Author Topic: .223 vs. .308 (Read 694 times)

gweibe · « **Reply #30 on:** July 09, 2007, 05:05:59 PM »

I have to agree with hynena426 and lazs2. I have a RRA CAR 15 in 5.56 and a M1 Garand in 30-06. In semi-auto mode, I'd definitely pick the Garand (and likewise a M1A1 or M14 in .308) over the AR-15.

hyena426 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 09, 2007, 09:28:31 PM »

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I have to agree with hynena426 and lazs2. I have a RRA CAR 15 in 5.56 and a M1 Garand

good man:) i enjoy my garand..one of the funnest guns i have owned..semi auto 30.06 garand really lays down the power with out kicking the crap out of you... sure in a close range street fight i mite pick the ar15 just for the size of the clips..but! i would still think twice and wanna grab the garand..that gun is just a joy to shoot...i dont know of any semi auto 30.06 i can shoot all day with out putting a hurt on my shoulder. ya ya ya..im a little bias. hehe..plus its easier to find 30.06 ammo cheap than 308 at the moment..lol

lazs2 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 10, 2007, 08:39:21 AM »

The garand is just a great gun in every way.. it is more powerful than either the 223 or the 308 and very accurate... simple to take down and clean. rugged and..

It has got to be one of the most fun rifles ever made to shoot. Other rifles that are more fun to shoot like levers and pumps are not as powerful in most cases or kick way too much for what you get out of em.

Biggest drawback with the garand is that it is heavy. It also likes a relatively narrow band of bullets and powder.. it doesn't like very light or very heavy bullets and it doesn't like fast powders and it likes the cases filled. That is a drawback with all semi autos tho... pistol and rifle. some more than others.

lazs

eskimo2 · « **Reply #33 on:** July 10, 2007, 12:19:52 PM »

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Yeager · « **Reply #34 on:** July 10, 2007, 01:14:39 PM »

What do you think of the enduring debate between .308 caliber vs. .223?
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I didn't even know there was a debate comparing these two vastly different rounds, let alone a enduring debate

Its like comparing apples to oranges really.

In any event, the 308 will do better at putting a two legged critter down than a 223 will...

I remember seeing a picture of a wounded insurgent in Iraq. He had no less than three different 5.56 (223) holes, one in his arm and two in the torso, and he was sitting down being treated by a medic. I doubt he would have been sitting had he been plugged by a 308.