Originally Posted by
super_hunt54
Neither. I'm about as far away from being a mag fan as one can get. A good .30-06 would take any of the 3 animals listed just as easily from just as far away as any ethical hunter should take a shot from and at around 1/2 the ammo cost! But if you are dead set on falling into magnumitis, you pretty much answered your own question in your post. Either one will be suitable for the 3 listed animals and more. It would ultimately be up to whichever rifle you felt best with at your shoulder.
Agreed. You can't hit them unless you practice. The cost of the ammo and the recoil discourages a lot of practice. At practical hunting ranges, neither caliber has much over a 30-06. A bigger cartridge will not compensate for poor shooting. I've shot, one time or another all 3, dead, with one shot using calibers less powerful than a 30-06.