Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Africa Dogzapper, let's hear about the 30-06 in Africa.........

My first big game hunting rifle was a Savage 110 in 30-06, as ugly as it is, it has killed deer with such authority that i found it too powerful for the close range kind of work that i do.I moved on to a 700 classic in 6.5X55 but boy do i really love the 30-06! it is truly a jack of all trades, and really has to be the most sucessful cartridge ever made.

As far as shipping rifles i have a shotgun case, break down the rifle and slip the case into the pouch on my Cabela's luggage, viola! no seperation of luggage and gun case. When i went to Alaska and checked the rifle in Newark( where some of the 9-11 terrorist departed) they didnt know squat, i told em, "yeah its alright to have my ammo in the gun case" they said alright, as they really didnt know, kind of scary.........

A couple of years ago I made a similar decision. I bought the Cabela's "guide series" rolling duffle and an aluminum shotgun case. Nothing makes me more nervous than shipping a case that literally screams "GUNS!!!" Slipping the shotgun case inside the duffel allows me to travel with relative impunity. It works for pistols, AR's, or hunting rifles.

On a different note, one guy I know travels with his guns in a beat-up Pelican case that looks more like a toolbox than a gun case. He stencilled "ACME SEPTIC SERVICE" on all 4 long sides in bright orange paint. Not even TSA messes with his case!