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Very much alive and well with me and my wife both. I used one just a few months ago to kill a buck antelope at 220 +yards . One shot as he faced me through the heart , and get out the knife. ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50372873198_6e4b6be4ed_b.jpg) M1 2020 Buck 2 by .com/photos/156296479 N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep]
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Very much alive and well with me and my wife both. I used one just a few months ago to kill a buck antelope at 220 +yards . One shot as he faced me through the heart , and get out the knife. M1 2020 Buck 2 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Very nice. I've hunted with a Garand but never shot anything with it. Great old cartridge. Some better. Lots not. Don't currently have one. Probably should have.
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It's dead for me. Only 30-06 I have is a TC Encore that kicks a bit to much for my taste, plus I ruined my reloading die on a stuck case. I have a 308 that shoots 5 shot sub MOA groups all day, so I really have no use for a 06.
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Very versatile. Everyone ought to have an aught.
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Just bought another one, a Husqvarna Model 3000.  How many is too much? Ted
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I’ve still got two and the wife hunts with one. I traded a late 70s 700 adl that I used to kill a lot of animal and kicked myself in the ass every since. Last year I found a gem identical to it and the serial numbers was within a thousand for a steal so I righted a wrong. I’ve got rifles that are more fun but IMO everyone should have one very versatile
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I love taking my 50 year old Winchester 70 to the dear woods. But more and more I'm seeing less and less of them carried by others. I for one have no immediate wishes nor plans to stop using my 30-06. The only other gun I carry from time to time is the tried & true 30-30. I know how these rounds shoot out of my guns and they do their assigned jobs perfectly. 99% of the time it's one-shot-one-kill. I love my cheap t/c compass in. 223 for fox, hog & coyotes. I guess I'm just stuck in my ways but it's a good kinda stuck. You know what I mean?
I mean if it ain't broke then why fix it? Just my 2¢ You, sir, are a concert violinist..
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Nope still love and use my JERay special.
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Here’s a fun one that I have: ![[Linked Image from picturearchive.gunauction.com]](https://picturearchive.gunauction.com/1284064726/13619454/20150924141514-3379.jpg) An H&K SLB 2000 -w- a 10 round magazine.
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The only one I shoot anymore is my Garand. However, I always buy my grandkid's first hunting rifle (seven of them now) and it's always a 30-06. I can load reduced loads and get them started right. I don't pack one up here, too many critters that bite. I carry a .375 Ruger but carried a .338 Win Mag in my younger days.
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.30-06 ----- it just works and works damned good. Yeah, I confess that I do have and enjoy my 7mm-08 also, but my pride and joy is a .30-06. Ain't gonna change that.
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The problem with the 30-06 is will over penetrate. 😁
I recently traded into 1952 Model 70 in 30-06 that wore a Lyman All American with the #4 reticle. The bore is great but the chamber has some minor rust. I’m waiting on a different scope to show up. Actually it was a heads up from a fellow campfire member for the Burris on sale at Cabelas that made me think I’ll go with an all new to me a scope and caliber. I’ve owned a lot of 30-06’s but never set one up to hunt.
I originally planned to send it to JES and have it re-chambered and rebored to .35 Whelen, cut to 21” but on the advice of a few members here.....(paraphrasing) “don’t be a dumbass and just shoot it”. 😁. So I am.....Shooting it, not being a dumbass.
If it doesn’t shoot to my standards then I’ll rebore it and mess around. I’m sure I’ll eventually tinker with it. 😉
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I personally sold all my 30.06s. I have a 30-30 and a 308win. And a 270. I wouldn't have the 270 if it wasn't my Sons rifle. There's not really much that the 06 can do that the 308 or 708 can't do other than launch a 220gr Boulder at something. The development of the Mono bullets have gave the smaller bullets a big boost in penetration and the ability to be used in situations that 20+ years ago would not have been a good choice
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That round is over 100 years old and still going strong, I also have one chambered in a Serengeti version and that really tighted the groups up. 30-06, 30-30, 45ACP, 9mm, 50BMG have all been around for that long they only other rounds I can see maybe making it that long are 308 ,556 good luck buying Creedmoor or _______ new round du jour years down the road.
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Never felt the need for a 30-06 when the .270 always worked.
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Great cartridge. Although I have had them in the past, I no longer own one. My favorite cartridges, .280 Rem and .280ai are based of the '06 case though.
In reality, 100% of us could own one rifle for all of our N. America big game hunting and be fine, the 30-06. But we are a spoiled and diverse lot... and to think of the ammo shortage if we all shot the '06! 😁
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A&8, I don’t think I would alter an older m70 unless it won’t shoot well. If you decide to rebore to .35 Whelen, I’d not go shorter than 22 or 23 inches. Happy Trails
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Only use I ever had for it was the parent case for .270, .338-06, & .35 Whelen.
Wouldn't mind a Springfield to slum it in.
Mike I believe the 270 parent case is the 30-03, not the 30-06.
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.30-06 ----- it just works and works damned good. Yeah, I confess that I do have and enjoy my 7mm-08 also, but my pride and joy is a .30-06. Ain't gonna change that. +1
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Only use I ever had for it was the parent case for .270, .338-06, & .35 Whelen.
Wouldn't mind a Springfield to slum it in.
Mike I believe the 270 parent case is the 30-03, not the 30-06. IIRC, the 30-03 was the parent case for the .270 and the 30-06.
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