The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - .308 vs. 30-06 vs. 300 win mag, not just ballistics??

ThomasT · September 8, 2013, 05:49 PM

It really sounds like to me you want a 30-06 and want us to tell you to get one. So get one. I just bought a very clean Ruger 77 MKII off Gunbroker for $419. With shipping and transfer it was $466 total. And I suppose its a little better than the 308 even though I think a 308 is a fine round. And remember cartridges don't kill animals. Well placed bullets do.

Here is a thread that you may not have seen. Go to the bottom of the page and see what this old time hunter did with a Savage 99 in 250-3000 with an 87gr bullet. A 308 is a monster by comparison.

http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...=531560&page=2

I am reading some of the old articles written by Finn Aagaard (one of my favorite writers) and he had an article one "One rifle, one load" and he summed it up with his thoughts on the 30-06 loaded with 180gr Nosler Partitions or Swift A-Frames. He said in his notes, why bother with anything else? Thats good enough for me.

September 8, 2013, 05:49 PM	#17
ThomasT Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,753	It really sounds like to me you want a 30-06 and want us to tell you to get one. So get one. I just bought a very clean Ruger 77 MKII off Gunbroker for $419. With shipping and transfer it was $466 total. And I suppose its a little better than the 308 even though I think a 308 is a fine round. And remember cartridges don't kill animals. Well placed bullets do. Here is a thread that you may not have seen. Go to the bottom of the page and see what this old time hunter did with a Savage 99 in 250-3000 with an 87gr bullet. A 308 is a monster by comparison. http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...=531560&page=2 I am reading some of the old articles written by Finn Aagaard (one of my favorite writers) and he had an article one "One rifle, one load" and he summed it up with his thoughts on the 30-06 loaded with 180gr Nosler Partitions or Swift A-Frames. He said in his notes, why bother with anything else? Thats good enough for me.