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The old ‘06 is probably one of the most versatile rounds ever.
But talk of just one round isn’t Loony.
I have a couple of ‘06’s, but a safe full of diversity.
Choosing one at the exclusion of others may be interpreted as racist.
We just can’t go there; it’s not PC.
DF ^^ THIS ^^ AND MY PRE-64 30-O6 `S GETS THE NOD THIS YEAR !
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My __________ is all I really need There, fixed it for you - fill in the blank with any one of 47 different cartridges. I agree with Brad. While I appreciate the thought process of uber practicality and minimalism. There is no way I could do what is proposed. I like guns and bows too much, and enjoy playing with them all. What I truly need is more time to play!
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The first 24 years of my hunting life I was without a .30'06. Then in 1988 I started preparing for my first elk hunt so I "needed" another rifle. I decided on a Winchester M70 Featherweight chambered in .30'06 and killed the best bull I've been blessed with. Still am attached to my 7x57 but, if the number of rifles count the old '06 is superior and can do it all.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
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Another 30-06 group hug! Its true the 30-06 can't be beat for patriotism and tradition. But for actual use, there is always a better choice for any application.
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Another 30-06 group hug! Its true the 30-06 can't be beat for patriotism and tradition. But for actual use, there is always a better choice for any application. Some of us are good enough that we can use it for anything without an issue. Others need the perfect cartridge for whatever they happen to hunt.
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Mike It’s called FUN w/dick & jane Cartridges. Jerry
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I with ya. If I sold all my rifles down to one, it'd be my Winchester M70 Super Grade in .30-06. When she was brand new... Very nice !! I'd never hunt that rifle. Too pretty. I have 3, in '06. They aren't too pretty to hunt with. Trust me..... But do I want to hunt the 1.25MOA, the 1 MOA, or the inch groups at 300 yards rifle (I haven't shot it for group at 100 yet....)
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Mike It’s called FUN w/dick & jane Cartridges. Jerry I've done it too but I've also killed groundhogs to moose with the 30-06 without trouble and have covered the spectrum from 110 grain loads to 220's. These days I like 150's for most things. I have a bunch of Hornady IL's loaded up with 4895
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I've done it too but I've also killed groundhogs to moose with the 30-06 without trouble and have covered the spectrum from 110 grain loads to 220's. These days I like 150's for most things. I have a bunch of Hornady IL's loaded up with 4895
For years I’ve planned & preped to hunt Elk. I’ve run the gamut from 8 RM ——> 270 for Elk I’ve decided *for me* the 7 RM is nearly the perfect all round b g rifle because of its trajectory. I don’t discredit the 06, it’s just not as flat shooting. OTOH for *my* WT hunting a 25-06 or 270 would have done ALL I have needed to do. and I could have done it all with an 06. There are no flies on the old Patriot. Jerry
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I'd love to have a 7x57, and a M70 FW in 7mm08 is what I was leaning towards until I got my Tikka. Last 5 deer I've killed was with 30-30 levergun n iron sights, my favorite way to shoot, but at 62 my eyes are slipping. I needed a scope and the M65 Tikka stepped right out in front of me. I had to have it! I'll be loading me some big flatnose Hawks and Sierra's i already had. I believe at about 2600fps they'll be devastating doe pills! I'm seeing clearly I should've went to the 06 long time ago!
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When I was growing up my father wouldn't let us get a 30/06. We could have 300 Win Mags, 308 Win, 270 Wins, 30-30s, 8 Rems, or 7 Rem Mag. I always wondered why? He explained to me on a moose hunt when he was borrowing a 30/06 Husky FN High Power with K4 that weighs like 10 lbs but kicks like a pussy cat. I wanted to make sure that nobody would want to steal our guns our in Kenny Lake because besides 30/06 and 30-30 there were no other sources of ammo. That is why, he said, I would take the 8 Rem mag or the light 300 Win Mags to the local Kenny Lake gravel pits during the annual turkey shoot. He would let a couple of the bigger thieves in the valley shoot them and then proceed to do well. My first 30/06 was a SC Baco featherweight deluxe from 2008. Since then they have accumulated. I think I have 12 or 13 of them right now. I wouldn't need more than one but I am just entering my prime of gun loco accumulation phase and I don't own a supercub or an SJX Phantom. They are a great platform and they are ready for service.
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My __________ is all I really need There, fixed it for you - fill in the blank with any one of 47 different cartridges. I agree with Brad. While I appreciate the thought process of uber practicality and minimalism. There is no way I could do what is proposed. I like guns and bows too much, and enjoy playing with them all. What I truly need is more time to play! I agree with this
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My __________ is all I really need There, fixed it for you - fill in the blank with any one of 47 different cartridges. I agree with Brad. While I appreciate the thought process of uber practicality and minimalism. There is no way I could do what is proposed. I like guns and bows too much, and enjoy playing with them all. What I truly need is more time to play! I agree with this Agreed. It’s our experiences that enrich our lives, a particular cartridge is just part of the story. Plenty of cartridges I could “just hunt with… “
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This year I have four kids hunting here in Montana along with my wife and myself. Part of our current battery for the coming season is a 6mm-06, two .25-06s, a .30-06, and a .35 Whelen. Hard to get away from the '06 case it seems.
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RickyBobby, didn't you spawn a 13 page "The 30-06 is the greatest thing ever" thread already within the last year? lol.
Don't think the '06 can do anything that any of the cartridges I am using in its stead can't do...but its got coolness by the bushel.
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RickyBobby, didn't you spawn a 13 page "The 30-06 is the greatest thing ever" thread already within the last year? lol. It seems to make for great conversation … I enjoy people’s opinions on the chambering … good reading material IMO
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Late to this party but I think this was conclusively covered in the great book " one man, one rifle, one land" by Y Jones.
Culminating a 25-year hunting career, Jones hunted every North American species and subspecies with his .30-.06 remington 700 with a leupld 3-9 vx 2.
Great book and easy read.
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spence Like This: [quote=Cascade]Worth noting that every big game species in North America has been successfully hunted with the good ol' 30-06 cartridge. This fellow did almost all of his hunts with the 165 grain Nosler Partition, bumping up to the 200 grain Nosler Partition for a few of the really big animals. Uh Huh -- Very Nice Jerry
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