Before you get too excited, remember that the loads almost everyone hunts with in .30-06, even the "hot" ones out of reloading manuals, don't exceed .308 performance at all or only by a exceedingly limited amount < 50 ft/s. ...
Who needs handloads? About 95% of shooters and hunters use factory ammo. Please show us factory .308 Win loads that are comparable to these:
Federal P3006TT4, 180g Trophy Bonded Tip .30-06 = 2880fps/3315fpe, 300 yards = 2346fps/2199fpe
Winchester S3006LR 190g EBG-LR 30-06 = 2750fps, 300 yards is listed at 2339fps/2309fpe
The best .308 Win 180g factory loads I've found fall about 200 yards short in performance.
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.
