Brad: What I remember most about Finn was that Mauser 30/06 of his that he seemed so fond of. So I sort of missed his transition to the 308....
I think that may have occurred after he moved stateside?
John in 35 years the only 280 I ever saw in any camp I hunted in belonged to "me"....until about 6 years ago when a buddy took one to Wyoming. But he's one of those loonies whose made it a his life's mission to shoot one animal with every caliber he can think of.....
As popular as the 30/06 is with hunters, I notice that you are right when it comes to guys who travel a lot to hunt.You see relatively few lugging a 30/06.....a great many gravitate to the 300 magnums, no matter the game. And the 300 Win Mag does lead the pack from what I have seen.
