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<blockquote data-quote="sdkidaho" data-source="post: 310622" data-attributes="member: 19932"><p><strong>Differences:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>In the Weatherby Vanguard:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>30-06</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ready availability of ammo.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Less expensive ammo.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wide variety of factory ammo.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A little less recoil.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Holds 5+1.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>300 WSM</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shoots a little faster/flatter with the same weight bullet.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ability to push heavier bullets at much better speeds.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Short action has more aftermarket stuff for it if you want to reconfigure it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can load down for lighter loads for less recoil and maintain the 30-06 velocities.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Holds 3+1.</li> </ul><p>____________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>Some more questions:</p><p></p><p>-Ok, so how much more recoil are we talking here? I don't want to develop the dreaded flinch. The last time I shot a 30-06 I was probably 12 (pushing 40 now), and granted that was probably one with no sort of recoil pad and I'm not exactly 12 any more.</p><p></p><p>-Ammo is less expensive for the 30-06. How much difference are we talking? I don't reload, but that also is something I might consider at some point, but for now it will be off-the-shelf ammo that I would be buying to hunt with.</p><p></p><p>-Is a short action preferred to a long action, and if so, why?</p><p></p><p></p><p>A couple pictures for comparison that I found. Not sure if any of you use ammoguide.com or not but it was nice to be able to look at the cases and visually see the difference.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://ammoguide.com/cgi-bin/aicompare.cgi?sn=LWPMqBsCGe" target="_blank"><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/sdkidaho/Big%20Game/300WSM30-06.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://ammoguide.com/?catid=161" target="_blank"><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/sdkidaho/Big%20Game/300WSM.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://ammoguide.com/?catid=99" target="_blank"><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/sdkidaho/Big%20Game/30-06.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Thanks again for your input guys. Again, I'm not a novice where hunting is concerned - I've been hunting critters great and small my entire life, but it's been a few years since I've been doing any big game hunting and I never was extremely knowledgeable about bullet weights, how fast a load was with which combination of bullet and powder, etc, so I appreciate your willingness to reply.</p><p></p><p>Darby</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sdkidaho, post: 310622, member: 19932"] [b]Differences:[/b] [B]In the Weatherby Vanguard: 30-06[/B] [LIST] [*]Ready availability of ammo. [*]Less expensive ammo. [*]Wide variety of factory ammo. [*]A little less recoil. [*]Holds 5+1. [/LIST] [B]300 WSM[/B] [LIST] [*]Shoots a little faster/flatter with the same weight bullet. [*]Ability to push heavier bullets at much better speeds. [*]Short action has more aftermarket stuff for it if you want to reconfigure it. [*]Can load down for lighter loads for less recoil and maintain the 30-06 velocities. [*]Holds 3+1. [/LIST] ____________________________________________________________ Some more questions: -Ok, so how much more recoil are we talking here? I don't want to develop the dreaded flinch. The last time I shot a 30-06 I was probably 12 (pushing 40 now), and granted that was probably one with no sort of recoil pad and I'm not exactly 12 any more. -Ammo is less expensive for the 30-06. How much difference are we talking? I don't reload, but that also is something I might consider at some point, but for now it will be off-the-shelf ammo that I would be buying to hunt with. -Is a short action preferred to a long action, and if so, why? A couple pictures for comparison that I found. Not sure if any of you use ammoguide.com or not but it was nice to be able to look at the cases and visually see the difference. [URL="http://ammoguide.com/cgi-bin/aicompare.cgi?sn=LWPMqBsCGe"][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/sdkidaho/Big%20Game/300WSM30-06.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://ammoguide.com/?catid=161"][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/sdkidaho/Big%20Game/300WSM.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://ammoguide.com/?catid=99"][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/sdkidaho/Big%20Game/30-06.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Thanks again for your input guys. Again, I'm not a novice where hunting is concerned - I've been hunting critters great and small my entire life, but it's been a few years since I've been doing any big game hunting and I never was extremely knowledgeable about bullet weights, how fast a load was with which combination of bullet and powder, etc, so I appreciate your willingness to reply. Darby [/QUOTE]
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