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A while back, I was on a moose hunt up in Manitoba, Canada. The outfitter asked me "what are you using?", I told him a 30-06. He then said "good luck!", I asked him why? He said "the 30-06 is obsolete!" I obliged him with a good laugh and then later, a dead moose. It was the only hunt I went on with this guy. It's amazing what a great "obsolete" cartridge the 30-06 still is! And everything I've ever killed with it is still dead! Sometimes I stray from it, but it's never far away.
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Fugkin Canadians, they all want to be comedians.
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It is far from my favorite hunting cartridge, but the 30-06 is no more obsolete than diesel fuel.
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Probably wanted you to use 303 British.
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He prolly suggested a 270, so............
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Fugkin Canadians, they all want to be comedians. lol
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He said "the 30-06 is obsolete!" I obliged him with a good laugh and then later, a dead moose. Saying something is obsolete is not necessarily implying that it has lost its effectiveness. I would consider the .224 Weatherby, 7x61 S&H, 300H&H, .358 Norma-mag as obsolete, but not any less effective.
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Are Rolexes obsolete or did they always suck?
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A while back, I was on a moose hunt up in Manitoba, Canada. The outfitter asked me "what are you using?", I told him a 30-06. He then said "good luck!", I asked him why? He said "the 30-06 is obsolete!" I obliged him with a good laugh and then later, a dead moose. It was the only hunt I went on with this guy. It's amazing what a great "obsolete" cartridge the 30-06 still is! And everything I've ever killed with it is still dead! Sometimes I stray from it, but it's never far away. Did he offer a suggestion for a non-obsolete cartridge?
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Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed!
More to the point, last fall my 30-06 helped me take: pronghorn, mule deer, black bear and elk...
Obsolete? Perhaps, but dang, it sure worked!
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Fugkin Canadians, they all want to be comedians. lol +1
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Should've told him you were using a .300 Whelen.
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He prolly suggested a 270, so............ 🙄 Probably one of them kinda guys... DF
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The 30-06 is the MOAB in the cartridge world.
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Are Rolexes obsolete or did they always suck? Its the many (but not all) Rolex owners that suck. Their pretentious attitudes were backward and obsolete from day one of them owning a Rolex. now go see a doctor about some lithium for your obvious mental problem, because this thread is about the .30/06 cartridge, not a military .30 cal. Rolex.
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Are Rolexes obsolete or did they always suck? Its the many (but not all) Rolex owners that suck. Their pretentious attitudes were backward and obsolete from day one of them owning a Rolex. now go see a doctor about some lithium for your obvious mental problem, because this thread is about the .30/06 cartridge, not a military .30 cal. Rolex. My BIL flashed around with his Rolex. Enjoyed reminding him that my Seiko kept better time. DF
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Are Rolexes obsolete or did they always suck? Its the many (but not all) Rolex owners that suck. Their pretentious attitudes were backward and obsolete from day one of them owning a Rolex. now go see a doctor about some lithium for your obvious mental problem, because this thread is about the .30/06 cartridge, not a military .30 cal. Rolex. As long as we're talking medication, you know those blue pills won't make you taller, right?
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Obsolete? It figures. I just started hunting with one the year before last.
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If it's obsolete, does that make mine a collectors item? Is it worth more money now?
If you reload, there's no such thing as an obsolete cartridge.
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