Quote Originally Posted by foxx View Post
But we aren't comparing fruit, let alone apples. (I have no idea if that statement makes any sense whatsoever). Anyhow, my point is, the 260 with a 180 grain bullet is not comparable to the 308 with 180 gr bullet, so why use that as a standard to judge their performance by? Personally, for deer, I prefer 120 NBT for the 260 and 150gr NBT for .308. I would NEVER consider 180gr with the 260, doing so kinda ruins it's game.

Apples to apples was intended to mean you cant compare a 165 grain 308 round to a 120 - 140 grain 7mm08 or 6.5 as far as recoil. My response was to recoil. In my mind it makes sense. I have also never seen a 180 grain 260 round so how does that come into play? I do shoot 185's in a 308. I know that recoil. I know the recoil of 140 class bullets in the 7mm and 6.5mm in cases with similar powder capacities. I know some powders hit and some push. As far as killing deer it comes down to shot location and wound channel. One is on you and the other is on the bullet.