Kumaabear wrote:I have no idea where people are getting the idea that 308 or even .243 ammo is cheaper than either .270 or 30-06
It just is largely not true, not in Australia anyway it seems like one of those things that makes sense on the surface and everyone believes it but nobody bothers to check the prices.
Cheap stuff for all of them is $30-$35 mid range is $40-$50 and high end stuff is $60-90 for all of them pretty much
True 243 ammo is way over priced and I find it expensive to run, it only really gets out now when my daughter comes out with me looking for deer or goats (she uses the 243 and I use the 308).... don’t really need another rifle with high priced ammo
With the 308 I was lucky enough to get a good price on some Aussie outback 165gr game kings which are deadly
My 223 gets a real workout with culling roos, shooting foxes, hares etc