You betcha!!! I am, at the moment, working on a very nice example of toolmaking and machining, based on a '98 Mauser action. Currently I am using a Rem700 action in .30.06 with a Kreiger Barrel and BR stock ( I enjoy the handloading of the .30-06 instead of more "exotic" BR cartridges... I also enjoy shooting the AR-15 with the H-BAR (1:7 twist) using the 80 gr VLD bullet. Since, by necessity, the 80 gr bullet is longer than the magazine, but fits the military chamber for 5.56mm NATO (but not, however the civilian ,223 Rem chamber) and pne uses a fixed mag follower just to lock the bolt back, one has, essential a BR firearm, since mine has the free-float bbl, adjustable trigger, etc, and has been tightened up by gwmoore engineering. There is something inherently appealing to an engineer about handloading and BR shooting, I think it's the "quest after the ultimate" with the chronographing, and the changing of reloading parameters on the spot that brings out the interest.
This being said, since I also own a Garand, in ,30.06, you begin to see the pix... I like that caliber. Good then, good now. I never could see the reasoning behind the .308 (7.62 NATO) Why waste that great .5" of case capacity that you, conceivably, might need (NO I dont, but someone might)....
Greg