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Originally Posted by chuck
It trumps it in exactly zero aspects. A 30-06 launches a 150 grain bullet over 3000 fps, a 165gr bullet over 2900 FPS and a 200 grain bullet over 2700 FPS and burns powder at a 99% efficiency rate while doing it.
As an efficient hunting cartridge the 338-06 would be one of my last choices. It is hamstrung on so many levels.
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Not sure I quite follow this one. 338-06 will launch a 160 at 3150 fps, a 200 grain at almost 2900 fps and a 250 grain bullet at 2600 fps with 58 grains of powder. A 220 grain out of the 30-06 will be doing max 2500 fps, also using 59 grains oof powder, so 30 grains lighter and 100 fps slower. Don't really see much hamstringing in a 338-06, especially with the heavier bullets.