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RE: 30-06 vs 308
Do you seriously consider that you will go to Alaska, If you can afford $10,000 or more for a bear hunt than a special rifle should be considered. Either a 308 or 30-06 are fine rifles and get the one you choose but do it for what you are going to hunt most. Remember it can take different optic's for dangerous game.
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RE: 30-06 vs 308
ORIGINAL: SWThomas .30-06 for sure. And get yourself a nice muzzleloader while you're at it to round out your gun collection.:) |
RE: 30-06 vs 308
ORIGINAL: Redclub Do you seriously consider that you will go to Alaska, If you can afford $10,000 or more for a bear hunt than a special rifle should be considered. Either a 308 or 30-06 are fine rifles and get the one you choose but do it for what you are going to hunt most. Remember it can take different optic's for dangerous game. Redclub |
RE: 30-06 vs 308
That is a very good plan to live up there, I have friends who did that.
I went up there on a caribou hunt and the cost wasn't too bad. No guide,just a plane dropped us off. One morning a huge brown bear was right outside the tent. He kinda liked caribou meat already cleaned:D Redclub |
RE: 30-06 vs 308
My choice would be the .308, I like the short action caliber! The '06 can handle heavier bullets and with reloading, it can also be loaded a little hotter than the .308 Win. But, the .308 can reasonably take anything that the '06 can! Why? Because I wouldn't trust my life on dangerous game with either the .308 or the '06! Thats where the magnums come in!
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RE: 30-06 vs 308
If I was to own only 1 rifle, and shoot factory loads, it would be a 300 RUM. The new "Power Level" loads they have developed are pretty cool. Gives you alot of diversity. The power levels are 3 different stages
Power Level 1 = 30.06 ballistics (Deer,Elk) Power Level 2 = 300 Win Mag (Elk, Moose) Power Leve 3 = 300 Rem Ultra Mag (Stuff that wants to eat you! ie Big Bad Bears) |
RE: 30-06 vs 308
both guns are nice ones but my pick would be the 308
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RE: 30-06 vs 308
There is a reason that the .308 is one of the most popular deer calibers in the world...in fact, last year, I believe Outdoor Life listed it as the most popular. I have a .308 and it is a great deer caliber. I would buy it any day over the 06 because of the little less recoil and shorter casing to eject. That being said, I only hunt deer and black bear with that caliber. If I was hunting Alaska bears...no way would you catch me hunting them with either of these two. While they could kill the bear it may take extra shots, may be slow on a charging bear to drop it. I have seen and read about those with lighter calibers getting hurt b/c they didn't have enough gun to stop the bear before it attacked. Good luck with your choice....and after all, the wife will only be mad for the first week or so. =) Get a few more!
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RE: 30-06 vs 308
Ditto on the .308 :D
The .308 is legendary for its accuracy - heck military snipers use it day in and day out. The .308 will drop any animal on north america. I wouldn't take it on an African Safari and try to take a Cape Buffalo or a Rhino. You'd need something (obviously) with a little more oomph. |
RE: 30-06 vs 308
ORIGINAL: mnprohunter There is a reason that the .308 is one of the most popular deer calibers in the world...in fact, last year, I believe Outdoor Life listed it as the most popular. I have a .308 and it is a great deer caliber. I would buy it any day over the 06 because of the little less recoil and shorter casing to eject. That being said, I only hunt deer and black bear with that caliber. If I was hunting Alaska bears...no way would you catch me hunting them with either of these two. While they could kill the bear it may take extra shots, may be slow on a charging bear to drop it. I have seen and read about those with lighter calibers getting hurt b/c they didn't have enough gun to stop the bear before it attacked. Good luck with your choice....and after all, the wife will only be mad for the first week or so. =) Get a few more! |
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