30.06 is the best all around rifle round IMO. id take my remington 700 xcr because of the availability of the round... not to mention it can do everything i would ever need it to... serve as hunting weapon and as a sniper's gun if i had to use it for such applications.
Gotta disagree with you on that. The 30.06 will destroy too much meat for true scavenge hunting(and announce to everyone that you are there <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> ). But I you really must have a .30 cal, it really has almost just about nothing over the .308 given the modem components; ammo is slightly heavier, takes up more room, and the rifle is also heavier due to the longer action needed, plus you will have a longer bolt throw. I recognize that WWII and Vietnam era snipers used .30-06, but there is a reason why they have phased them out and been replaced by the .308. I know everyone talks about ammo availability of the .30-06, and that it true, but in my unprofessional survey taken everywhere I have been since obamanation 08 happened, I can just as easily find .308 as I can .30-06 and .270. Don't get me wrong, the .30-06 is a good round, just not as good as the .308 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> nor as versatile as the .22 <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />.
