Description
This is the sporting version of 7,62x51mm NATO. It was introduced by Winchester in 1952 – only a year after the new NATO cartridge. As most other military cartridges it was expected to become popular for hunting quickly and Winchester wisely decided to make a civilian version with their name. The purpose of the new military design was to make a more compact cartridge with a quicker cycle rate than the .30-06 and enabling a soldier to carry more rounds. It also has excellent accuracy potential and is favored by many target shooters. As the .308 Winchester fits into short bolt actions and delivers almost the same energy as the .30-06 with medium weight bullets it has become one of the most popular cartridges in the world.
The case capacity is not suited to bullets much heavier than 180GR, however and accordingly some hunters finds it too light for the largest species like the big bears. It is important to know that the .308 Winchester is not entirely identical to the 7,62 NATO in all dimensions due to differences in tolerances and some rifle chambers cannot handle military ammunition.
Specifications
Application: Hunting
Caliber: .308 Win
Bullet Weight: 150GR
Ballistic Coefficient (G1): 0.274
MrdImp: 184
Quantity: 20rd per Box
Test Barrel
| Velocity (FPS) | Energy (ft/lb) | Wind (Inches) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V0 | V100 | V200 | V300 | E0 | E100 | E200 | E300 | 100 yd | 200 yd | 300 yd |
| 2822 | 2488 | 2178 | 1891 | 2651 | 2062 | 1580 | 1191 | 1.2″ | 5.2″ | 12.5″ |
Zero Range, Yards
Height of trajectory above line of sight if sighted in a X yards. For sights 40mm above bore.
| Zero Range | 50 yd | 75 yd | 100 yd | 150 yd | 200 yd | 300 yd |
| 50 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -3.3 | -14.4 | |
| 100 | -0.2 | – | -1.2 | -4 | -15.5 | |
| 150 | 0.2 | – | 0.8 | -2.4 | -13 | |
| 200 | 0.8 | – | 2 | 1.8 | -9.4 |
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