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Yes
Ammo for 30.06 is available and every mom-and-pop shop, wally world, and nearly any place you can buy a license.
what good is any rifle if you can't feed it? While what you say is true, one could say the same for .308 Win. There have been numerous times that I have been in little out-of-the-way stores, like hardware stores or gas stations, that stock 243, 270, and 30-06 but not 308. And if they have only one, it has always been 30-06 where I've looked.
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For resale, maybe; not to replace my .308.
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Yes
Ammo for 30.06 is available and every mom-and-pop shop, wally world, and nearly any place you can buy a license.
what good is any rifle if you can't feed it? While what you say is true, one could say the same for .308 Win. There have been numerous times that I have been in little out-of-the-way stores, like hardware stores or gas stations, that stock 243, 270, and 30-06 but not 308. And if they have only one, it has always been 30-06 where I've looked. Maybe so, but the argument is thin when talking about .308 Win. Now I'd heartily agree for something like .300 WSM, but not .308 Win which is what the OP has. But sure, it's no secret that the .30-06 is easiest to find.
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I found a fine custom 30-06 a few years ago for a good price. It's the best made rifle I have. It has a fine walnut stock, an octagon barrel and a superb finish. I already had a 308 in good blue/walnut. I would much rather have a fine custom chambered in 30-06 over the 308. ![[Linked Image]](http://i701.photobucket.com/albums/ww15/Donmartin29/100_0028.jpg)
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I found a fine custom 30-06 a few years ago for a good price. It's the best made rifle I have. It has a fine walnut stock, an octagon barrel and a superb finish. I already had a 308 in good blue/walnut. I would much rather have a fine custom chambered in 30-06 over the 308. Nice rifle. Is it yours?
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I would buy another 30 06 even though I have two already if I liked it. I have five 7 rem mags. You can't own too many rifles.
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I found a fine custom 30-06 a few years ago for a good price. It's the best made rifle I have. It has a fine walnut stock, an octagon barrel and a superb finish. I already had a 308 in good blue/walnut. I would much rather have a fine custom chambered in 30-06 over the 308. Nice rifle. Is it yours?
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Yes it is mine. It's by a smith in Canada named Hiptmayer.
I got a nice buck with it last season.
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I have both. My first bolt action is a Remington 700 ADL in 30/06. I was hunting on a private club (Monterey County) for pigs. The owner required all guns in a vehicle be 100% unloaded. And since a bolt action is a little time consuming to put a couple rounds in. I bought a Winchester model 88 in 308.
The 88 uses a detachable magazine. So I keep a couple of loaded magazines in my pocket. Once I get out of the truck I can load it so fast it is unbelievable.
If you reload, there's no such thing as an obsolete cartridge.
Once you render an opinion, you open yourself up to criticism.
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I would buy another 30 06 even though I have two already if I liked it. I have five 7 rem mags. You can't own too many rifles. Kind of the way I feel. Bought a .30-06 in 2006. Then another. And another. Then... Right now there are five in my safe, although I'm giving one away in about 3 weeks, after the wedding. Having multiple .30-06 rifles didn't keep me from buying a .308 or starting a .308 AR build. (Hope to finish the AR build next month or the one after, depends on what I do for the barrel.)
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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A 30-06? yes a kimber Montana? Hell no!
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I would buy another 30 06 even though I have two already if I liked it. I have five 7 rem mags. You can't own too many rifles. Kind of the way I feel. Bought a .30-06 in 2006. Then another. And another. Then... Right now there are five in my safe, although I'm giving one away in about 3 weeks, after the wedding. Having multiple .30-06 rifles didn't keep me from buying a .308 or starting a .308 AR build. (Hope to finish the AR build next month or the one after, depends on what I do for the barrel.) Pretty much my story: 5 bolt action 06's, one 7600, and one M1. One bolt 308 and one AR 308. I don't take the 308's too seriously, sort of like 270's: Coyotes
I prefer classic.
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I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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