ALL-AROUND ALL-STAR

ALTHOUGH PLENTY OF NEW CARTRIDGES HAVE COME ALONG SINCE ITS DEBUT A LITTLE OVER 70 YEARS AGO, THE .308 WINCHESTER REMAINS ONE OF THE BEST, MOST VERSATILE BIG-GAME CARTRIDGES AVAILABLE.

Story and Photos by Richard Mann

I doubt we know who first uttered the words, “The .308 is great.” I first heard them from outdoor writer John Barsness. We were in a hunting lodge near Uvalde, Texas, and he was advising a young man on what cartridge to have his first custom rifle chambered in. Since then, I’ve unapologetically stolen those words when offering similar advice. But I’m told the great gun writer John Wootters once wrote something similar in an article about the .308 Winchester. Regardless, those four words are a declaration that is undeniably true. I believe the .308 Win. is the best general-purpose big-game rifle cartridge. You probably don’t agree, and this is partly because cartridge selection is a very personal thing; it’s how we all individualize our hunting tools. Often, relationships between hunters…

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Game & Fish East (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2023

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