Don Fischer
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Probably. But in a worst case, let's say the hunter does it all right. A bear at 100 yds+ doesn't pose a lot of problem's until it's wounded and close!
Just a though. Your going grizzly bear hunting and have a choice of three rifle's in different cartridge's, 7mm mag w/150gr bullet, 30-06 w/220 gr bullet and a 300 mag w/180 gr bullet. Ya can't change bullet's, which would you pick?
I really don't agree with the 308 have a lighter recoil. The 308 is doing every thing it can to match the power of the 06 and to do so has to use a faster burning charge of powder because of the limited case capacity. That seems to give it a sharper recoil.
That is true when considering calculating free recoil. The difference, however, is marginal and, I suspect would not be detectable by most shooters. The difference stems from the lighter powder charge.Everything else being equal in terms of bullet weight, rifle weight, length of barrel, using the same stock, etc; the .308 does have less recoil. I