rockstar.esq
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GOOD LORD I've never seen such hair splitting over the utterly minor differences in recoil of the two cartridges. For crying out loud the .308 was DESIGNED to match 30-06 ballistics. So you've got the SAME WEIGHT projectile and the SAME VELOCITY at that point you've got equal kinetic energy so all this theorizing comes down to precisely NO DIFFERENCE!
The high velocity BS about how the 30-06 "can handle heavier projectiles" is truly a figment of most shooters imagination. Given that you can't often FIND a 190+ grain load for the 30-06 on a dealers shelf AND there is no reason that the .308 can't have one handloaded. In point of fact the difference in velocity lost due to the .308's case length and powder space impingement would likely come to 20FPS give or take. Either way you're looking at 40 ft-lbs loss which WON'T MATTER ONE WHIT on any game animal you'd likely shoot.
With all that said, I think the 30-06 is a fine cartridge and any hunter would be well served by one. I just think the mindless repetition about the .308 not handling heavy bullets is overblown.
The high velocity BS about how the 30-06 "can handle heavier projectiles" is truly a figment of most shooters imagination. Given that you can't often FIND a 190+ grain load for the 30-06 on a dealers shelf AND there is no reason that the .308 can't have one handloaded. In point of fact the difference in velocity lost due to the .308's case length and powder space impingement would likely come to 20FPS give or take. Either way you're looking at 40 ft-lbs loss which WON'T MATTER ONE WHIT on any game animal you'd likely shoot.
With all that said, I think the 30-06 is a fine cartridge and any hunter would be well served by one. I just think the mindless repetition about the .308 not handling heavy bullets is overblown.