You defiantly want to keep it even if it doesn't stay a .308. A lot of good hunting and target cartridges can be built on that action with only a barrel swap as long as you stay with a .308 or similar based case. You could leave it a .308 and build something out of the .30-06 as well.
Some cartridges for you to consider if you don't want to keep it a .308 are:
.22-250 Rem
.243 Win
.250 Sav
.260 Rem
.270-08 (Wildcat only)
7mm-08 Rem
.338 Fed
.358 Win
Just some food for thought.
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