Re: Reporting Back!!!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Remoah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Edit, was thinking of 7-08. stupid me.
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.280 Remington is a cartridge based off the 30-06 cartridge (7.62x63mm), except with a smaller projectile. The advantage of a .208 would be a flatter trajectory and longer range than the .308.
However, the .280 is nowhere near as common a cartridge as the .308 or it's parent .30-06. I don't know what the ammo situation is like for you guys in the US, but finding ammo for .280 in australia would be hard outside of the bigger gun shops.
the .308 is a dererive of the 30-06, it's the commercial name for the 7.62x51mm cartridge used today by the military in thier M40 sniper rifles. It's smaller than the .280 in length, but has a larger projectile, so it's trajectory is nowhere near as flat. However, the .308 is still an easy cartridge to work with.
The advantages of a .308 is mainly in it's cheap price and availabilty of ammo. It's arguably the most popular larger centrefire rifle, and i'd say 99% of shooters on the Hide that shoot rifles own or have owned a .308 in their life.
if you're new to the shooting game, or aren't going to shoot too often, the .308 will be the prime choice for you. Cheaper ammo, and the high-quality stuff will be much easier to find. the .280 is a fine cartridge, but may not be ideal for the level of shooting you want to undertake. and considering you stated you only want to shoot to 500yd max, then the .308 will do you more than fine (even out to 800yd) </div></div>
Wow some great info there thank you. I saw in your sig you shoot a Bushnell Tact. how do you like it it? I was one of the scopes I was thinking about.
My local gun smith want about 1k for a new barrel. That seems hight to me but maybe I just dont know what I am talking about. How much should I spend for a job like that? where should I look?
