30-06 Or 308 ?
07-19-2005 | 05:09 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?
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!
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!
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.
07-20-2005 | 11:30 AM
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From: Virginia
RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?
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.
07-20-2005 | 09:41 PM
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From: fort mcmurray alberta canada
RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?
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.
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.
07-21-2005 | 05:52 PM
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From: Western Nebraska
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.
If I had to have only one the .30-06 wins hands down every time.
07-26-2005 | 02:14 PM
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From: Port Neches, Texas
RE: 30-06 Or 308 ?
ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
So did you check the zero with the borrowed loads before hunting with them?
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.
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.
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!
