RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

I appologize for the misinformation. I did not mean to waste anyones time.This thread has beenextremely informative and has encouraged much lively discussion. For which I am grateful. Since you have pointed out a very important observation would you say that .338 is too much gun for what I'm planning? Or should I go with the motto of "you can never havetoo much gun"?
Again I appologize for the misinformation.

RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

In that case then, I would buy a 270.

RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

Yes you can have too much gun. If you can't shoot the 338 well because of recoil then you might as well be using a 22.

The 06, 308, 30-30 270 280 etc will be fine for the GA black bear. Use what gun yoiu shoot well

RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

For brown bear minimum .338,..... for black bear300+, 6.5mmSwede, 7mm-08, .308 or .30-30 will do the job!

Now, don't change again!:D:D:D:D

RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

I feel like such a punk for misleading you guys. I promise it was NOT intentional and will not happen again. So, now I'm stuck asking this as you ALL know I have a .308 and am looking for a new rifle. Would a 30-06 be a bad choice?

RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

Buying a new gun is always a good choice.

If you are looking to buy something that is alotdifferent than your 308 and 30-06 does not really fit that bill.
If you are looking for more power look closer at the 300WM. If you want something with less power the 30-30 or 243 is probably a better choice.
But in my opinion, the 308 is close to the 270,280,7-08,30-06

RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

No partner, the .30-06 will do fine! I see you're set on the .30-06, go for it!:)

RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

I dont think the '06 is a smart choice if you already have a 308. Either is a good gun but if you dont have many guns I would spread out what they can do and either go down to a 22 or 24 calbier varmit small-med game gun or go the other wasy and get one to big enough to kill a T-Rex. An '06 wont be much different than a 308.

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It is hilarious that your going to GA instead of what everyone thought was going on. Funny stuff.

RE: Is .308 enough gun
 

Frick when you buy a gun it's got to make sense, hogwash or at least my gun cabinet says so. The 06 is probably the most vesitale rifle on the face of the earth, no that doesn't mean that it's the best choice in all situations but with the right bullet and shot placement it will do the job, it's the only reason I have one in the cabinet, I shoot it very seldom (it's a 1/2 group @ 100 all day long) butno cabinet in america is complete with out one