When you download .30-06 to .308 specs (which is really saying load it like all factory .30-06 ammo), you still end up with more recoil and/or a heavier gun. There is no way to get away from the weaknesses of an inefficient cartridge. If you claim otherwise, your math is wrong.
You end up with a heavier gun only if the gun is heavier. Some .30-06 rifles are lighter than some .308 Win rifles. When the .30-06 is heavier, recoil at .308 Win velocities can be less than when using a lighter .308 Win. The math isn't wrong.
I'll take the .30-06 and the extra 100 yards effective range it provides with the bullets I prefer.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
