" I suppose this is Campfire Heresy... but I am thinking of spending the ..... $$ on a walnut& blue M77 Hawkeye in 30-06 with a Leupie FXII 6x36 LRD in Ruger medium rings and Federal Premium ammo and go hunting..."
Sound familiar ?
You were right the first time.
You can load the 06 to 308, ///// you can not load the 308 to 06.
Jerry