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Was at the range last weekend with a couple new .30-06s, a Savage 111 and a Remington M700. A few rounds to sight in at 100 and then it was off to plink the 500-yard steel. Far more hits than misses and from what I could see, with the exception of 1 round that was using a heavier bullet, all the misses were still in the kill zone.

At that range I'd rather use my 7mm RM but either will suffice. I agree with Dobr - the shooters generally fall short sooner than the cartridges do.