Andrew Leigh
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Hi Bart, not following you logic, explain what I have missed here.
SAAMI is hardly rubber ruler so I checked against the link you posted. In both cases, CUP and Piezo methods of pressure measurement, the 30-06 has slightly lower pressures on a 180gr bullet for a 280fps gain in velocity. This is clearly tabulated so from a terminal performance perspective the 30-06 is ahead and clearly it has to be as you can pack in more powder.
I can't argue on cost effectiveness and recoil as the .308's have the edge. I too like the shorter stroke, but that is not a free lunch. As to whether is will kill average sized game equally I still do not argue, larger antelope I would want more assurance. As to if the .308 is an inherently more accurate chambering I probably cannot argue.
What I do argue it that the 30-06 has more legs and this you cannot argue, certainly not from your reference SAAMI document.
So you leave me confused.
SAAMI is hardly rubber ruler so I checked against the link you posted. In both cases, CUP and Piezo methods of pressure measurement, the 30-06 has slightly lower pressures on a 180gr bullet for a 280fps gain in velocity. This is clearly tabulated so from a terminal performance perspective the 30-06 is ahead and clearly it has to be as you can pack in more powder.
I can't argue on cost effectiveness and recoil as the .308's have the edge. I too like the shorter stroke, but that is not a free lunch. As to whether is will kill average sized game equally I still do not argue, larger antelope I would want more assurance. As to if the .308 is an inherently more accurate chambering I probably cannot argue.
What I do argue it that the 30-06 has more legs and this you cannot argue, certainly not from your reference SAAMI document.
So you leave me confused.