Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire My son is trying to decide between a 30-06 and 7mm Rem Mag

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Add to that, everyone should have at least one .30-06. So, there's that.

about 30 years ago, handloader being a client of mine, i went into their shop and asked a question. being a banker and relatively poor, at the time i couldn't afford a lot of firearms. all of them , from dave wolfe, on down, told me to get a left hand 30.06, which could be loaded light to heavy, slow to fast, and perfectly capable of taking any north american game. i ended up buying a remington bdl lh in 30.06 and having some custom work done to it. Now as years went on i bought a lot of rifles in various calibers and manufacturers. having said that couple of years ago i loaded some 180grain barnes bullets for elk, and took the old girl hunting.
awesome what that round did to an elk.
i could sell all the stuff and keep that rifle with a .22lr, and be perfectly well suited.

7mm is [bleep] gay.

I didn't think the 7mm mag was even made anymore.

Speaking of gay, look who shows up. I bet you're an expert dikk sucker.

If you take the nostalgia of grandpa’s gun out of the equation, I’d want to know if he handloads. I’ve chronographed some pathetically slow factory 30-06 loads (180s at 2500fps). When loaded to it’s potential, a 30-06 is formidable. Factory 7Rm loads are loaded hotter by the factories in my experience. If I was routinely going to be taking 4-600 yard shots, I’d opt for the 7RM shooting 160AB as an all around load for deer, elk and black bear.

Folks who need greater penetration frequently talk about 200g partitions (great performer). I believe a little testing will quickly demonstrate that 7mm 175g partitions at max velocities will not only out penetrate the 200s out of a 30-06, but will actually show up some :338s loads. I’m talking penetration, not over all killing efficiency.

For the record, an MBA ought to make enough spare coin to be able to afford a safe full of guns. If his soon to be wife won’t permit it.....well, he’s got bigger problems.

.270 all the way.

30-06. Edk

30-06 no doubt.

Oftentimes the rifle is more important than the chambering. I don't care for the size and heft of most 7mm rifles and therefore don't care for the round either. If you're going to tote that much rifle around, just as well get more performance out of it. YMMV.

.270 is the only way to go.

Has he made a decision yet?

.22lr gets the job done😉

Take your fantasies elsewhere f a g g o t, this thread is about choosing calibers.

No it isn't. Not surprising you'd get an outdoors question wrong tho.

Between the two, I would go 7mm.

I have both.

He and his brother came to terms, he will purchase the 30-06, will add a recoil pad and new trigger.

Did he get the fiancé's approval?

Lol

Yes it is dip s h i t the thread is a discussion about guns, bullets and calibers. Yet you chime in with your homosexual fantasies. Take your gay [bleep] elsewhere.