I have a couple of pre-64 M-70s & a pre-war version in 'o6. Phil Shoemaker says it best about the 30-06. Recently added a Mauser 30-06 Ackley Improved to the mix. It will push a 225 gr original Barnes to 2279 fps. Shot and chronographed it today. Excellent for moose or elk. Hornady 150 gr SP-to 2965 fps. The 30 GOVT 06 is still very popular in Alaska. Ammunition is available everywhere, with modern bullets it becomes a mini-magnum.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena-not the critic"-T. Roosevelt There are no atheists in fox holes or in the open doors of a para's aircraft.....
