I have a 338-06 and a 338 FED. I've only shot a couple of deer with each of them at distances between 100 and 250 yards and couldn't see a meaningful difference in terminal performance that couldn't be attributed to a variety of other variables.
I doubt you'd see a meaningful difference between those two and a 30-06 either.
Yup. At one time I was all set to send the parts off for a 338/06 build. Swapped a 1-10 .308 barrel in at the last minute and had it chambered for 30/06 Springfield. No regrets at all. 😉
That's the thing about the '06 ........ You have to either get a lot bigger/faster or smaller to see any major improvement over what it's been doing for over 100yrs. Sure takes the fun out of wildcats.
