Originally Posted By: R_H_Clark
Since you reload,you can build her a nice light load in either one. Get her the gun she wants,that she handles best and don't be afraid to make her a light load to shoot close range.

I figure there's more good published light loads for the 308 since it's been around longer,but I'm just guessing. I know when I looked into this a while back there were some sure enough light loads for 308 using pistol powder,and folks were killing deer just fine with them.


I think, since you hand load, you could work up a light recoiling load with a 120g 6.5 bullet. It would be a better bullet than a .308 sub 150 g bullet. Just my opinion though.