“Tag: 308 Winchester”

John Zent's 10 favorite cartridges to take afield.

Just as our favorite colors can be indicative of our personalities, our favorite rifle cartridge can tell an awful lot about us as hunters. Let us begin, shall we, with tongue planted firmly in cheek.

Here is a sentence designed to lose friends and anger people: “The .308 Winchester is a dog.”

It's time for a history lesson on one of the industry's most commonly used cartridges: .308 Winchester.

SIG Sauer has announced that it will be expanding its SIG HT line of hunting ammunition with the addition of .308 Win. The new offering features an all-copper bullet that's designed to deliver deep penetration and maximum terminal ballistic performance.

North America has a wide variety of huntable species, inhabiting many different types of terrain. While there are a few cartridges that can truly be called all-around choices, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with picking a cartridge that perfectly suits the game at hand.

The .308 Winchester and the .30-06 Springfield are very similar in performance level, and both are readily available and economical to shoot, so which cartridge prevails?

Get a closer look at the Smith & Wesson M&P10 Sport, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.