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Old 02-15-2012, 05:25 PM   #1414
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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco View Post
I wouldn't bother with the 308 myself. It's BC is terrible and begins to severely slack off past 500 yards. This is the reason why I built my gun on the 6.5 Grendel round as it has better BC at long range and is better at 800-1,000 than the 308. Only downside is at that range the 6.5 Grendel doesn't have as much kinetic energy as the 308.

If you really want a long range gun look into 260 rem or 7mm.
Good to know. I've mainly only shot handguns and more recently my .223, but never long range.
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