30-06 or 308?

[roscott]

-10 rep: asking for information provided in the original post.

Reading comprehension was never an INGO strong suit!

OP, take a good look at the Tikka T3. Guaranteed sub-moa, nice factory trigger, and not unreasonably priced. I dolled up a R700, but my sister's T3 is just as good out of the box.

 

[Woobie]

-10 rep: asking for information provided in the original post.

Thats a pet peeve of mine, and I fell victim myself. I really did read the OP, just missed that part. In my defense, I'm running on DayQuil at this point.

 

[Spear Dane]

Thats a pet peeve of mine, and I fell victim myself. I really did read the OP, just missed that part. In my defense, I'm running on DayQuil at this point.

Ouch. I hope you feel better soon.

 

[Woobie]

Ouch. I hope you feel better soon.

Ha, thank you. And thank you for pointing out my error.

 

[sloughfoot]

30.06 and .308 are so similar, there is no significant difference between them. My choice for whitetail is the .243. The deer won't know the difference between any of them.

 

[clfergus]

I had the same dilemma this year and opted for the .308. After reading many articles online I was able to see that the .308 was fully capable of taking all big game in north america should i ever decide to use it for something besides deer. I then shot both calibers and realized that the .308 was more pleasant to shoot from a recoil perspective. It wasn't a huge difference but enough that I could tell so I decided why not have the gun that feels better to shoot if it can kill anything the 30-06 can.

 

[Fordtough25]

I've been in love with the 30-06 since I shot my uncles garand growing up, and my ruger American shines in this caliber. I have a 308 as well and I enjoy it also but there's something about a 30-06, I will always have one!

 

[jstory]

With these 2 rounds being so similar, I am thinking that I should simply look for a good deal an a good rifle. That said, I found a Marlin X7 in 30-06. I have been reading on the X7 and it seems to be a really nice rifle for the money. Anyone have any opinions on this rifle?

 

[clfergus]

Right now, CDNN Investments has the Ruger American in .308 with a camo stock for 299.00 and free shipping.

https://www.cdnnsports.com/rugerr-americanr-308-wolf-camo.html?___SID=U

They also have the black stock and camo stock for that same price in 30-06. That is a great rifle, i used one to take two deer this year. You normally see these go for 369.00 on sale so even with a 15.00 tfer fee your still doing good.

I have purchased from the site before and everything went well.

 

[Fordtough25]

With these 2 rounds being so similar, I am thinking that I should simply look for a good deal an a good rifle. That said, I found a Marlin X7 in 30-06. I have been reading on the X7 and it seems to be a really nice rifle for the money. Anyone have any opinions on this rifle?

a buddy at work snagged an x7 for deer season and seemed to like it. I did help him sight it in and it seemed nice. My bolt gun is a ruger American and I love it, great feel, function, price, and good accuracy for me!

Right now, CDNN Investments has the Ruger American in .308 with a camo stock for 299.00 and free shipping.

https://www.cdnnsports.com/rugerr-americanr-308-wolf-camo.html?___SID=U

They also have the black stock and camo stock for that same price in 30-06. That is a great rifle, i used one to take two deer this year. You normally see these go for 369.00 on sale so even with a 15.00 tfer fee your still doing good.

I have purchased from the site before and everything went well.

$299 is a great price new, I paid almost that for mine used!!!

 

[Reverend Dreed]

Buy one of each then decide which you like better. There are plenty of buyers on here for the one you decide against. ( at a huge discount of course)

 

[Hookeye]

Be different...........go .300 savage
Post Xmas I'll be on the hunt for a Rem 760 in that.