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 Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 12:16 PM
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Well lets see....from fastest and flattest to slowest and rainbow ish
300RUM
300Roy
300 WM
300WSM
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30-06
308
Seems pretty silly to argue back and forth about which one of the two slowest 30 cals offered in bolt action rifles is better! You left out the 30-378 & the 308 Warbird  Don't forget the 308 Norma.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 01:00 PM
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Or 300Dakota, 30-30WCF, 300blk, 300 SAUM, 300 whisper and 300 H&H.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 01:22 PM
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Or 300Dakota, 30-30WCF, 300blk, 300 SAUM, 300 whisper and 300 H&H. We're just talking 30 cals with higher velocities than the little 308, but the 300 H&H was a nice touch.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 02:34 PM
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 Uhhhh.......What was the question again? 
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 03:08 PM
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Don Coyote Hunter
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The 300wsm should be on top of the 300wm it shoots faster every time! Well lets see....from fastest and flattest to slowest and rainbow ish
300RUM
300Roy
300 WM
300WSM
300SAUM
30-06
308
Seems pretty silly to argue back and forth about which one of the two slowest 30 cals offered in bolt action rifles is better! You left out the 30-378 & the 308 Warbird
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 03:25 PM
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The 308 is better for and for the hunting I do. The 300wsm should be on top of the 300wm it shoots faster every time! Well lets see....from fastest and flattest to slowest and rainbow ish
300RUM
300Roy
300 WM
300WSM
300SAUM
30-06
308
Seems pretty silly to argue back and forth about which one of the two slowest 30 cals offered in bolt action rifles is better! You left out the 30-378 & the 308 Warbird I developed a flinch just reading this list of calibers.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
[Re: Don Coyote Hunter]
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02/18/13 03:55 PM
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The 300wsm should be on top of the 300wm it shoots faster every time! Well lets see....from fastest and flattest to slowest and rainbow ish
300RUM
300Roy
300 WM
300WSM
300SAUM
30-06
308
Seems pretty silly to argue back and forth about which one of the two slowest 30 cals offered in bolt action rifles is better! You left out the 30-378 & the 308 Warbird You run out of room trying to seat long bullets in that wsm case.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
[Re: Don Coyote Hunter]
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02/18/13 04:03 PM
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The 300wsm should be on top of the 300wm it shoots faster every time!Well lets see....from fastest and flattest to slowest and rainbow ish
300RUM
300Roy
300 WM
300WSM
300SAUM
30-06
308
Seems pretty silly to argue back and forth about which one of the two slowest 30 cals offered in bolt action rifles is better! You left out the 30-378 & the 308 Warbird Not when your shooting 180 grainers and up!
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 04:23 PM
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dee
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Or 300Dakota, 30-30WCF, 300blk, 300 SAUM, 300 whisper and 300 H&H. We're just talking 30 cals with higher velocities than the little 308, but the 300 H&H was a nice touch. Almost wrote Super-Thirty but figured only a few have ever heard it by that name.
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 05:17 PM
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Don Coyote Hunter
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The 300wsm should be on top of the 300wm it shoots faster every time!Well lets see....from fastest and flattest to slowest and rainbow ish
300RUM
300Roy
300 WM
300WSM
300SAUM
30-06
308
Seems pretty silly to argue back and forth about which one of the two slowest 30 cals offered in bolt action rifles is better! You left out the 30-378 & the 308 Warbird Not when your shooting 180 grainers and up! Everything I looked at on factory ammo on Winchester's ballistic chart showed 300 wsm was faster than the 300 wm in all 180's, any way not a big deal just partial to the one I have I guess it dropped an axis in its tracks this weekend.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
[Re: dee]
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02/18/13 06:00 PM
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Or 300Dakota, 30-30WCF, 300blk, 300 SAUM, 300 whisper and 300 H&H. We're just talking 30 cals with higher velocities than the little 308, but the 300 H&H was a nice touch. Almost wrote Super-Thirty but figured only a few have ever heard it by that name. I still remember to 30 Newton.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 06:55 PM
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dee
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How about 256 Newton or 7mm Mashburn. And for the record I'm not that old just have some old Reloading data.
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/18/13 06:58 PM
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Or 300Dakota, 30-30WCF, 300blk, 300 SAUM, 300 whisper and 300 H&H. We're just talking 30 cals with higher velocities than the little 308, but the 300 H&H was a nice touch. Almost wrote Super-Thirty but figured only a few have ever heard it by that name. I still remember to 30 Newton. I would not have told that. 
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 12:21 AM
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aka .30 Adolph Express! lol  No 300 Savage mentioned yet?
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 12:31 AM
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OK here it is: A .30-06 is a .308 with a cheetah taped to its back.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 12:49 AM
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We use to shoot a BSA Sporter 30-06 as it was great and hit everything with it ! Last year while sighting it in at a private range it was kicking a little too much for me after 5-6 shots , Ouch  A good friend said why don't you try a .308 as it has about 40% less recoil & better accuracy ? Hmmmmmm so I sold the 30-06 and bought a Remington 700 ADL in a .308 & mounted a 2.5x10x56 Pentax Gameseeker II scope It is just as accurate (or better) as I'm 53 now and don't like to be kicked by a mule  Remington Core Lokt in a 150 gr was the ticket for 1" MOA's 
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 02:19 AM
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aka .30 Adolph Express! lol No 300 Savage mentioned yet? I love my 300 Savages, I have a Rem. 722 and Savage Model 99 in that one. VERY under-rated cartridge.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 03:20 AM
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OK here it is: A .30-06 is a .308 with a cheetah taped to its back. that's fast!
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 03:37 AM
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We use to shoot a BSA Sporter 30-06 as it was great and hit everything with it ! Last year while sighting it in at a private range it was kicking a little too much for me after 5-6 shots , Ouch A good friend said why don't you try a .308 as it has about 40% less recoil & better accuracy ? Hmmmmmm so I sold the 30-06 and bought a Remington 700 ADL in a .308 & mounted a 2.5x10x56 Pentax Gameseeker II scope It is just as accurate (or better) as I'm 53 now and don't like to be kicked by a mule I am still trying to figure out why you didn't just get a muzzle break and a recoil pad.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 01:15 PM
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dee
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A good friend said why don't you try a .308 as it has about 40% less recoil & better accuracy ? I think your friend needs to try the math again.
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 01:36 PM
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A good friend said why don't you try a .308 as it has about 40% less recoil & better accuracy ? I think your friend needs to try the math again. 
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 06:00 PM
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I thought I was late to the party when I commented in this thread a couple of pages ago.
I should have known better.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 06:18 PM
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I thought I was late to the party when I commented in this thread a couple of pages ago.
I should have known better. Agreed, this is quite possibly the stupidest thread ever. Should have ended after about 3 posts. I can't believe it's been on the front page for going on two weeks.
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 06:52 PM
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It's because people know the 06 is better......
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Re: .308 vs 30-06
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02/19/13 10:17 PM
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Guys, I thought I would get a couple of simple answers. Not 18 pages worth.
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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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