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Originally Posted by 3blade
Usually the question I ask is do you shoot or carry your rifle more? But that’s already answered- you sold the 308 because it’s too heavy...why would you want a ‘06??? Longer action, longer barrel, more recoil, more expense for new reloading stuff - sure doesn’t seem to line up with your goals. Since you’ve discovered mono metals you know they equal or better the heavy for cal lead bullets, at hunting ranges anyway.
Just get a lighter 308 and go hunting.
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Yeah. By "too heavy" I mean 11 or 12 lbs. easily. It was a heavy 26" barrel Savage and after I swapped out the tuperware stock with something stiffer (i.e. heavier) to give it a hair of balance it was a tank. To be fair, I bought it as a range gun that I could hunt with. It was very effective but horrible to bushwhack with it. I'm not usually too fussy about weight but it was beyond reasonable.
Same rifle model 308 to 30-06 isn't a significant weight difference in my mind (although I'm certainly aware it exists)