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" I suppose this is Campfire Heresy... but I am thinking of spending the ..... $$ on a walnut& blue M77 Hawkeye in 30-06 with a Leupie FXII 6x36 LRD in Ruger medium rings and Federal Premium ammo and go hunting..." Sound familiar ? You were right the first time.  You can load the 06 to 308, ///// you can not load the 308 to 06. Jerry
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You can't load the 06 to 300 Weatherby, so why have an 06?
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You can't load the 06 to 300 Weatherby, so why have an 06? That's not the ? ? is 308 or 06 . Jerry
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" I suppose this is Campfire Heresy... but I am thinking of spending the ..... $$ 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 I would get a Tikka.
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An answer to a ? not asked!
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You can't load the 06 to 300 Weatherby, so why have an 06? Recoil. Muzzle blast. Inefficiency. Very expensive brass and ammo. Meat damage. Lack of common man rifles available. Barrel life. I could keep going... The 30-06 is king and the standard by which all others are judged. The .308 can keep up with the 06 with 150 gr. pills. Falls off with 165's and 180's and higher fall real short of the 30-06... That being said there isn't an animal in the world that could tell the difference when shot in the chest with either. Find one you like the best and don't overcomplicate it. Todd
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I'm just picking at your answer a little bit.
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I understood it from the get go. Best to type slow these days.
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You can't load the 06 to 300 Weatherby, so why have an 06? Recoil. Muzzle blast. Inefficiency. Very expensive brass and ammo. Meat damage. Lack of common man rifles available. Barrel life. I could keep going... The 30-06 is king and the standard by which all others are judged. The .308 can keep up with the 06 with 150 gr. pills. Falls off with 165's and 180's and higher fall real short of the 30-06... That being said there isn't an animal in the world that could tell the difference when shot in the chest with either. Find one you like the best and don't overcomplicate it. Todd My "question" was tongue-in-cheek, aimed at the reason behind Jerry's answer.
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I'm just picking at your answer a little bit. I'm game. Jerry
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30-06 because that's what i prefer.
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I hunted with 30-06 for 40 years. I'll never say anything bad about it. But about 10 years ago picked up a 308. The 30-06 hasn't been hunting since.
Why?
My sub 6 lb scoped Kimber 308 has exactly the same recoil as my 7.5 lb 30-06. My 7.5 lb 308 has about 25% less recoil than the 30-06 and both are in more compact rifles.
With the best loads my 308 at 400 yards does exactly what the 30-06 does at 500 yards and a 300 magnum would do at 600 yards. I figure about 400 yards is as far as I have the skills to shoot.
Last edited by JMR40; 12/14/17.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
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I have one of each. The .06 gets pulled out when I want to use 220 gr bullets. The .308 when 165's come into play
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