IMO, "Bart" is full of horse-pukey.
In 1963, when he said the .308 put the .30-06 out to pasture, the .308 had already been around for 8-9 years - So if it was so much better, howcum it took so long ?
The .308 has an advantage over a .30-06 in only two areas:
1) It can be chambered in a short-action rifle, making that 1/2" shorter action (etc) a tad lighter to tote around.
2) When looked @ by the military, the smaller round (.308) meant that a soldier could carry more rounds of ammo for a given weight - a premium in battle.
The .30-06's I've owned/shot (about 10, over the years) all shot slugs heavier than the .308 can handle (220grs) with accuracy & aplomb.
FWIW, I've owned 4 different .308 Ruger M77's and 2 Ruger M77's + one #1 in .30-06 - and can tell you that the Ruger .308's shot groups twice as wide (at their best) as the Ruger .30-06's (one of which would go 3/4" @ 100yds w/factory 180gr ammo anytime I wanted).
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