Originally Posted by gorskij
When you consider you can push a 150 grainer up to 3050fps in a 308 and a 178 HPBT well past 2700fps with some of the new powders like 2000MR, it really makes the 06 kinda obsolete, though I wont sell my model 70 anytime soon, its a very accurate 06. But id pick my 308 for a hunting job pretty much every time over my 06. So in my eyes the 06 has no advantage whatsoever over the 06, 308s ROCK!
[Linked Image] This is a load of 47.5grs 2000MR with the 178HPBT Hornady, Im getting around 2750fps in my Rem SPSS.


What he said - and no offense to Steven CO, but there is not a 250-300 fps difference. A .308 win hand loader these days can easily best most factory 30-06 loads with today's powders - especially the newer ones like 2000MR or Hodgdon's CFE223, and that includes loading up to 180 gr bullets. Note this is handload versus factory load. Acknowledge there is a good 100 fps or so edge available still for the 30-06 handloader. Personally prefer the less powder, less recoil option.

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