Any one had any luck with short barrel .308?

Mjfabs · Nov 17, 2013

For my next build I'm looking at using a 18" barrel, it'll be on a rem 700 action, has anyone had any success of doing this and pushing out to around 500 yards? Thanks guys

jtischauser · Nov 17, 2013

JP Enterprises has a sweet 18" .308. I have a DPMS that has a 24" barrel cut down to 18". It can make 500 yard hits all day long. What type of accuracy or target size are you looking at shooting at 500? Big torso size stuff like 3 gun or precision rifle type 5" plates?

mike cyrwus · Nov 17, 2013

that will do fine at 500yds

Corey · Nov 17, 2013

mike cyrwus said:
that will do fine at 500yds

2nd that I had a 20" 308 factory rem 700 just dial dope & shoot

Mjfabs · Nov 18, 2013

I wanting to get more into the precision side, most of the folks I've talked to said I'm gonna have to run loads as hot as possible to make those hits, just wanting to get some others perspectives

Corey · Nov 18, 2013

For precision out to 650 & farther I would recommend 6.5 creedmore, 6.5x47 or even 243 at least 22" barrel, 20 can do it but u lose a little fps
Don't worry about running hot, what alot of guys are looking for is an accurate load learn your drops. The problem guys have had running hot is a little moisture on the ammo make them very hard to extract the spent casing. This is just range talk, I do not have experience shooting in the rain.
What is important is have a rifle/ caliber that allows you to see your impacts. Gravity doesn't change but the wind sure does.
Long range Rifle two years ago was a great deal of belly shooting, precision rifle is looking more like 3 gun with structures , paper 75-100 yds one inch targets with time as a stress factor, barrels, roof tops and vtac walls are common place with shots 400-1000 yds @ 1-2 min targets.
Most shots are under 750 IMO
2 years ago few MIL guys in Oklahoma now majority of precision guys have first focal plane mil dot scopes
hope this helps
later
Corey