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Am going to have the factory barrel duplicated. Good decision on a great cartridge.
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I have a .30 Gibbs and love it. However, definitely a cartridge where the juice isn’t worth the squeeze for 99% of shooters.
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maybe get the 30-06 with a fast twist like 8 or 9 ?
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I'd do an ammo search of the cartridges you are considering and see what's mostly available, I like the idea of 280 AI but ammo can be hard to find. You could always open the bolt face and do a 7mm PRC, building one myself now.
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If you already have a 30-06 then my vote would be 270win.
M70 and 270win. kinda go together.
Bore size is no substitute for shot placement and
Power is no substitute for bullet performance. 458WIN
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maybe get the 30-06 with a fast twist like 8 or 9 ? That is a great idea.
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Another vote for 30-06 with a 22" barrel. When I restocked my Model 70 and bedded it with a Bansner stock back in the 90s I had the factory barrel cut to 22". It's been the most consistently accurate, hot or cold, clean or dirty, rifle I've ever owned. It's been three shot MOA or better with 125, 150 & 180 gr bullets. I had to change/back off my 150 gr load last year to 46 gr. of powder as age is starting to catch up with me but it's still shoots as well as it ever did.
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256 Newton, the 100 year old long action 6.5 Creedmoor equivalent.
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A model 70 in 30-06 or 270win is the CLASSIC hunting rifle. I'd keep it as a 30-06.
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Tough choice to make.
6.5-06, 270, 280, 8-06, 338-06, 35w.
Depending what else you have and what you hunt or the terrain you hunt. It’s hard to say.
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All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Tough choice to make.
6.5-06, 270, 280, 8-06, 338-06, 35w.
Depending what else you have and what you hunt or the terrain you hunt. It’s hard to say. All of those over a 30-06?
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I simply have so many30-06 s I sent a
Couple to jes for 9.3 rebore
But seriously couldn’t go wrong with any of the 06 based cartridges
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Given the others you have I'd do another 30-06. works for me
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Tough choice to make.
6.5-06, 270, 280, 8-06, 338-06, 35w.
Depending what else you have and what you hunt or the terrain you hunt. It’s hard to say. All of those over a 30-06? They all do something better than the 06, but none of them do everything as well as the 06.
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Tough choice to make.
6.5-06, 270, 280, 8-06, 338-06, 35w.
Depending what else you have and what you hunt or the terrain you hunt. It’s hard to say. All of those over a 30-06? They all do something better than the 06, but none of them do everything as well as the 06. To me, the 30-06 is always the easy button.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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BullSchitArtist,
Dangle a pic of ANYTHING you've killed with an '06. Hint.
Fhuqking LAUGHING!................
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Tough choice to make.
6.5-06, 270, 280, 8-06, 338-06, 35w.
Depending what else you have and what you hunt or the terrain you hunt. It’s hard to say. All of those over a 30-06? They all do something better than the 06, but none of them do everything as well as the 06. To me, the 30-06 is always the easy button. Amen to that! One and done
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Going to the gun plumber in a couple days. Duplicating the factory barrel and having the action gone through. Should be good. MNR Custom in VT is reshaping a nice LT factory stock for me.and the whole thing will.be put back together. Easy not-so-custom rifle.
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