Is there a .308 Winchester leverevolution ?

[skinnygun]

Is there a .308 Winchester leverevolution ? not the .308 Marlin leverevolution .
Can the .308 Marlin be fired in a .308 Winchester rifle ?

[Tycer]

No and No

There are no tube-fed 308 Win guns that need a soft point, so no market to sell to. Hard pointy bullets work just fine.

The Marlin headspaces on a rimmed case and the 308 Win headspaces on the shoulder.

I do not believe the 308 Win action would close on a Marlin case.

[AJMD429]

I don't believe the action was long enough for a .308 Winchester.
Anyway, they made the .308 Marlin with a smaller case.

Marlin - http://ammoguide.com/?catid=683

Winchester - http://ammoguide.com/?catid=92

It does look kind of like the .308/.30-06 situation, that the Marlin might fit in the chamber of a .308 Win (never tried it), but you'd have some major headspace issues, a ruined case, and if you were lucky, still have both eyes and gun intact. I would most definitely NOT try it.

Supposedly (see links above) the ballistics aren't that much different, though.

[shooter444002]

Just get you some 308 hornady SST bullets to use in the 308 winchester.

[tman]

i would have liked to seen marlin make a gummy tipped .307 wcf. would have made more sense and would have been a better cartridge. since its' been brought up, how bout a .356wcf with 180 and 220 grain gummy points. out of 20" barrels , the older round are much better, loaded to their true potential, with the new gummmy tips, than the new marlin .3o8 and .338.

[t.r.]

The manufacturer is req'd to stamp the cartridge upon the barrel. Shooting anything other than this cartridge is not advised.

The .308 cartridge has proven it's worth as a long range hunting tool for well over 5 decades. In short, .308 is a keeper!

TR