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RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

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ORIGINAL: deerslayer223

we arn't talking match competitions here we are talking hunting situations. If you check your charts you will see a 30-06 and a 308 both compared with 150gr and 180grbullets that a 30-06 is actualy the flatter caliber. a 308 has always been the choice in competitions because it is naturaly a accurate caliber although ive seen quite a few 06's shoot right with a 308. in my opinion 06 has less drop more velocity more energy so it is the better caliber. On deer size game you wont notice a difference though!

yea but it is sooooooooooooo marginal, at the same distances you are talking a tenth of an inch difference in drop and velocity at the most is 90 fps faster even energy is very marginal where the 30-06 might have 100 ft lbs more depending on the load...........

The only upside i can see clearly to choosing a 30-06 over a 308 is if you had the desire to shoot bullets heavier then 200 grains.

Like doe dumper said " sorta like splitting hairs here" I absolutely could not agree more with that statement. ;)

RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

I personaly like the .308 it dose not arch much when u shoot, un-like the -06, and its a bit cheaper to buy ammuntion. Ive been able to get pretty good groups out of my dads at 250 yds

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Last year I was at my Hunting camp and ran out of shellsI asked the guys if anyone had any 30-06's you guessed it practically everyone.It is the most popular cartridge for a reasone and shells are found everywhere.

RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

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ORIGINAL: Rebel Dog

Last year I was at my Hunting camp and ran out of shellsI asked the guys if anyone had any 30-06's you guessed it practically everyone.It is the most popular cartridge for a reasone and shells are found everywhere.

So did you check the zero with the borrowed loads before hunting with them?

RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

I would pick the 30-06 over the 308 'cause it's got a little more power and has a bit better trajectory.

RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

I like the .308 for woods hunting in a short bolt rifle or even in my M-99 but the .30-06 is king when it comes to heading west to the mountains. I even leave the .300 Magnums home in favor of the .30-06 now.

If I had to have only one the .30-06 wins hands down every time.

RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

30-06. The 06 has several advantages, while the 308 has one.

RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

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ORIGINAL: NVMIKE

30-06. The 06 has several advantages, while the 308 has one.

And they are????

RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

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ORIGINAL: stubblejumper

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So did you check the zero with the borrowed loads before hunting with them?

What were you doing? Duck hunting? Brush busting? Ain't much excuse for running out of bullets in a deer camp!:D
The '06 is a great cartridge, no doubt, but I prefer the .308 Win.
Anything that the .308 can't do, you'd probably need one of the .300's for!

RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?

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ORIGINAL: NVMIKE

30-06. The 06 has several advantages, while the 308 has one.

And they are????

It seems to fit me better than the 30-06 thats one.