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My wife now uses my little Remington 7 .308 I used to use for hunting here in the Colorado. As a result, I have been toting around a 10 1/2 pound heavy barrel .308 for the last few years and that gets really old after the first few miles up and down ridges. I do a lot of hiking when I hunt.
I am looking at either getting another .308 or... "moving up" to a 30-06. If I were only after deer, the choice would be easy, but I'm kind of thinking it might be nice to have the extra little power of the '06 and move up from the 165g bullets I've been using to 180g. I would like to reach out to 300y and maybe 400 (if everything is perfect for the shot and I can't get closer).
The rifle I've pretty well decided on is a Sako A7 with a 24" barrel, should be around 8 pounds once I put a scope on it.
I've never really played with an '06. Is the increased recoil going to be worth it for elk? Will I maybe get an extra 200fps out of the 06 as opposed to the .
308 since the barrel is 24"?
Also, accuracy wise, can the '06 do good groups? My .308 is really accurate. I know I don't NEED that much accuracy for hunting, but it sure is nice and I like to play out in the desert on paper out to 400 steps or so.
Oh yeah, I reload so I can load whatever I want for either.
What should I go with?
I am looking at either getting another .308 or... "moving up" to a 30-06. If I were only after deer, the choice would be easy, but I'm kind of thinking it might be nice to have the extra little power of the '06 and move up from the 165g bullets I've been using to 180g. I would like to reach out to 300y and maybe 400 (if everything is perfect for the shot and I can't get closer).
The rifle I've pretty well decided on is a Sako A7 with a 24" barrel, should be around 8 pounds once I put a scope on it.
I've never really played with an '06. Is the increased recoil going to be worth it for elk? Will I maybe get an extra 200fps out of the 06 as opposed to the .
308 since the barrel is 24"?
Also, accuracy wise, can the '06 do good groups? My .308 is really accurate. I know I don't NEED that much accuracy for hunting, but it sure is nice and I like to play out in the desert on paper out to 400 steps or so.
Oh yeah, I reload so I can load whatever I want for either.
What should I go with?