Posted by Billy NY on March 03, 2011 at 04:46:14 from (74.67.3.54):
In Reply to: BUYING A NEW RIFLE posted by Detmurds on March 02, 2011 at 21:32:58:
Ballistically, I believe the 30-06 and the .308 are about the same, the military was behind the development of the latter .308/7.62x51mm (mil cases are slightly different I believe) one of the benefits was that being about a 1/2" shorter, it allowed a soldier to carry more ammunition, to the tune of 2x as much as the previous due to the weight difference, same thing was true when .223/5.56 mm & M16 became standard, don't quote me on any of this, just my simple understanding of same, could be wrong, however both are great, versatile calibers, just look at some loading charts for either. Savage makes a really nice heavy barrel tactical rifle in .308, stainless steel, tack driver, shorter barrel, nice in the thicket, brush or woods, and could easily double for home protection, though I would hate to fire anything that powerful inside a home..... LOL, military ball ammo will punch through a GM tire rim at 200 yds. would easily pass through ones walls ! I like how the savage shoots, its weight and the tack driving groups it makes. I hunt with Federal 150 grain Powr Shok ( sp?) for whitetail deer, just a soft point, out of a springfield M1A, you hit a deer in the neck, 2 shots would easily separate the 2, one I took last fall in that area of the body, when I went to skin it using the golfball method, the head separated from the body, due to the damage that bullet does, one does need to use care in bullet placement, to avoid ruining meat LOL ! Walmarts sells this Federal 150 gr ammo $14/20 rounds, thats still less than military ammo, they are sold out all the time too. I've gone lighter in reloads 130 grain hollow points, little more IMR powder, worked well on whitetail. I think at certain ranges, 30-06 /.308 the right loads would be appropriate for larger game like elk, but I have no experience with same, anyone care to comment on that, seems like a safe caliber to use.
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