When To Choose A .308 Over 5.56?

[3ACR_Scout]

The reason NV brought up .308 is a number of 300 BLK ammunition is made with bullets designed for .308.

Got it, thanks, John. I wasn't aware of that. I obviously need to educate myself a little more before getting into 300 BLK.

Dave

[C-grunt]

While I don't disagree, why .308 over 300 Win Mag or such?

-john

I like 308 for its general ubiquity. Though for a dedicated precision rifle I do believe that there are many better offerings than the 308.

Plus the original post was about the 308.

[bzdog]

Gotcha.

-john

[Koshinn]

Because a contemporary lightweight 7.62 (SCAR-H, M110K1, M110K2 types) can be shot as fast, and are as maneuverable as heavier 5.56.
I pretty frequently win 2-gun competitions while shooting a 7.62 with 20 round mags (recently 25s) against 5.56 competition rigs. I most definately spent a lot of cake to get that kind of performance though.
308 is just easier to get to high terminal performance, and if I can get it in a format that I can shoot fast and with precision, well, that's "the one".

What is your 308 2 gun rifle set up as? SR-25 ACC with Mk8 H27, MAMS, and 45° folding irons?

[Failure2Stop]

What is your 308 2 gun rifle set up as? SR-25 ACC with Mk8 H27, MAMS, and 45° folding irons?

Yup.

[RONK]

Thank you all for your posts.
C-grunt,sir,I'd like hear your thougts please,on better offerings than the .308?
Failure2Stop,sir,on the post that your beating guys with 5.56 in two gun matches,do you think your a better shot than them or do you think it's the .308 platform your using?

[Failure2Stop]

Thank you all for your posts.
C-grunt,sir,I'd like hear your thougts please,on better offerings than the .308?
Failure2Stop,sir,on the post that your beating guys with 5.56 in two gun matches,do you think your a better shot than them or do you think it's the .308 platform your using?

Apologies, didn't mean my comment to read as a humblebrag.
I'm a good Indian with a good bow and a quiver of good arrows.

My point was not so much about the gun being better than anything else, rather that the performance difference as far as maneuverability is concerned is less than many believe.

[RONK]

Apologies, didn't mean my comment to read as a humblebrag.
I'm a good Indian with a good bow and a quiver of good arrows.

My point was not so much about the gun being better than anything else, rather that the performance difference as far as maneuverability is concerned is less than many believe.

Sir,no apologies needed,I did not take your post as a brag at all,I thought you weren't giving yourself enough credit for being a better shooter that the guys with the 5.56.

[hjmpanzr]

Yup.

Jack: did you sand your URX 4 rail covers? They certainly appear to be KAC but have a different texture.

[ColtSeavers]

Personally broke it down for my own rifles/uses as:

0-200 yards - 5.56/.223 general purpose

0-400 yards - 6.8 SPC hunting, general purpose

100-600 yards - .308/7.62 longer range shooting, hunting

I have a great fondness for all three calibers (still new to the 6.8 as well), and am in no way trying to imply that these are their only ranges and/or capabilities, just my own personal views and setups for them and their uses for me alone.