[longrange1947]

Teddy, I usually stay out of these as there is no one good answer. I hate to say depends but that is a fact.

Here are some of my thoughts though, for this discussion. (Not addressed at Teddy and not a lecture, only random thoughts.)

30.06 – Obsolete big case designed for slow burning powders that required more than required today. Case will still require more powder to get the same velocity with the same bullet in the .308. This means more recoil and more money burning down the barrel. While the 30.06 will shoot a heavier bullet than the .308, so will a 300 Win Mag, 300 WSM, and the 300 Ultra. You pay for it by shorter barrel life but if the weapon is going to kick you, you may as well get better velocities. Higher recoil means fewer rounds fired for practice without degradation of shooting principles. I know, some will claim to be recoil resistant. Fine go for the big ones.

.308 – This is a better round than the 30.06 and a good .30 cal round for mid range work. Lower recoil, and decent ballistics helps this round but again it is becoming obsolete with newer rounds coming out or the increase in the availability of bullets in other calibers.

7mm.08 – Good round with 7mm ballistics, light recoil allowing for longer practice periods for proficiency.

6.5mm – This is a very good ballistics and again lower recoil allowing greater range time without the induced problems of heavy recoil. The bullets available now are greater than before and they have been the round of choice by many long range shooters. Depending on the loads and cases the round is good for long range and big game.

Between the two stands the 6.8 or .270. This is again a solid performer with many years of development, good solid ballistics, and light recoil. The 270 is also good for long range and from Deer to Elk. An older round though.

As stated I usually stay out of these as it is the same with the best rifle. There is none. It depends and that sounds like a cop out but is the truth. It will depend on a bunch of things, range you will be shooting, target you will be shooting, will you carry the weapon, how far will you carry it, what position will you shoot from most, how much money do you have, how much do you plan to practice?

My 2 cents only guys and I liked Gene’s answer with the 260 as a good solid overall weapon. Remember less recoil longer practice sessions.

I will mention that this is a shortened version as I got finished I forgot to copy the post before I hit the send button. You guys know what happened, I had spent too much time on the answer and the site booted me and that lost my original post. I am doing what I should have the first time and doing this in Word to cut and paste into the site.