Have 308 vs 30-06 threads gone the way of the Dodo bird?

[BigSteve57]

I have .308 and 30-06. Meh. My hunting friends ask if I have a .270. I don't . They ask why not because they say .270 is "better". I just thank them for their wisdom and tell them I'll get a .270 a soon as budget permits. I've been doing that for 30 years.

 

[homers]

The latest debate is 30-06 vs 270. You need to get with the times, man

 

[Bfh_auto]

The latest debate is 30-06 vs 270. You need to get with the times, man

That's not a debate. The answer is 350 legend. Just ask Winchester.

 

[Varminterror]

Have bored gun-forum-goers stopped beating the 308 vs. 30-06 dead horse? Well, I was grateful the last few years that they had buried the hatchet, until this thread had to pull it up by the haft.

 

[Newtosavage]

I've owned both, and like both. But with my small frame shoulders, I prefer the .308 to the '06. Not that I've shot a lot of critters with either. My 7mm-08 gets most of the serious jobs.

 

[BigSteve57]

I've owned both, and like both. But with my small frame shoulders, I prefer the .308 to the '06. Not that I've shot a lot of critters with either. My 7mm-08 gets most of the serious jobs.

There's a thread about perceived recoil while hunting. I've shot my 30-06 scores of times hunting without remembering the recoil. To this day hunting 30 years I don't fully comprehend how that's possible. On the range in the summer wearing just a t-shirt shooting an '06 I'm flinching after 10 rounds.

 

[Newtosavage]

There's a thread about perceived recoil while hunting. I've shot my 30-06 scores of times hunting without remembering the recoil. To this day hunting 30 years I don't fully comprehend how that's possible. On the range in the summer wearing just a t-shirt shooting an '06 I'm flinching after 10 rounds.

I totally understand (and agree). But I like to shoot quite a bit and spend a lot of time on the bench in a T-shirt. I don't trust a hunting rifle until I've put dozens upon dozens of rounds downrange and I am bored with consistently accurate results. Plus, I handload so that requires a lot of shooting alone. To add to that, I prefer carrying very light rifles. Not a good combo for anything that recoils more than the .308

 

[Bfh_auto]

Have bored gun-forum-goers stopped beating the 308 vs. 30-06 dead horse? Well, I was grateful the last few years that they had buried the hatchet, until this thread had to pull it up by the haft.

But sir I thought I was pulling up a stick. It just happened to have the hatchet head attached.

 

[d2wing]

! think they are both great and extremely useful. 308 for accuracy, 30-06 for power and ability to use heavier bullets. Both will do everything an American hunter ever needs. My current favorite is the 7-08 because of reduced recoil but that doesn't mean I dislike any other cartridge.

 

[adcoch1]

I will take a 30-06 over a 308 in the same gun, but I don't mind a 308 in a short action. It is kinda nice to share reloading components between the two, and most jobs the difference is unnoticeable.

 

[Steve S.]

The Germans, Italians and Japanese ran from the 30-06 because they thought it was a .308.

 

[Tommygunn]

The Germans, Italians and Japanese ran from the 30-06 because they thought it was a .308.

I am highly suspicious of the historical accuracy of this statement.

 

[cdb1]

I bought in high school at Gibsons for about $140.

I really miss Gibson’s. There are two left, in Kerrville and Weatherford. If I’m in either town I always go there.

I prefer 30-06 over .308 and have no valid reason for feeling that way. I have a 30-06, sighted it in with 165 grain Core-lokts when I bought it and haven’t shot it since.

 

[czhen]

There's a thread about perceived recoil while hunting. I've shot my 30-06 scores of times hunting without remembering the recoil. To this day hunting 30 years I don't fully comprehend how that's possible. On the range in the summer wearing just a t-shirt shooting an '06 I'm flinching after 10 rounds.

I had a friend that offered me a CZ 7mm rem mag to try it before he passed to give it to me, after 30 rounds I fell that my upper denture was loose and thanked him but I passed.