.303 vs 30-06

[brian]

Man o man if I could only go back in time with a pocket full of bills!

[Western Hunter]

Have a Tikka in 30-06, recommended.

[saskbooknut]

When Lee Enfields were $14.95 I was lucky to be making 75 cents an hour. Those old guns did not come easy, nor did the ammo.

[ACE]

When Lee Enfields were $14.95 I was lucky to be making 75 cents an hour. Those old guns did not come easy, nor did the ammo.

Walked to the Calgary city limit (82nd Ave. SE) and caught the bus at the bus loop ...... downtown to the Army Surplus ....
Picked out a Lee Enfield from the pile on the floor. Paid $14.95 ...... wrapped in brown paper, caught the bus back to the city limit bus loop. Took the paper off, and walked home.
A kid has to start somewhere .....

[wideopenthrottle]

When Lee Enfields were $14.95 I was lucky to be making 75 cents an hour. Those old guns did not come easy, nor did the ammo.

so basically for 20 hours work you could get one....min wage now 10.45 X 20 hrs=$209 .....so, just to get a old one now u need to work about twice as many hours...do you know what min wage was back then?

when comparing costs of things long ago to today I always convert it to equivalent cost in beer or hours of work at minimum wage...heheheh

[Singleshotneeded]

so basically for 20 hours work you could get one....min wage now 10.45 X 20 hrs=$209 .....so, just to get a old one now u need to work about twice as many hours...do you know what min wage was back then?

when comparing costs of things long ago to today I always convert it to equivalent cost in beer or hours of work at minimum wage...heheheh

Minimum wage in the old days? Whatever they wanted to pay...unless it was one of the early union gigs...then you got 60 to 75 cents an hour...

[Singleshotneeded]

30.06 is far superior to the .303...if you're looking for less recoil then check out the .308...or even the .270 if you're mainly hunting deer...

[180grainer]

So I'm considering my first rifle. For a while now I've settled on the 30-06 in a bolt-action. Recently my interest has been piqued by Parker-Hale .303
Anyone have experience with both of these. It looks like the .303 has less powder but also slightly less mass?
also the question of ubiquitous ammo in terms of purchasing. Can you buy .303 anywhere?

Haven't read the thread but have experience with both. Both are good. 30.06 is better. Ammo is everywhere.........not sure why this took 57 replies to get here.....but here I am....

[Downwindtracker2]

Both now come into their own when reloaded. There was a time when CIL 303 ammo made the 303 into an almost equal of the 30.06. In a P-14 or a Ross you can reload the 303 to the same as a 308. The cases are the same capacity. Since the 30-06 is an old round, factory loads take old rifles into account. In modern rifle it can be loaded to magnum pressures, the 2800 isn't far off the 3000 of the 300WinchesterMagnum.

[Tred]

Surplus ammo and cheep Lee–Enfields was the 303 Brits selling point.To Today though I would go with 30-06, 308, or 270 though. Cheaper ammo, equal to better ballistics, and more ammo availability.

Someone mentioned the 7mm-08 which is a great flat shooting caliber with low recoil. It isn't as available as 30-06, 308, or 270 thought.