Re: 30 06 vs 300 mag...
Both are .30 caliber, both throw the same bullets, but the 300 wm will do it faster and flatter. You can load the 300 down to the speeds of the 06, but why ? You can not get the 06 to the same heights as the 300 can attain. If you can not shoot it because of recoil then it doesn't matter you shoot. There is no such thing as too dead so how can you over kill ? A bullet going faster does not matter as much as the construction of the bullet for meat damage
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"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right, you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."