Big enough difference?
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It doesn't seem like there's enough of a difference really to justify .308 over the 06 from what most are saying. I've hunted with the .308 for all of my hunting career and always liked it but I haven't gotten a chance to see if perform on a black bear yet. Those are the two animals i'll be hunting most. Hopefully Elk but that's not probable enough to bring into the equation i suppose.
That idea got passed around but I'm not sure how much she'll care to stay in rifle hunting. She prefers archery and is just this year trying it out with a rifle. If she likes it I"m sure she'll get her own and she'll know better what she likes and doesn't with mine. Plus I've been thinking of putting a barrel on my thompson anyway. Is there really anyone on this forum who can't justify buying a new rifle?
All the comments about the .308 and .30-06 ballistics are correct, but there are lots of assumptions being made.
They would be accurate as long as both rifles like the same weight bullets.
I have a .308 that shoots 150 to 168 grain bullets under 0.6 inches at 100 yards. It shoots 175 grain bullets OK but not as accurately and I have to forget about 180s.
The .30-06 shoots 180s, 200s and 220 grain bullets very accurately and can barely shoot 150s and 168s under 0.9 inches.
In my case, they really aren't interchangeable.
Of course, you won't know what any barrel will really like until you shoot some ammo through it, so I would hesitate to conclude that even any two .308s will shoot the same ammo equally accurately.
Unfortunately, that means that if you happen to buy a .308 or .30-06 that only shoots light bullets well, you may not have the elk rifle that you were hopeing for.
They would be accurate as long as both rifles like the same weight bullets.
I have a .308 that shoots 150 to 168 grain bullets under 0.6 inches at 100 yards. It shoots 175 grain bullets OK but not as accurately and I have to forget about 180s.
The .30-06 shoots 180s, 200s and 220 grain bullets very accurately and can barely shoot 150s and 168s under 0.9 inches.
In my case, they really aren't interchangeable.
Of course, you won't know what any barrel will really like until you shoot some ammo through it, so I would hesitate to conclude that even any two .308s will shoot the same ammo equally accurately.
Unfortunately, that means that if you happen to buy a .308 or .30-06 that only shoots light bullets well, you may not have the elk rifle that you were hopeing for.
good point Rimfire5. I've had the same experience. my .308 tops out at 168 grains with 165 being the heaviest hunting bullet. It's a 1:12 twist and i think the thompson is a 1:10 for both .308 and 06 but I may very likely run into that issue. 165 should do for whitetail and black bear but probably not Elk (again hypothetically)