I also don't think Finn would choose a .30-06 over the .308. We corresponded some about rifles and cartridges, and I also got to take a look at his book full of loading and hunting notes after he died, thanks to Berit bringing it to a get-together in Texas. One of the many things Finn and I agreed about was the tendency of many hunters to be
"over-gunned," and another part of the agreement was that the .308 would do just about anything the .30-06 would.
My opinion on the subject of the .308/.30-06 question is also based on some experience. I am now down to one .30-06, the NULA Model 24 I've used in quite a few places around the world for 20 years, and its one rifle I'll probably always keep. But my wife Eileen and I own four .308's, and have taken 22 species of big game with them in various countries from northern Canada to southern Africa. We have yet to find the .308 wanting with any of the numerous bullets we've used.
JB, I have one of your .308 rifles, a Montgomery Wards Heym Mauser which was presented to me by a well known poster here on the Campfire who happens to be a good friend. He gave it to me because I am a fan of yours and it will never leave my possession until I pass. And then I own an old Pre-64 Model 70 that you once owned and needed a bolt after the person you sold it to had the bolt thrown away with the packaging by one of his employees but that's another story. Needless to say, it will never leave my possession either. I had a pristine spare bolt that worked like a charm.
