Sorry to rehash such an old thread, but I was reading back over this. 3 years after I made the original post...my taste has gravitated to the 30-06. The shorter overall length of the .308 I've decided is not worth the trade off in versatility for powder capacity and bullet weight. I now own both a Browning X-bolt chambered in .308 and a Browning BAR chambered in 30-06. The BAR is now my weapon of choice.