I just finished reading the M1A/M14 love fest, and was taken with one of Lew's comments about shooting and reading the wind. This brought to mind a shooting experience from this summer. Pickupdan and myself were shooting offhand and kneeling at ~200 yds at full size torso targets. There was a pretty stiff (20-30 mph+) crosswind.
Pickup started out with an HK91, I was using my M4gery. I was aiming center of mass, and ended up with a nice group-centered about 8-10 inches left! The .308 was nicely centered.
Doping the wind is a luxury if you have the time, but I wonder how many grunts think of windage adjustment for "X" mph of wind speed. It just goes to show that (A) I have a lot to learn, and (B), the .223 is more susceptible to wind drift. No surprise there.
Both cartridges are great, but both have their limitations. That's as good a reasaon as any to have BOTH!
I'm just getting into long range shooting. That is a serious problem in central NY, as most clubs have, at most, 100 yd ranges. One of my new shooting friends has access to a private 1,000 yd range, and has extended an invitation. I can't wait!