As things now stand, a 6.5 Creedmoor vs 30-06 showdown is, in essence, a title fight for today’s best all-around big-game cartridge. The 6.5 Creedmoor was developed in 2007 for target shooters by ...

Hunters and shooters have been comparing the .308 vs .30/06 for decades. Some stand by the old warhorse .30/06 Springfield and others claim it’s descendant, the .308 Winchester, is better. Both are ...

This story was originally published in the November 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. The .30/06 is the most popular big-game cartridge for bolt-action rifles in the United States and probably in the world.