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Sold my 700 BDL-06 in 89 after an antelope hunt for a sako. Should've bought the sako and kept the -06, still look for it used in every gun shop I walk into. Some mistakes you can't undo.

Tried many try different calibers but sold them all except my 06!

Forget the caliber, I am astounded the blued steel and walnut haven’t rusted and splintered into an archeological artifact, along with Cascade.

Congrats to you and your boy. Nice memories there

Agreed - I've got 6 (or is that 7?)
Now I've got to go count, darn it!

30-06 ! Winchester pre 64 Featherweight, Ruger #1, Weatherby Weatherguard, when it gets nasty, I'm good to go.

I’m behind, only have four or is it 5?? I best go look!

I had a Dog Trainer from Thomasville Georgia tell me if you’re lucky in Life you will have ONE good women or ONE good dog in your life…. Most people think they have had one or the other, some both. They are wrong. I know that I have had one good rifle and it was Remington 700 chambered in 30-06.

I would have to agree with that, guess I’m lucky!

well done, congrats to you both

what bullet do you all shoot in you 30-06’s

I use 59 gr IMR 4350 and a 150 partition, for 45 yrs.

All the game I've taken with my M.70 .30'06, elk, deer, and coyotes has been with 180 grain Nosler Solid Base fueled with Reloader 21 powder. A couple of deer and coyotes I took with my Mannlicher-Schoenauer used 180 RN Winchester Power Points and MR-3100 powder because as a close friend said, "That just looks right in Herr Schoenauer's magazine".

Anxious to try my 30-06 with some 200gr Partitions and 220gr roundnose. It's fairly thick where I'm going and live and I recall JB Muledeer mentioning using 200gr Partitions in the timbered terrain years ago so I will give it a try and I got those bullets at good prices so why not. I need mostly good expansion and penetration with mostly shorter shots 200yds and less.

I'm still using some 180gr Sierra Sptz I got 51 years ago, and I recently ran out of WWII surplus 4831, so I use the new stuff, 59gr stuffed into the brass. My Pre-64 Mdl 70 is a 3-digit serial number (36x) I bought from a kid who inherited it and wanted a "7 MAG" back in 1962.

I once had 12 guns in 30-06; some were combo guns and a double rifle Valmet. I'm down to the Mdl 70 and a very light custom 98 FN Supreme in a Pound'r stock.

When I carry one of mine, 62.5 grains of H4831SC, 220 grain Round Nose...

it never has failed to drop them when hit with that load... on the spot....

That's a pretty healthy load.

I am looking at the hornandy book now, it shows 54.5 for imr 4831. Is there that much difference between imr 4831 and H4831sc?

Nosler data says 55gr max for H4821......

Started with a sporterized Enfield, then on to a Remington ADL, before leaving the 30-06 & wandering thru a .243, then a .35 Remington.
Finally returned to the 30-06 with both a Remington 760 & finally a Ruger #1.
Nice to be back.

Same here except I went back to the .270,.308, 30-06, .300 WM the wilcats are long gone.