I have a friend that is new to hunting. Matt comes over sometimes for a chat. I gave him the Nosler (#7) Reloading manual, and the 10th edition of Cartridges of the World. As I have newer editions in both. Matt doesn't have a rifle yet (he borrows one of mine) however he decided to buy a 270 Winchester. I'm trying to convince him to buy a 30/06.

For our next chat I pulled out the 10th (1993) edition of Records of North American Big Game. It has a great chapter about cartridges titled "The Caliber of Record". It explains how the 30/06 is the #1 caliber. It wasn't until today that I noticed it was written by John Barsness AKA Mule Deer!

If you reload, there's no such thing as an obsolete cartridge.

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