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I’m seriously thinking about selling every non-lever centerfire hunting rifle that I have that isn’t chambered in 30-06. I don’t believe that there is anything more effective on whitetails than a 30-06 stoked with 150s running 2900 FPS or better. Every deer I’ve ever shot with that combination just flops over and dies. They don’t run 30 yards, they don’t meander around, it is literally bang and flop.

I know that there are lots of cartridges that work as well and I’ve used a lot of them. But the confidence I have with that combination cannot he overstated. I’m getting to the age where reloading is more of a chore than a passion and the ability to just grab a rifle and pretty much any factory 150s (if I don’t have any loaded) is nice.

Yeah, 30-06 is boring but at this point in life, excitement can be overrated. It just works.

I'd say it also speaks well of your shot placement.

Indeed. Good marksmanship makes almost any cartridge look good. OTOH, if you cant get it done with a .30-06, you probably shouldn't be trying it.

I’ve experienced similar results with my .27-06!

And the 25-06!

Thank you for reminding everyone the 25-06 does indeed bang flop.

Maybe it’s the -06 part that does the quick killin?

Have the same results with a .223 as well. Just not 100% of the time.

Same for my .243, .308...etc.

Shot placement.

And bullet performance.

In many cases you can shoot any deer behind the shoulder, and it's a "Good Shot", and the deer may run.



Anyone that uses "always" in their statements, hasn't killed much, compared to those that have.

Are you guys all looking for arguments?

I agree... you can take about any cartridge and have the same results. I am thinking about selling all my big rifles except the .223... everything it hits dies...

Here we go.....pass the popcorn.....at least 10 pages..............................................................................

Hell, I don't even have to shoot them with my 45-70. I just point it at them, and they just give up & fall over dead.

There just isn't much to pick an arguement with the 30-06.

The 30-06 doesn’t recoil, it can be made in an extremely light rifle, and it is accurate out to all reasonable distances. More and more, I’m just happy to be bored. And I say that while being a huge fan of the mild non magnum 7mm’s, which also work great in my opinion.

I have one of those 06's with a 25 in front of it. Kills every thing it looks at.

Jerry

Obviously, you've likely never killed deer with a 45-70 then.

But if your experience with the 'o6 is as you describe, that's not exactly the norm with that cartridge, so far as 100% bang-flops go.

Not that the 'o6 isn't a great round, because it is.

How many have you killed with it?

MM

The larger point of this thread, is probably to pick something. Be happy with it. And go forth and kill things. I think I’m about done being a rifle loony.

.270 win is a tranny .30-06

I have the same experience shoulder shooting them with a 150 grain Partition from a 280. Bang flop every time.

Shot one with a 45-70 last year. It penetrated literally from stem to stern and did amazing damage. Deer ran 100 yards with no blood before tipping over.

In excess of fifty with the 30-06.