30.06 and .308
08-29-2004, 04:08 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
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RE: 30.06 and .308
Funny how to some the great '06 is a bear killer and the .308 winchester is a spitball. I remember the Elmer Keith days... when he considered the .308, it was rather worthless in his articles. But then, the theme in G&A was always... you need a bigger "gun."
Moose have a bad temperament and I know why. The Candadians have been killing them up North with .303's for decades. Then the yanks slip in and hit them with something pretty much in the same class. The .308. They know we have their number. :-)
Moose have a bad temperament and I know why. The Candadians have been killing them up North with .303's for decades. Then the yanks slip in and hit them with something pretty much in the same class. The .308. They know we have their number. :-)
09-07-2004, 01:31 AM
#13
Fork Horn
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RE: 30.06 and .308
I'm going to have to go with the 30/06 on this one. The 06 is more available than the 308. There are more factory loadings. It is legendary in its widespread use and ability to do whatever people seem to ask of it. With a single shot there really isn't any benefit of a shorter cartridge. I have seen a lot of very accurate 06 rifles too. A side note is that I have always disliked the 308 because when I was growing up the only guy who had one that I knew was a real prick. The bad feelings kind of stuck on the 308.
09-13-2004, 06:45 PM
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RE: 30.06 and .308
I would say that it depends on your circumstances. If your shots will be short it doesnt matter and the 308 would make sense. If on the other hand your going to use it for longer shots or with bigger bullets, then the 06 would be better.
09-13-2004, 07:35 PM
#15
Fork Horn
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RE: 30.06 and .308
I have to go with the 30-06 like josh sorensen. The 30-06 would be the all around better caliber for a single shot, if you dont mind the kick even though its not that bad i dont think.The 06 has plenty of power to shoot the smaller grain bullets and the lager ones.
I've got a neighbor who thinks all his guns are better then mine too.He has a 308 and i have an 06.I get tired of hearing how much his caliber is better then mine[:@]
I've got a neighbor who thinks all his guns are better then mine too.He has a 308 and i have an 06.I get tired of hearing how much his caliber is better then mine[:@]
09-14-2004, 08:04 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
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RE: 30.06 and .308
I'm hard pressed to think of any situation where the 308 is BETTER?
09-14-2004, 08:30 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: 30.06 and .308
This will reduce the size and weight of the ammo, make it easier to design machine guns and rifle actions around it, and still retain .30/'06-like ballistic performance." So they did, and the result was the 7.62X51mm NATO (AKA .308 Winchester). The fact that Savage had already done essentially the same thing a quarter-century earlier (the .300 Savage, a nearly identical cartridge), seemed to go unnoticed.
[quote][ I'm hard pressed to think of any situation where the 308 is BETTER? /quote]
The .308 really outshines the '06 for accuracy in M1 Garand match rifles or high end custom bolt actions, but in a mass produced remchester with their crappy hammer forged barrel and with chambers cut by highly trained monkeys, you'll never realize a difference.
