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Has the 30-06 died along with the .308 ???
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<blockquote data-quote="MajorSpittle" data-source="post: 1952539" data-attributes="member: 53101"><p>This is exactly what is killing many of the older cartridges and why 30-06 is still lingering.</p><p></p><p>Think about this:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If all the 7mm and .270 rifles made in the last 40 years came standard with a 1:8 twist barrel then how many of the "new" cartridges would exist ( looking at you 6.5mm )</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If all the .243 and .25 rifles made in the last 40 years came standard with a 1:7.25 twist barrel then how many of the "new" cartridges would exist.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Now look at .308 and 30-06 which are typically sold with a 1:10 twist barrel which is all that is needed to stabilize bullets that they can efficiently be loaded for? Nobody is looking to replace their 30-06/308 with a new cartridge of like capacity because 95% of people are just looking at Recoil/Performance/Cost/Availability for selecting what cartridge their rifle will be chambered for. Only a select few people would replace an '06 for cartridge of like performance due to wanting a short action, brass longevity, mag capacity........</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MajorSpittle, post: 1952539, member: 53101"] This is exactly what is killing many of the older cartridges and why 30-06 is still lingering. Think about this: [LIST] [*]If all the 7mm and .270 rifles made in the last 40 years came standard with a 1:8 twist barrel then how many of the "new" cartridges would exist ( looking at you 6.5mm ) [*]If all the .243 and .25 rifles made in the last 40 years came standard with a 1:7.25 twist barrel then how many of the "new" cartridges would exist. [*]Now look at .308 and 30-06 which are typically sold with a 1:10 twist barrel which is all that is needed to stabilize bullets that they can efficiently be loaded for? Nobody is looking to replace their 30-06/308 with a new cartridge of like capacity because 95% of people are just looking at Recoil/Performance/Cost/Availability for selecting what cartridge their rifle will be chambered for. Only a select few people would replace an '06 for cartridge of like performance due to wanting a short action, brass longevity, mag capacity........ [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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