One last time: the 06 case has more capacity that the 308 case. Loaded to the same pressures, the 06 has the ability to push the same bullet at a higher velocity.
Your post contains two errors: 1) you ignore efficiency - case capacity is not the only feature of a case 2) .308 has a higher specified pressure than .30-06. They are not loaded to the same pressure.
And an omission: .30-06 is essentially never loaded with top loads, and as a result the loads can be EXACTLY duplicated with a .308. Same bullet, same velocity.
While trying to point out his "two errors, and an omission," you just agreed with his sentence that you quoted.
Actually, QuickLOAD suggests a .30-06 can push a bullet FASTER than the .308 with both loaded to SAAMI pressures - in other words, the .30-06 can push a bullet faster than the .308 at LOWER pressures than the .308 uses.
That shouldn't be a big surprise to anyone, given the 19% (or greater) case capacity of the .30-06 and the minimal (2000psi) difference in SAAMI pressures. But it is something Lame_Bob never mentioned because it would have destroyed his arguments.
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