Ain't much difference between the two rounds you mentioned.
When the Encore first came out, I chose the 308. However, I sometimes wish I'd picked the 30-06.
I later sent my 308 to SSK and had them "fix" it. It is now a 30-06 JDJ. If I'd picked the 30-06, I probably wouldn't have felt the need for the JDJ version.
The velocity of the 308 and 30-06 using factory ammo is virtually the same according to the information that SSK supplied me with back when the Encore first came out. Some brands of 308 were faster than equivelent 30-06, while other brands 30-06 were faster than equivelent 308 ammo. This all in 15" barrels.
I do believe that JD has stated that the 30-06 will slightly better the 308 with handloads, however.
You could expect the 30-06 to have slightly more recoil than the 308. Not enough to REALLY make that the lone criteria to choose the 308 over the 30-06.
Perhaps it really boils down to a personal decision. After all that's what matters most: what you want, not what someone else thinks you should get. Right?
Best Regards,
Rog :grin:
When the Encore first came out, I chose the 308. However, I sometimes wish I'd picked the 30-06.
I later sent my 308 to SSK and had them "fix" it. It is now a 30-06 JDJ. If I'd picked the 30-06, I probably wouldn't have felt the need for the JDJ version.
The velocity of the 308 and 30-06 using factory ammo is virtually the same according to the information that SSK supplied me with back when the Encore first came out. Some brands of 308 were faster than equivelent 30-06, while other brands 30-06 were faster than equivelent 308 ammo. This all in 15" barrels.
I do believe that JD has stated that the 30-06 will slightly better the 308 with handloads, however.
You could expect the 30-06 to have slightly more recoil than the 308. Not enough to REALLY make that the lone criteria to choose the 308 over the 30-06.
Perhaps it really boils down to a personal decision. After all that's what matters most: what you want, not what someone else thinks you should get. Right?
Best Regards,
Rog :grin: