-=> Todd Sullivan wrote to VERN HUMPHREY <=-

 TS> Nope, a "Man's Gun" is a heavy, bear-killing,
shoulder-busting .30-06, 
 TS> not
 TS> a wimpy .308 Win.

150gr military ball has almost identical ballistics between those
two calibers, with only about 50 fps difference in mv between a
Garand and an M-14. The actual bullets are identical.

Commercial ammo is about the same, in that similar bullets (the
projectiles) have similar ballistics between the calibers. You can
pour more into a .30-06 case, but you reach the point of
ineffectivness long before you fill the thing up.

High Power & Palma guns shoot .308 quite effectively at 1000 yards
with loads typically less than 43 grains of 4895 for 175 or 180gr
bullets. .308 is also the caliber of choice for police and military
snipers.

Yes, I own a .308. :) I have a custom built M1A which I shoot in
High Power matches, as well as a good old .30-06 M1 Garand. They're
both extremely accurate.


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