round!

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redhawk41

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At least according to the to the gunstore owner who said that the cartridge was a sissy round for use by women and children.

I harbor no bad feelings however because he got me a good deal on a Winchester Model 88 in .308!

Cleaning it right now and will be shooting it tommorrow.
 
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CTC01

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I never considered the .308 "Ballistically challenged". I have a couple of them and am very satisfied with the performance.

I would be curious what he considered a man's round then. :confused:
 
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Art Eatman

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You can always find somebody for whom the theme song is "The Masochism Tango".

You can always find somebody who's out of touch with reality...

Art
 
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malachi

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The 308 and the 30-30 are the cal. of choice in my area for white-tail hunting. I use a 270, but I'm in the minority.
I sure don't consider my M1A a sissy gun.
 
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OJ

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Dunno - as far as I can see, the .308 and 30-06 are ballistic twins. True, the 30-06 is loaded for heavier bullets but are twins otherwise.

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Well, OK, my 30-06 is prettier but, function wise ????
The M1A is indestructible and I take care to not mar 30-06 but ???

:D :D
 
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Gewehr98

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Maybe he thought it was a sissy round...

Based on what's on his own reloading bench at home? (Like mine earlier this week, 535gr Postell bullet)

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Not that I consider either the .308 or .30-06 a sissy round, mind you. I'll reserve that moniker for the .223 Remington. :D
 
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riverrat66

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Pure Genius!

At least according to the to the gun store owner who said that the cartridge was a sissy round for use by women and children.
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This guy sounds like a real idiot! He's a gun store owner and he doesn't know that the .308 and .30-06 are almost identical?

If the .308 is such a "sissy round" then he prolly wouldn't mind standing over yonder while I take a few shots at him with my wimpy M1-A. :D
 
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kymasabe

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I've got a Saiga AK in .308. One thing's for sure...when I go to the range and other shooters are popping away with their .223's and their 7.62x39's...and out comes my .308. It sure makes alot more noise and bigger holes! :eek: Definately gets attention. Then I break out the M44 carbine in 7.62x54R and the roar and muzzle flash usually scare away the shooters on each side of me.:D
 
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TexiCali Slim

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Ahhh the Gunshopist-Ownerest Most prevelent In Northern America, Immune to anything under .50 Cal. But Flinches Too bad to shoot anything over .177:rolleyes:
 
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ozzy1038

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HA HA!! I'm sure there are MILLIONS of decomposing bodies that would disagree. How many military weapons are chambered for 7.62x51/.308? A LOT. I think the military knows what kills, and kills well.
 
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Chaingunner

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The .308 is sissy all right...when compared to something huge, like a 25mm chaingun.

Then again, my chaingun only recoils a sixteenth of an inch when fired, and my M14 recoils much further than that! Who's sissy now?
 
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riverrat66

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Yeah but, I can carry an M-14 a lot further and faster then you can carry that ole' chaingun. :p So who's the sissy now? :D
 
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Stephen A. Camp

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Hello. For deer, I normally use either a .30-06 or .308 and have no complaints using either.

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This old boy was cleanly taken last season using my plain ol' Browning A-bolt and a handloaded .308 round. I've taken several deer with it, a rather nice Axis buck, and a feral hog. This cartridge has proven plenty adequate for anything in my neck of the woods.

I'd just grin at the fellow calling it a sissy round and see if I could find another .308 rifle at the right price.

Best.
 
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hksigwalther

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At least according to the to the gunstore owner who said that the cartridge was a sissy round for use by women and children.
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Yeah, those guys in the military who ever shot that caliber, real pansies.
 
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Abby

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Well, I like it, so it may BE a sissy round, since I'm a girl and all. :D

The model 88 is a hoot - I think I've "borrowed" my Dad's for about six years now. ;)
 
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