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Originally Posted by 1886
The military used the 308 for years as a sniper rifle. They didn't build special ammo for it, they used the same as every other rifle and there was some amazing shots made with it. The military surplus ammo made in the USA is produced by the major ammo companies ( winchester, umc-Remington ) and I'm sure they wouldn't make a sub grade ammo just for them. Just my opinion.
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I had
thought that 7.62 NATO military ammo was higher pressure, and while some .308's can handle it, not all are designed to. I don't know if the rifle the fellow is considering is designed to.