My father hunted his lifetime with a 30-06 and loved the 220s for elk. He shot everything from muskrats, owls and coyotes to elk and deer, cows and horses with his short Mauser. I saw some hella shots with it that defy modern rules. I checked the throat on that rifle last year and I don't think the 250 grain Barnes would reach the riflings. Though I don't know where it started. Family lore is that he bought it at monkey wards but it is a military Mauser with thumb cut, so?
I don't ever remember him shooting a fancy partition. It was old school heavy heavy for elk and I only remember green Sierra boxes in the reloading room besides the military fmj.
Makes my shoulder hurt just thinking about shooting it.
Last edited by KRAKMT; 12/08/18.
