Had an uncle that took a moose every year with a 7MM Mag, word is it is powerful enough for anything in North America. Over 2000 lbs of animal
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My son shot his first deer a doe and his first Buck with a 243 a few weeks ago. Both deer were 125-150 yards and both dropped where they stood.A little off subject but I shot my first deer with a .243 [which is derived from the .308 case, so it is kind of relevant], (not my first deer, but the first I have shot with a .243) last week. Left shoulder, classic heart shot, ran about 120 yards, found hair but not a drop of blood for 70 yards. A little on a leaf and on a broomsage stalk then nothing. Luckily his dragging the shoulder left enough sign to track without blood and I located him. Is this normal for a .243?
As regards the .308 vs 30-06 debate I have shot more deer with the .308 but no recovery issues with either.
Well said.Emotions removed from the discussion, I would say there is very little if any discernable difference in performance on whitetails.
Ammo choices are vast for both calibers and reloading even greater.. Remember the projectile is the exact same.. a 308 is just a 3006 short.. LOL
Flip a coin and go put some meat in the freezer..
30-06. A typical 06 load will keep the bullet supersonic at 1000. The 308 will go subsonic at around 850.Let’s up the question.
What if your shooting the deer from 1000 yards away?