ORIGINAL: msmforever69

.300 win mag isn't available on the CZ 550 American, and even though I want recoil a good amount of recoil, i think the .300 mag would be just a bit more than what I'm looking for. I realize that a .308 and .30-06 are the same bullet almost, however for an uniformed shooter a .30-06 would seem like the "bigger" bullet comapred to .308 because of the larger case. So for my buddies who think shooting stuff is cool, and aren't too informed about bullet calibers, the .30-06 being the visually larger bullet will get more "ooohs and ahhhs and wows". To the uninformed a .270 win mag would appear to be a "bigger/more powerful" bullet than the .308 winchester because of the short casing. And yes Maine Shooter, size and visual are important. Spending 700 plus is a significant amount of change for me because I'm a college student, so if I'm spending 700 I want to make sure I get something that is visually appealing in addition to functionality and accuracy. But I can live with the .308 CZ 550 Varmint, Since it's probably not a good idea to spend a day at the range with the 550 American in .30-06.

But if I had the gigantic .30-06 cartridge, It's more likely at the range would .