Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Any love for the 30/06

It's not slowly dying, it's fading fast. There are way too many rifles out there already for ammo to dry up anytime soon, but sales of new rifles in 30-06 and 270 for that matter have fallen dramatically in the last 10 years. Everybody that wants one already has 1 or 3 and the few people who don't have one can easily find a used one. Some manufacturers don't even offer either 30-06 or 270 as options.

That is what I used most of my hunting career, but it's just more gun than I, or 90% of shooters need. I still have a couple but can't remember the last time I hunted with either of them. If I lived where larger game like elk, moose, or grizzly were commonly hunted then 30-06 would probably still be my preferred cartridge.