hankdatank1362
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I would wager, and believe it's a pretty safe bet, that many, MANY more .30-'06 rifles are sold than .308 - at least when we qualify that the rifle must be bolt-action. If you throw semi-autos in there, I'll bet the number even out, but I would reckon that the .30-'06 would still win in the sheer amount of rifles slod every year, regargless of action type.
This is not because it's "better"... it's a more well-known cartridge. Every bubba and leroy in America has a .30-'06.
Actually, I would much prefer a .308, simply for the plethora of available ballistic/trajectory/dope research on a myriad of different loadings over a .30-'06 any day.
Also, I would not be suprised if there was more .308 ammo sold every year, especially when we factor in imported ammo. Remember all those old SA battle packs? I don't think the Greek surplus sold throught the CMP was popular enough to offset that, plus I don't think .30-'06 is made by Wolf, Golden Tiger, or any other combloc ammo companies.
There are more .308 autoloaders, so many more shots of .308 are taken. Hell, you can dump hundreds of rounds in a single range trip. How many .30-'06 owners take more than a few shots every year? A couple to sight in or confirm zero, and maybe a handfull at deer, if they're lucky.
.308 is more popular among SHOOTERS, while .30-'06 is more popular among the general public at large. But we do more shooting in a weekend than they do all year. But they buy the majority of (bolt action) rifles sold.
This is not because it's "better"... it's a more well-known cartridge. Every bubba and leroy in America has a .30-'06.
Actually, I would much prefer a .308, simply for the plethora of available ballistic/trajectory/dope research on a myriad of different loadings over a .30-'06 any day.
Also, I would not be suprised if there was more .308 ammo sold every year, especially when we factor in imported ammo. Remember all those old SA battle packs? I don't think the Greek surplus sold throught the CMP was popular enough to offset that, plus I don't think .30-'06 is made by Wolf, Golden Tiger, or any other combloc ammo companies.
There are more .308 autoloaders, so many more shots of .308 are taken. Hell, you can dump hundreds of rounds in a single range trip. How many .30-'06 owners take more than a few shots every year? A couple to sight in or confirm zero, and maybe a handfull at deer, if they're lucky.
.308 is more popular among SHOOTERS, while .30-'06 is more popular among the general public at large. But we do more shooting in a weekend than they do all year. But they buy the majority of (bolt action) rifles sold.