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Old 01-14-2006, 02:36 PM
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3Ddepression
 
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Default RE: Can the 30-06 *really* do everything a 308 can?

Thanks reb!
Do I read it correctly when Im assuming that a 30-06 at 100 yds is at 2631 fps and a .308 at muzzle gives 2820? And as the distance increases the difference diminishes between the two?

OK classlets do math! All together now!

The difference between 30-06 and .308 at muzzle is 90 fps so how far must the 30-06 travel to lose 90 fps?

The 30-06 loses 279 fps the first 100 yds = approx 3 fps a yard.

90/3=30

Am I correct in assuming that for this given loads my friends calculations are correct? The 30-06 is down at .308 starting speed after only 30 yds.

So have we now busted the myth of any practical superiority of the 30-06? (maybe Im the one who should be in a TV-show and not the honorable dr death). Oh dear! What will come of this?
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