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30-06, impossible to find 308 loaded ammo around here in the big stores (Walmart, Academy) right now, nice selection in 30-06 still. And yes of course I do have a 308 also
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30-06. As far as I know it has the most loadings of any cartridge in the U.S., so you should be able to find a bullet that is accurate in your gun; for whatever your needs are. Seems like an obvious choice to me. 
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Definitely 308. Matter of fact, I may go on record with a prediction that the .308 will become America's version of the .303 Brit. It won't be long till every house that owns a rifle will have a .308 in it. I like the way you think! 308 WIN
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I haven't been reloading for long, but I don't want to go back to factory ammo.
For about 95% of my hunting needs, I could go back to my Marlin 336SS 30-30 which I still mainly shoot Hornady LeverEvolution ammo in anyway.
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I haven't been reloading for long, but I don't want to go back to factory ammo.
For about 95% of my hunting needs, I could go back to my Marlin 336SS 30-30 which I still mainly shoot Hornady LeverEvolution ammo in anyway. Me too, but the question was if you don't reload. I could probably get along in many cases with my 30-30 also, but 30-06 would take care of all the hunting I'm likely to do.
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It would be back to the .308 for me, just like I started with.
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223 and here is why: If I couldn't handload I would assume some sort of catastrophy had occurred. In which case there would be military ammo available somehow, and I could kill anything I needed to with it, plus carry more ammo with less weight (yeah I know it's the military arguement).
If we weren't talking that type of episode then why couldn't I reload?
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Interesting...........I thought I would see a lot more magnums listed here.
30.06!!!
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Well, if we are talking about a TEOTWAWKI type siduation, Then my choice would be the .308 Win because, you're liable to be shooting against oponents with .223s and you will need an edge.
So, I would not choose a .223, although I would sure like to still yet have one available, but not at the expense of giving my .308
If we are talking only about somekind of restrictions on gun ownership, but still able to hunt and purchase ammo at your favorite supplier, then I might very likely still choose the .308 Win not nessarily because of the caliber, but because of the rifle, in which case I have complete confidence in my older steel framed Browning BLR. And since I usually only get to hunt deer, and other simular game or smaller it would do just fine, and I would really only need one load anyway, which would be if I could get them, Winchester 180gr silver tips.
If I just had to have more versatility, then my choice would be the time proven 30-06. If you can't do it with a 30/06 then it probably can't be done.
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30-30 because if I'm buying ammo, it's inexpensive, found everywhere and it does the job.
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