I went to a gun show and my local dealer, and the SOCOM's there aren't .308 Win, they're .30-06 Springfield.

You didn't say ".308 caliber", you said, ".308 cartridge", which the SOCOM isn't.

Why do you not like the DMPS? Think it's too cheaply made? If so, I understand that, that's why I didn't get a Savage.