re: Buying a new hunting rifle in April, which caliber to go with?

Great choice in rifle... I have and use .30-06 & .308.... I tend to grab my .308 more, especially if I'm in a lock on or a climber b/c of the reduced recoil. I use 150 grain in both calibers.
My .308 is also more accurate from a steady benchrest. For me, I chose accuracy and reduced recoil over the extra "knock down " power (which is still close)...