Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 30 06 good for everything great for nothing

man the 30 06 basically is a useless caliber unless you like junk. first of all i would challenge anyone to name a situation where there isnt a better caliber for the job.
- deer sized game in cover, 308 works better in short bbls
- deer sized game long range, magnums are flatter shooting
- elk sized game in cover again 308 or similar is more ideal
- elk sized game long range, again a magnum is better
- big bears, 06 is not enough gun
- dangerous game, 06 again is not suitable

so dont bother to rant on about your 3006 being all you need because i agree but there is no doubt that the 06 your lugging around all over the place is nothing but a compromise and there will always be a better tool for the job. kind of like using a ratchet as a hammer, weve all done it and it works but it works like crap

But it'll still be around long after you.

ha, I see you're searching for the MOST effective way to stir up the campfire.

My, my, my . . .

And to think all the game that fell to the 30-06 could have been killed with something better.

+1

are you calling out the masses?

oof, careful.

Well, it's post-political season.

Seems we've got to find the DSMF'er ballistic/cartridge/rifle trolls now.

Big_Chump steps up as the first, in what I'm sure will be a long line.

Big Chief - You're a liar, and a troll. And a very poor one at both. Anyone who does a search on your posts will see.

Go away.

Big chief full of heap big BS.

I have killed a boat load of deer, elk, etc, with a '06 and several with a 308. From a few feet to over 600 yards. Far as I could tell the game didn't seem to know the difference nor could I for that matter.

I assume you are trying to be inflammatory... because your post has not been very well thought out.

Look at his posts, he's lied many times about what game he has taken, and admitted to being a troll.

Here is a picture of Big Chief with a deer he supposedly shot. No 30-06 in sight just a crossbow...

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo216/g_godd/buck3.jpg

I could think of at least 40 or 100 better calibers.

I think it is childish to rant and call people names on these outdoor websites. If I were that type of person, I would call him something like idiot, loser, trouble-maker, scum-sucking pig, or any other of a few expletives. Good thing I'm not that type of a person.

"30 06 good for everything great for nothing" - The topic of this post is a joke, right?

You'll need to be nice to big chief. Taco Bell is a very hard job and he's under a lot of stress.

still havnt heard a single situation where the 30 06 is the best choice, bassically there is no argument the 30 06 is a compromise no matter what. and a crossbow is a better hunting tool than a compound thats why i use it if i was allowed to use a gun i would have and it sure as sh&t wouldnt have been some lame 30 06

I know Rick doesn't like to ban people, but I sure wish he's make an exception in your case.

i take the whole thread back, the 30 06 is arguably one of the best truck guns, because it doesnt matter if it gets rusty or beat up a bit and for some unknown reason ammunition is readily available, even then the .308 is a better choice.

Uuuuuh, the village called, they'd like their idiot back. Time to go Chiefy Weefy.

Dead is dead, The out of the last two deer that I shot, one fell in its tracks an the other made it 15yards. Dunno how much deader you want the critter to get.

Mommy and Daddy will want their computer back soon.. You better finish you trolls quick.