ORIGINAL: cma3366a
just enough gas for whitetail.
and little else......
I chose the .308, lower recoil, similar ballistics and power of the 30-06, and the .308 is very accurate, I like mine.
The .308 is also the parent to another great cartridge, the 7mm-08, which is great for whitetail, but perhaps slightly iffy for elk when using factory loads.