Let's say that you only own one firearm and there is no possible way you could obtain another one. So, this ONE rifle has to do it all. Anything that needs done with a firearm, will have to be done with this rifle. Hunting, personal defense, SHTF, whatever.
Let's say that you handload for this rifle, so you can have any load you want or need but you are trying to choose one particular load (commercial or handload) that will work to some extent for anything you want to do with this rifle. This is the ammo you would grab if you had to bug out. This is the ammo you would leave loaded in the rifle to handle whatever came up. This is the ammo that you want to stock up on for just whatever comes down the pike. This is the ammo the rifle is going to be zeroed with. Obviously, like any general purpose tool, it won't be the absolute best for any one thing, but it will suffice under most conditions for anything.
What might that ammo be for a .308 rifle.
Please justify you answer. Posts such as "I use the Remingtons they sell at WalMart and I love em" don't add anything to the discussion.
I recently aquired an FR8 rifle. I have been thinking about leaving it in one of my vehicles as a general purpose rifle. It seems like it might be a good choice in that role. I was mulling around what ammo I should carry with it and thought I would throw it out to the floor for discussion. Obviously, this is an iron sighted rifle.
The reason I presented the above senario where you couldn't have any other firearm is because in every thread like this, several people will waste bandwidth by saying they would use a shotgun, or they would use a handgun or whatever. Note that I never asked what firearm you would use. That isn't the topic of this thread and those answers are not welcome here. Others will want to discuss over penetration for defensive use. Again, the rifle is chambered in .308 and that is the only rifle/cartridge we are discussing here. If you are worried about over penetration, we will attempt to solve that issue with our choice of bullets: not a different gun.
Let's say that you handload for this rifle, so you can have any load you want or need but you are trying to choose one particular load (commercial or handload) that will work to some extent for anything you want to do with this rifle. This is the ammo you would grab if you had to bug out. This is the ammo you would leave loaded in the rifle to handle whatever came up. This is the ammo that you want to stock up on for just whatever comes down the pike. This is the ammo the rifle is going to be zeroed with. Obviously, like any general purpose tool, it won't be the absolute best for any one thing, but it will suffice under most conditions for anything.
What might that ammo be for a .308 rifle.
Please justify you answer. Posts such as "I use the Remingtons they sell at WalMart and I love em" don't add anything to the discussion.
I recently aquired an FR8 rifle. I have been thinking about leaving it in one of my vehicles as a general purpose rifle. It seems like it might be a good choice in that role. I was mulling around what ammo I should carry with it and thought I would throw it out to the floor for discussion. Obviously, this is an iron sighted rifle.
The reason I presented the above senario where you couldn't have any other firearm is because in every thread like this, several people will waste bandwidth by saying they would use a shotgun, or they would use a handgun or whatever. Note that I never asked what firearm you would use. That isn't the topic of this thread and those answers are not welcome here. Others will want to discuss over penetration for defensive use. Again, the rifle is chambered in .308 and that is the only rifle/cartridge we are discussing here. If you are worried about over penetration, we will attempt to solve that issue with our choice of bullets: not a different gun.
