You own a 7.62 bolt gun, the .308 Ruger Scout.best all around with the most power and reasonably priced I would say either 5.56 or 7.62.
i have never shopped for a 7.62 bolt gun and i assume they make them?
bolt guns are definitely them most economical to shoot
i have a .308 ruger scout and a FAL.
the FAL cost 10 to 20 times more to shoot. dam semi autos
Don't want to Hijack the thread, but a quick question: A year ago, when ammo was quickly becoming scarce, 7mm seemed to be the last thing bought up at Walmart. Why was that? I hear lots of positive suggestions here- or was it a different 7mm round?
Hello I was thinking about getting a bolt action rifle but cannot decide what caliber to get. Shoot mostly recreational but would like to do some ground hog shooting. 17hmr possibly or just 223?
.223 is a great all-around caliber and the ammo won't break the bank
If you want the best, all round, caliber (not cartridge) then you have to look at the 6.5mm due to its Ballistic Coefficient (>.600). This means that the caliber delivers more energy down range than the 7.62mm (.30 caliber) yet has the recoil of rounds far smaller. Thus the 6.5mm can take down deer, even elk. Yet could be used a varmint round.
In this caliber we have the 6.5 Grendel (6.5x39), the 260 Rem (6.5x51), the 6.5x55 Swede, the 6.5x47 Laupa, the 6.5 Creedmoor among others. The military may go with the Grendel or with a slightly larger cartridge such as the 6.5x45 to replace both the 5.56x45 and the 7.62x51.
The other round with similar BC is the .338 (8.59mm) either in the .338 LM (8.59x70) or .338 NM (8.59x64).
No other calibers have as good a BC thus the amount of energy down range. One reason that the military is looking at as a General Purpose Cartridge (GPC).