What is a 308 Winchester?

The.308 Winchester (pronounced: “three-oh-eight”) is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge and is the commercial cartridge from which the 7.62×51mm NATO round was derived.

What happened to the 308 round in the military?

In the U.S. military, the switch from the M16, and its much smaller and speedier 5.56 round, led to the .308 being relegated to a sniper round in the Marine’s M40 rifle and the Army’s M24 and as food for the M60, which remained in service until the 1980s.

What was the first 308 rifle in the US Army?

The first rifle fielded by the U.S. Army chambered in the .308 was the M14, a detachable-box-magazine semi-auto, full-auto rifle that evolved from the M1 Garand, which had an internal magazine loaded via en-bloc stripper clips.

What is the bullet drop on a 308 rifle?

That’s still enough speed and power to be lethal, but at that range the .308 can experience a drop of as much as 60 inches with a 200-yard zero. As a consequence, long-range shooting with the .308 usually requires high-velocity loads combined with some significant holdover and sight adjustment for bullet drop.

What is the performance of the 308 Marlin Express compared to Winchester?

The .308 Marlin Express was designed to produce performance similar to the .308 Winchester. This would give lever-action hunters improved performance over their .30-30 Winchester rounds. The table below shows how the rounds compare.

Does the 308 Winchester have enough energy to impart hydrostatic shock?

Proponents of the hydrostatic shock theory contend that the 308 Winchester has sufficient energy to impart hydrostatic shock to living targets when rapidly expanding bullets deliver a high rate of energy transfer.

What is the PE pressure for a 308 Winchester?

This means that 308 Winchester chambered arms in C.I.P. regulated countries are currently (2008) proof tested at 519.00 MPa (75,275 psi) PE piezo pressure. North American SAAMI maximum pressure for the 308 Winchester is 427.47 MPa (62,000 psi).