Well son and I want to get into long range shooting. I've always loved a Remington 700 and he wants a 308. If you look back at this thread I made about his choice...
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/best-308-for-600ish.926385/page-2#post-12795680
I was planning on a Ruger, then a Howa, but I've always loved a Remington. So I'm about 98% sure I want to get him a new Timney trigger Remington 700 in 308, which would be a short action. That takes care of him but I still don't have a rifle.
We will be shooting 100 yards and working our way out to 1000 yards eventually and just having fun. Neither of us hunt and outside of shooting at the range, I guess these rifles would be backup for Zombie sniping if the world ever ended and we were left alive. I've always wanted a M24 and was planning to piece together over time a M24 out of a new Remington 700 in 30-06. I reload and will probably never put factory ammo through either of our rifles. I was planning on a 30-06 because I really like 30cal and didn't plan on getting a 308 until my son showed interest. So with that being said, I'll be able to shoot his 700 as well so now I'm rethinking the 30-06 and I've also always wanted a 300 Win Mag. But would this be a stupid move? We won't shoot that much. Realistically, I'm guessing here...500 rounds yearly through each rifle.
I plan to start out cheap and always did and get a 700 ADL, buy a new M24 barrel later, HS stock, etc etc... So between 30-06 and 300 Win Mag, which would you do if you had access to a 308?
P.S. 300 Win Mag is badass