Quote Originally Posted by want2ride View Post
I must have missed the part about plinking. I thought the original post was asking for a hunting and long range rifle. That leaves the 308 as the worst choice of the three.
.308 works just fine for hunting and long range shooting. To get good at long range shooting (and hunting) you need to practice. OP doesn't reload. .308 will be cheapest to shoot. I'd say it's the best choice of the three. (and I hunt with a .30-06, but just recently got a .308)