No. The 30-06 and the .308 are esentially the same round. Check the ballistics on both cartridges.
Index Number | Cartridge Type | (grs.) | Bullet Style | Primer No. | Coefficient | |||
PG30064 | Remington® Premier Green® | 180 | Lapua Naturalis | 9 1/2 | 0.302 | |||
PRC3006C | Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 | Core-Lokt® Ultra Bonded | 9 1/2 | 0.402 | |||
PRC308WC | Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 | Core-Lokt® Ultra Bonded | 9 1/2 | 0.402 | |||
PG308W3 | Remington® Premier Green® | 180 | Lapua Naturalis | 9 1/2 M | 0.302 | |||
R30069 | Remington® Express® | 55 | Pointed Soft Point | 9 1/2 | 0.197 | |||
Velocity (ft/sec) | ||||||||
Cartridge Type | Bullet | Muzzle | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | |
Remington® Premier Green® | 180 LP | 2665 | 2337 | 2108 | 1856 | 1626 | 1422 | |
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 CLUB | 2700 | 2480 | 2270 | 2070 | 1882 | 1704 | |
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 CLUB | 2620 | 2404 | 2198 | 2002 | 1818 | 1644 | |
Remington® Premier Green® | 180 LP | 2620 | 2335 | 2068 | 1820 | 1594 | 1394 | |
Remington® Express® | 55 PSP | 4080 | 3484 | 2964 | 2499 | 2080 | 1706 | |
Energy (ft-lbs) | ||||||||
Cartridge Type | Bullet | Muzzle | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | |
Remington® Premier Green® | 180 LP | 2838 | 2258 | 1775 | 1377 | 1057 | 808 | |
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 CLUB | 2913 | 2457 | 2059 | 1713 | 1415 | 1161 | |
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 CLUB | 2743 | 2309 | 1930 | 1601 | 1320 | 1080 | |
Remington® Premier Green® | 180 LP | 2743 | 2179 | 1709 | 1324 | 1015 | 777 | |
Remington® Express® | 55 PSP | 2033 | 1482 | 1073 | 763 | 528 | 355 | |
Short-Range Trajectory | ||||||||
Cartridge Type | Bullet | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | |
Remington® Premier Green® | 180 LP | 1.3 | 1.4 | zero | -3.2 | -8.3 | -15.6 | |
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 CLUB | 0.0 | zero | -1.3 | -4.2 | -8.7 | -15.1 | |
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 CLUB | 0.0 | zero | -1.4 | -4.5 | -9.4 | -16.3 | |
Remington® Premier Green® | 180 LP | 1.4 | 1.5 | zero | -3.3 | -8.6 | -16.2 | |
Remington® Express® | 55 PSP | 0.0 | 0.2 | zero | -1.0 | -3.0 | -6.2 | |
Long-Range Trajectory | ||||||||
Cartridge Type | Bullet | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 400 | 500 |
Remington® Premier Green® | 180 LP | 3 | 2.4 | zero | -4.3 | -10.9 | -31.9 | -66.2 |
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 CLUB | 2.1 | 1.8 | zero | -3.5 | -8.9 | -25.8 | -52.7 |
Premier® Core-Lokt® Ultra | 180 CLUB | 2.3 | 2.0 | zero | -3.8 | -9.5 | -26.4 | -56.4 |
Remington® Premier Green® | 180 LP | 3.1 | 2.5 | zero | -4.5 | -11.3 | -33.2 | -68.8 |
Remington® Express® | 55 PSP | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | zero | -2.6 | -12.2 | -30.0 |