Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Surely none of you are crass enough to use a 30-06 on deer!

Anyone that hunts should have at least one 30-06. Just to be on the safe side, I've gone with two of them. That's my small gun. It will handle most things I run into.

That's what I'd like to hunt with. But, alas, I'm afraid I'm too blind for it now.

Praise the Lord, this man has repented.

I used the 30.06 (180 grain bullets) from about 1993 to 2008 and probably took 20 deer or more with it. In 2009 I started using a 7MM Magnum (156 grain to 162 grain bullets) and probably have taken about 13 deer with it.

To tell you the truth I have not see much difference between the two on the deer kills out to 100 yards. The 30.06 is more than enough for deer, I am thinking about going back to it since I own about 4 of them at this time. I suppose a man goes through certain phases as far as which cartridge to use on deer.

Once had four rifles in 30-06 and killed a fair number of deer with three of them. I was younger then and didn't know any better. Best excuse I can come up with?

One was a M760 Remington. Killed two bucks w/open sights, scoped it, killed a few more, before discovering (via the interwebs) that they aren't accurate and even worth having around. Sold it to a buddy that had gotten back into hunting and didn't know any better.

I joined the Fire about 18 years ago, quickly found out I'd been poorly armed with such dinosaurs and am now down to a mere two Ought Sixes. Now up to speed, haven't killed a deer with one in years.

Although both grandsons like to borrow one of my old clunkers and manage to take deer with them on a regular basis, despite the poor taste inherent in using such a relic. Both are primarily bow hunters, but will take one of my rifles out, if they have a tag left for gun seasons. Only excuse I have now, for still owning a 30-06.