RE: Can the 30-06 *really* do everything a 308 can?
Now Im not stating this with any certanity but I would like to hear your opinions.
A friend of mine looked at loading data for similar 180 grains bullets in these two calibers and calculated that a .308 can do anything a 30-06 can do at 30 meters shorter distance. I mean that the difference in speed is not bigger than that a 30-06 bullet has come down to a .308 muzzle speed when it has travelled 30 meters.
Can this be? What are the true numbers in this example? How far can a 30-06 travel before it is down in .308 starting velocity?