Shooting .308 in a 30-06? Can it be done?

[v0lcom13sn0w]

So i pulled the biggest bonehead move to date...

was sighting in the hunting rifles tonight... two almost identical Savage 110 and 10.

im ok, the rifles are ok... what happened was i had the 308 ammo out and grabbed the 30-06 by mistake

yeah.

on the bright side, it hit the target. low and to the left tho




let the hazing begin... i deserve it



btw... yes, it can be done

DONT DO IT!

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[Joe13]

Good info though

Glad everything is intact man.

 

[Flopsweat]

Way better result than 300BLK in a 223. Glad you're OK. Looks like it cut it pretty cleanly. You can probably neck that down to .308 now.

 

[Joe13]

Gotta paint one of them pink so you can tell the difference

 

[USMC-03]

Can it be done, well yes. Should it be done? Never ever.

 

[Flopsweat]

Gotta paint one of them pink so you can tell the difference

A friend of mine has a giant placard on the side of his 300BLK AR that says 300 BLK. Mags are marked pretty prominently too.

 

[Joe13]

A friend of mine has a giant placard on the side of his 300BLK AR that says 300 BLK. Mags are marked pretty prominently too.

Aren't the mags the same for 300 and 223?

 

[Basedgreaser]

Good info though

Glad everything is intact man.

Correct me if im wrong, but outside of case dimesnsions, the 30-06 can be loaded for higher pressures then 308 so a newer rifle made for 30-06 should be able to handle that fine without without worry of blowing up

 

[Lilhigbee]

You did check the chamber to make sure the neck and shoulder aren't stuck in it, right??

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

Way better result than 300BLK in a 223. Glad you're OK. Looks like it cut it pretty cleanly. You can probably neck that down to .308 now.

lol it didnt split the case. it fireformed the 308 case neck LOL

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

Aren't the mags the same for 300 and 223?

yep, i only use FDE magpul mags for 300blk supers and black hexmags for subs

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

You did check the chamber to make sure the neck and shoulder aren't stuck in it, right??

yes, i did. i was confused as heck at first. i took the bolt out and then realized the 308 case was fireformed

 

[Lilhigbee]

yes, i did. i was confused as heck at first. i took the bolt out and then realized the 308 case was fireformed

So what are you going to call your new caliber, .45-308 WTF??

 

[Stomper]

Look on the up side, that spent casing may just be the beginning of making you the founder of an entirely new caliber.... I'd get it patented right away if I were you!

 

[American123]

So i pulled the biggest bonehead move to date...

was sighting in the hunting rifles tonight... two almost identical Savage 110 and 10.

im ok, the rifles are ok... what happened was i had the 308 ammo out and grabbed the 30-06 by mistake

yeah.

on the bright side, it hit the target. low and to the left tho
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let the hazing begin... i deserve it



btw... yes, it can be done

DONT DO IT!

My brother in law shot .300 win mag out of a .300 weatherby, went through at least one box, he lives in Montana, so when I was visiting and we were looking at his guns he showed me his ".300 win mag" he showed me the ammo he had for it and the spent brass and I informed him that he in fact had a .300 weatherby. Hes a younger guy who has a bit to learn.

 

[American123]

used to work as a range officer at a gun range, guy called me over to help figure out why his 9mm wasnt cycling, it would fire, but not cycle so I inspected it and informed him that the .380 auto ammo he was shooting in it was firing, but not strong enough to cycle the slide of his 9mm pistol.

 

[USMC-03]

So what are you going to call your new caliber, .45-308 WTF??

Now that's what we used to call fire forming...

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Wow! You created the .45/70 Rimless! It's a wonderful world we live in!

 

[No_Regerts]

Correct me if im wrong, but outside of case dimesnsions, the 30-06 can be loaded for higher pressures then 308 so a newer rifle made for 30-06 should be able to handle that fine without without worry of blowing up

Actually, the 308 is generally loaded to higher pressure than the 30-06. The 308 was developed in the early 50s to match M2 Ball 30-06 ammo (150gr, 2700ish fps) in a shorter and lighter case. To do this, it had to be loaded to higher pressures. The 30-06 was developed 50 years prior when metallurgy wasn't as good and was loaded to pressures acceptible to those guns. New rifles with stronger steel could handle the 308's pressure.

This is why the 30-06 with modern loads really outpaces the 308 with pressure being equal. Sure, in 1952, they were equals. Now, the 30-06 can easily push the same 150gr bullet to 3000 fps.

 

[Goosebrown]

So what are you going to call your new caliber, .45-308 WTF??

.308 Blackout?