Quote Originally Posted by jonbearman View Post
You wont be able to go to 300 win mag speeds with an 06 due to its design.Basically the case is too weak to handle the pressure at those pressures.Who ever said it is marginal on all big game is not a rifleman.If you want performance then ditch the 06 and go with a 300 wsm or win mag period.

Jon,
In no way is the 30/06 case weak. I think that you do not understand that the brass case is only a gasket. The reason that the 30/06 is loaded to lower pressure is because of the older rifles not the case.

Also no one said that the 30/06 could match the performance of a 300 what ever. The reason that they have higher performance is that they have a larger capacity not because they have a stronger case.

The arguement of weak cases always reminds me of when people say rhat the 45 Colt case is weak. That same case is what Dick Casull used to develope the 454 Casull using tri plex loads. The case is only a gasket and it depends as to how the gasket is supported.

Regards, Keith