RE: Am I gaining anything??
The 30-06 is more than enough gun to kill anything on this continent. I personaly own a 300 WM and really like the 180gr Nosler partition. You might save some weight going with a fastercartridge but dead is dead. You won't gain a whole lot of advantage inside of 250-300 yards with either of the faster rounds. The faster rounds shine at longer distances.
My $.02
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