.308 cal. Adequate ?

[BillMe45]

people hunted bears long before you and I were here to make the decision what is adequate.What was once adequate might not be to some folks today.Fred Bear killed all the bears with a recurve,maybe not the proper weapon but it was doable.The eskimos they all have 375's naw.I am sold on the 308 have been since I saw em shoot at Camp Perry in the 60's.New stuff fine,old stuff fine with me.

Pope and Young did it all with self made long bows

 

[BillMe45]

Admittedly I havn't read this whole thread so I dont know what all's been said so far but my take on the .308 win for everything in North America...
With handloading and a stout bolt action, maybe but I would really like some more case capacity. I use to trad bow hunt, but really I'm no longer all about "just enough to get by". If I had a chance to lay out my money on a brown bear or moose hunt no way I'm hedging my bets on a .308 win. In a survival situation though you could sure do whole lot worse.

 

[Bear44]

geez. the guys going deer hunting in texas. not dangerous game in canada.

LOL! It's not about deer hunting. It's the idea that the 308 is adequate for any N American game. I guess it's based on what your definition of "adequate" is. As mentioned in a previous post, a 17HMR could be considered adequate to kill a brown if you made a brain shot. To me adequate means something that will reliably and quickly take game down under normal to somewhat difficult conditions. For a brown a 338 Win Mag would be minimum for that standard. But I'm one of those guys that believes in the idea of "Use enough gun".

 

[Bear44]

as far as dangerous stuff, do like old marlin perkins and send in jim. lol. that poor guy.

Yeah, Jim got his ass beat on a regular basis. I hope he got paid well.

 

[Bear44]

I'm shooting 180 grain in my .308. You guys think it's too much for deer?

Not at all. Just make sure the bullet is designed to properly expand on light game.

 

[Bear44]

I've got 165 gr Barnes TTSX in 308 that I'm hoping to test on a deer, hog, or what ever else needs chootin down where we hunt. My LR308 goes chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew with a 10 round mag and suppressor. More chews with the 20 round mag.

You're going to like the results from that bullet.

 

[Bear44]

Admittedly I havn't read this whole thread so I dont know what all's been said so far but my take on the .308 win for everything in North America...
With handloading and a stout bolt action, maybe but I would really like some more case capacity. I use to trad bow hunt, but really I'm no longer all about "just enough to get by". If I had a chance to lay out my money on a brown bear or moose hunt no way I'm hedging my bets on a .308 win. In a survival situation though you could sure do whole lot worse.

Exactly.

 

[bearpugh]

but will it kill a coastal brownie?

you taking shots at the ups man again?