Jonathan K

Thanks for your comments. Sometimes when posting it is tough to maintain the original message or statement as various posters focus in on one or two sentences and unintentionally the message gets distorted along the way.

My personal opinion is that the differences between the .308 and 30-06 are marginal and very difficult to show any clear cut advantage. That's why I mentioned lighter recoil, ammo availability and ammo cost as possible advantages in my original posting when I spoke of the .308. You'll notice none of these advantages has anything to do with the calibers ability to drop an animal. The 30-06 offers a better momentum value but I believe it translates into only several foot pounds. It really comes down to personal preference. I am not advocating one caliber over another. I am simply stating what I see are the benefits of a .308, and again they are at best marginal and perhaps insignificant depending on the hunter.

As for accuracy, I think the last paragraph of the article I posted sums it nicely. Hunters should test for themselves and come to their own conclusions. At shorter distances and in hunting applications I'd have to say that accuracy would be a marginal advantage for the .308, if there is any advantage at all.

I was hoping to see some empirical evidence from some other posts regarding the 2 calibers but there hasn't been any provided. Most of the posts here, when you boil them down, were simply stating a personal preference for one caliber over the other. I'm not surprised though, because I think the similarities bewteen the performance of the two calibers far outweigh the differences.

"There will always be folks who claim the .30-06 is a more accurate cartridge. All I have to say to them is to properly test .308 vs. .30-06 and find out. Theory is nice to think about; facts determine the truth."

Regards
Ant