Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting 30-06 didn't impress me.

It is hard to believe what boat-paddle Rugers are going for these days.

Got my first, a NIB .300WM on closeout for $395 at Sportsman's Warehouse, December,2004.

Got my second, a used stainless .30-06 for $480 in April of 2010. That one came in a laminate stock which I replaced with a boat paddle for around $75.

The third was a semi-custom stainless .338WM built from Ruger parts, including a 22" fluted stainless barrel acquired from Cariboujack here at 24hour). At last count, including gunsmithing and scope, I had $1010 invested in it. Had the parts assembled in August of 2010.

At the last couple of Denver gun shows I've seen a lot of used boat paddle rifles for sale but the prices are higher than a new Ruger. I keep looking for another boat paddle stock in original condition but for the time being the prices are higher than I'm willing to go. I'll keep looking, though.

They used to sell for $350.00 here brand new...That was a few years ago though..

I'm off to the range tomorrow too see how these 180gr partitions shoot out the 06 I picked up from BSA for my upcoming moose hunt to Alaska.. Trying out rl22 with federal 210 primer.. I'm hoping to get a chance at nice Brn bear as well.. Don't worry my daughter will be backing me up with her 270 Winchester 😁

Good luck 79s. Young son and I were at the range Friday. He's got a nice old custom Springfield 06. Man he had it singing with the 180's! And I got a full box of partitions. I'm loading him some more! I need to get a pic of that Springfield! It's a handsome rifle!

I think he's taking his old Husquvarna .270 along too! For a "just in case" rifle!

Thinking about taking my old pre-64 '06 with me this year. I haven't hunted elk with it in about 25 or 26 years, and I am feeling ashamed for having ignored it for so long.

Ben, that rifle needs a little love! Take it out for a date!

Thanks and good luck to you on your upcoming season as well! For elk I'm going to use my 270 loaded with accubonds

That 06 is a damn sweetheart buddy. Was one of my favorites, kind of like the one I sold to EricM. Those 2 30-06 rifles just want to please. I know you'll easily find a great load that it shoots sub moa. I know it's sacrilege, but I don't believe I ever fired any 180gr. partitions through it. It doted on 165's, however, I bet it will shoot 180's and 200's lights out. Keep me posted buddy and good luck with your hunt.. Oh yeah, I'm also glad your daughter is still loving that 270. She still running those 140gr. Hornady interlocks?

Here she is with a 5 shot group.. I love leupolds but those damn friction adjustments kind of suck lol

Yeah, friction adjustmets suck. The reason I got rid of many old redfields and leupolds. Looks like the old rifle still shoots good. The moose are going to be in trouble...

In good hands, the 06 is more than suitable.

I hope to find a Brn bear to shoot that would be the tits

Hunters become sentimentally attached to their favorite cartridge. To justify their sentimentality, they'll look for reasons to dislike other cartridges that'll so the same thing: kill big game.

The '06 impresses the hell outta me.

When I was a youngen and getting in the huntin' business, the '06 was thought to be too much gun for a whippersnapper. I was told to go the .270 Win route, a cartridge that wouldn't knock a youngen 'round 'bout his noggin. So I did. I have gratitude for those who had steered me in that direction. Most of the older folk who hunted with us used Remington's then pretty new Big 7, the 7MM Rem Mag, because they were grown men who could handle the recoil of such a manly cartridge.

Some 30 years ago I bought a Sako 7MM Rem Mag because I wanted to get serious about elk huntin'...and because I got a fantastic deal on an AV. Make no mistake, the 7MM Rem Mag is all that and a whole lot more. But what the hell does that mean? I do know that it ain't gonna kill anything deader than an '06.

If I had wisdom way back yonder, I'd of bought me a .280 Rem and would've never needed another big game rifle for all North American big game. But I didn't know then what I know now, or something similar. But then again, the '06 would've done me just as good. And the reality is the .308 Win is the de facto equal of the '06. I have yet to see anyone hunt the Rockies with 220 grain '06 bullets.

The '06 has done everything that can be done with a rifle cartridge, including kill elephants. It's the primary cartridge of Eskimos when they gotta or wanna kill Nanook.

I can do everything that I want done with my 40+ year-old Model 700 in .270 Win. It will kill big elk & moose just as dead as those not-yet-but-will-assuredly-become-obsolete mega magnums if I do my job, which is to put bullets where they need to go. An elk ain't gonna know whether a .270 Win or a 300 RUM stopped its topside oxygenated blood flow. All it's gonna know is that it's dead. But you ain't gotta believe me. Ask Mr. Heinz Naef how those non-impressive cartridges work on HUGE moose.

This Husqvarna 640 arrived at the dealer yesterday. Young son ordered it last week. Tis a 30/06! He is real happy! Loves the open sights. hell even I can see em!



Named "Bullwinkle"!

I bet it goes with us to Colorado in a few weeks! . Along with his other 06.

I bagged a large Cottontail with my F250 this morning. Terminal destruction was immediate.

I love them huskys.

Here's a Husky story.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/8948791/1

DF

Those Husky's are great old rifles..

Was the "terminal destruction" to the truck or the rabbit?