.308 vs 30-06

[400bigbear]

They will kill anything in the Americas, North, Central, or South. Only place it would have problems is Africa.

True and in Africa they use spears instead .

TD

[dutchhunter]

They are very close so the short action always wins on my book Dutch

[MDR]

Shooting a deer on the run, one will hit when the heart goes "lub" the other will hit when the heart goes "dub". With good placement, both will result in very dead deer. One has cheap (comparatively) ammo to practice with mind you which is why my choice is the .308

[oaknut]

As others have stated they are very close. Take your pick. I am a .308 guy myself.
The .308 is still considered the most accurate round out there and although some would debate that the difference between the best .308 group and '06 group at 100 yards would be less than the thickness of a short and curly.

[Hawkman]

Well, I don't own a big game rifle right now, as I am very happy with the accuracy of one of my shotguns shooting slugs.

I did own a .307 for a decade and was quite happy with it, except for the ammo was expen$ive. All you could buy was the factory load 180 gr. and I drooled over the 30-06 and .308 ammo all the time!!!

The .307 is basically a "necked down" .308 with very similar behaviour. The .308 is quite similar to the 30-06 and the 30-06 itself is almost identical to the .270 - but don't take my word for it, Google, ask, research for yourself...

So, in conclusion, (after much research for the past couple of years) my own next rifle will be a .270 - which will allow me to shoot it in most places in Ontario and harvest animals from coyote to moose.

[Surf and Turf]

30-06 will give you an edge with heavier bullets for moose, elk and bear. 308 has less recoil and is suitable for short action rifles if you want something light weight and quick handling.

[blasted_saber]

At 150m no game in Ontario will know the difference and trajectory is basically the same. 308 is usually a little bit cheaper to feed, and recoil is a little less. I own both and prefer the 308.

[blasted_saber]

30-06 will give you an edge with heavier bullets for moose, elk and bear. 308 has less recoil and is suitable for short action rifles if you want something light weight and quick handling.

The difference is negligible at distances further then most hunters have any business shooting. There isnt a bear or moose in Ontario which could take a properly aimed 308 shot at 300m and live.

[terrym]

30-06 will give you an edge with heavier bullets for moose, elk and bear. 308 has less recoil and is suitable for short action rifles if you want something light weight and quick handling.

I have killed moose and bears with both chamberings and performance is identical because they are the same bullet. In fact my experience in chrono testing 3006 factory ammo is they are routinely underloaded. This is done because there are thousands of old worn out military Springfields and the ammo lawyers don't want to get sued for blowing up old rifles. A moose is actually easier to kill than most think. I find they are like a truck tire. Put a hole in the balloon and they deflate. Bears aren't the dangerous beasts most like to make them out to be either. In fact most bears killed weigh pretty close to a whitetail buck. Within 200 yds there is no practical difference between the 2 chamberings. Spend more time choosing a rifle you like than obsessing over the diffetence in cartridges.
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[GoldenLakePete]

I have both and there's virtually no difference.

I have to put in a plug for my favourite cartridge though - the 6.5x55 Swedish (mine is in a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight). Next to no recoil, will kill anything from groundhogs to moose.