Thread: 30-06 questions

The only Encore available at other than Gun City or J B Furly prices (= ripoff) was in 308. I was thinking of going 30-06 AI (or 280 AI if the only barrel I could get was a 7mm - basically taking an '08 case and running an improved reamer into it).

However a bit of scenario checking on Quickload and QuickTarget shows that the gains in velocity and energy are pretty minimal out to the ranges I shoot game. I'm thinking it'll stay a 308 and run something like the Federal Edge TLR's, in a single shot (no mag length restriction, long barrel) and a bit of careful powder selection I'm thinking I'll get the 175 TLR going at 2800 fps - plenty of WHOMP still at 500M.