Greatest Cartridges of All Time by Tom Turpin

Author:Tom Turpin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: F+W Media

In that jungle atmosphere, the M14 posed several problems.

It was a long and reasonably heavy rifle, neither of which was well suited for the steaming jungles of RVN. In addition, the weight of the ammunition restricted the amount that could be carried by the individual soldier. The DOD folks did numerous studies and conducted countless tests finally arriving at the conclusion that in this case anyway, smaller really was better. They deduced that an 8-soldier unit armed with AR-15 rifles and .223 Remington ammo could outgun an 11-soldier unit armed with M14 rifles and 7.62×51 ammo.

On the other hand, the .308 Winchester is still going strong. There is good reason for that fact.

The difference in power between the .30-06 and the .308 Win is, on average, around 100 fps, using the same bullet weight. The cartridge will fit through a shorter action than the .30-06, which to some might offer an advantage. We could probably come up with other nits, but in reality no animal that ever lived could tell the difference in being squarely struck with a good 165 grain bullet traveling at 2700 fps, and the same good bullet 100 fps faster.

I recently picked up a very nice .308 custom rifle built for someone else, with metalsmithing by Dave Talley. I haven’t been able to determine with 100-percent certainty who crafted the stock, but all indications point to the late Jere Eggleston as the maker.

It is a terrific little rifle. It is built on an intermediate length Mauser action, and shoots like a dream. With the unlikely exception of another Cape buffalo hunt in Africa, I could comfortably and efficiently do all the remaining hunting I have left in me with this one rifle. So could most everyone else.

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