The .308 Winchester is extremely poplular. It is consistently listed as the 5th or 6th most popular factory ammo sold in America every year.
It will easily take anything from woodchucks through moose.
G&A Magazine, in an article about a year ago, to the surprise of everyone, ranked the .308 Winchester as the finest all around hunting cartridge in the world. I believe the .30-06 ranked second.
And, with the new Light Magnum ammo, if you need it, it has the same energy as a standard factory .30-06 load.
It is so quietly perfect, that there is simply nothing to talk about. Nothing to fuss over or fool with. It is boring in its perfection.
And yes, you can hit targets at 1,000 yards if you need to.
Regards
Mannyrock