>>...Excuse me but your reply to rabidralph shows that you are the naive one. 30-06 and 308 have been dropping Elk and Moose for years...<<
You’re excused! And I wouldn’t put the 30-06 in the same terminal-ballistic class as the 308. I’d also wager those hunters were *quite* experienced, competent stalkers and/or ambushers who made their shots count. Or else they didn’t give a hoot how long their blood-trails were or if they recovered what they shot.
I wouldn’t put the 06 in the same class as the .308 either, it is a much better round, higher velocity, less efficient maybe, but a better round altogether. As for people who know how to hunt and shoot, killing an Elk or Moose with a 30 caliber, such as the .308 and the 06, is no big deal. As a matter of fact, year after year people kill Elk with .50 caliber muzzle loaders, a round far less lethal than either the 06 or .308. The 30-30 is also capable as long as the ranges are short. As for Naive, you still take the prize, and add a little dumbsh** in there also.