bladeracer wrote:7mm-08 for me, unless you're after Sambhar, then .300WinMag. You can always load the mag back to .308 levels.
7mm gives you 100gn to over 200gn options if you have the twist rate for it.
pomemax wrote:you don,t say if your reloading for any calibers research that before you buy against the cost of Ammunition
RoginaJack wrote:Why waste your time getting a 338 and loading it down to 308; just get a 308 or better still, get a 30-06
albat wrote:take breather and order in what you originally decided on a 308. you will only regret it if you jump in on a whim i love my tikka t3x lite in 308 cant go wrong with a 308 never undergunned with one in oz.
Diddums wrote:Thanks for the input guys.
At my local they have a lot of 223's and 243's on the shelf but not a massive amount of bigger calibers.
I have been waiting weeks already for a gun to come in that was never going to arrive thanks to the supplier and I have a trip away this weekend so I'm going to buy something off the shelf which isn't going to break the bank.
They do have a Remington 700 package there for a little more than what the Steyr will cost me but I'm a little wary of Remington's as my mate has one and has had a fair bit of trouble with it.
I going in this morning to make my decision, I'll let you know what I pick up.
Diddums wrote:I walked into the shop this morning to survey my choices and decided to have a look at the remington package on the wall, as soon as i picked it up i liked it.
Its a Remington 700 AAC-SD in .308, came with a Bushnell Trophy extreme scope and free bag.
I'm hoping to go shoot it this afternoon and ill post up some pics.
bladeracer wrote:RoginaJack wrote:Why waste your time getting a 338 and loading it down to 308; just get a 308 or better still, get a 30-06
How would that be a waste of time? You could shoot it as a .308 99% of the time but still have the magnum power when required, without having to own or carry two rifles.
Diddums wrote:I managed to catch the last hour or so of sunlight this afternoon to get out for a shot.
I had 2 boxes of Remington 150g rounds to go play with and I shot 35 of them.
Took me 3 rounds to get on paper as the bore sight done at the shop wasn't the best, but when I got it dialed in I was able to shoot 2 groups at about an inch.
I'm looking forward to developing some loads for it, I plan on working out a 110gn load and a 150gn.
The only gripe I have is the comb is a bit too low, but I seem to have that issue with every rifle I shoulder.
It's not as low as mi Tikka and it is shootable but it could be 1/4 - 1/2 inch higher.
Pics still to come.