[DarthVader]

308 any day of the week.

[Vaquero]

Love both cartridges. In the jungles ov Vietnam the .223 was mostly sufficient. In cities shooting through buildings and cars and for open plains the .308 would be my choice.

The beauty of the .223 is the amount of ammo you can carry. My dad during WW 2 had no problem with his .30 carbine ( a fairly mild round) in the swamps and jungles of the Solomons.

For long range and for power to penetrate I’d personally prefer the .308.

The AR was designed for the .308. The AR10. It is much lighter than the M-14. Has the same punch.

Both rounds can be used by the same squad if supply chains are properly run. I think using both is the way to go.

[PapaBear3625]

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2004/08/the_last_big_lie_of_vietnam_ki.html

On the “lethality” of .223

[mountainlion]

Got some fake news here. You can hunt deer with 223 but you will get in trouble in lots of states because it is illegal!

Those old AK47s with the worn out barrels are the ones that tumble.

[usconservative]

I have both and it really depends on what you're using it for.

308 all day long for hunting deer for example.

223 for small game, rodents, zombies (when necessary) and you can define "zombie" any way you wish.

[InterceptPoint]

Oops. I thought we were talking about the 2016 electoral vote count. My bad. Feel free to ignore this post and my waste of bandwidth and Freeper’s time.

[bk1000]

So all that .556 I had been saving for SHTF should be upgraded to .308, 6.5 Creedmore or 6.8 SPC. But,...which one? If truly SHTF, probably .308 which is more widely available.

[lgjhn23]

Me? I’m weird. I love both cartridges but for other “things”....like combining them!
Yeah. I take .223/5.56 cases, cut em, resize em and shoot .308 bullets of varying weights out of em....LOL . Yep. It’s called 300 Blackout and for up about 100 yards, it’s about like a 30-30 or 7.62X39 round. Fun to play/experiment with and great for close quarters defense if one is so inclined.
I’ve also taken .308 cases and necked em down to take 6.5mm bullets, or what is known as .260 Remington. I was doing it before the .260 Remington became a commercial cartridge by utilizing custom-made barrels. The BC is a tad better, recoil is a tad less and for long range shooting, I’ve found it it be a pretty nice long range combo.
Of course, I still shoot the “originals” quite often as well. For prairie dogs, I’m somewhat fond of the .223 loaded with a 50gr Nosler Ballistic Tip and some 4198. It creates the “pink mist” quite nicely without too much of a loud report.

[ßuddaßudd]

a freeper once said ..
“nothing says hate like the .308”
and i will never forget that

[Rio]

typical .308 load usually has as much or more energy remaining at 400-500 yards as the .223 does at the muzzle

That's all you need to know right there.

[joma89]

.308 and here is why. It is highly unlikely one will be shooting at 400 or 500 yards. It will be close combat and one will need single shot stopping power.

JoMa

[JoeFromSidney]

I carried an AR-15 in SEA (we were testing them and they hadn't yet become the M-16). I'm not convinced it would be suitable for in-house defense. The time a burglar broke in while I was asleep, my 1911 was a lot more suitable. I still keep one at my bedside, and another beside my reading chair.

[Chode]

.308, there's no substitute