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well there has been a change again ,on 24 hr. Campfire today 8/18 someone just sold me a Winchester model 70 S.S. 30-06 with a claw . and you guessed it this will be going to Africa with me now , i am very grateful to get this rifle. i have always been a fan of the model 70 with the claw ,Pete53
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>> YES IT IS ! been trying find one these for a while. thanks , Pete53
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Wood or synthetic?
I always liked stainless and wood.
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How can it take 6 pages for pete53 to decide a 30/06 is acceptable for a plains game cartridge?
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How can it take 6 pages for pete53 to decide a 30/06 is acceptable for a plains game cartridge? Well now he has to decide on a 165 or 180 gr bullet and only then, which specific bullet. 
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168 TTSX over H4350
Or a swift A-Frame
Or a woodleigh
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168 TTSX over H4350
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Or a swift A-Frame
Or a woodleigh That top one is what I used.
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Wood or synthetic?
I always liked stainless and wood. S.S. brown snythetic, with a new trigger too ! but the laminate S.S. its my favorite look too yet.
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Not exactly an -06, but my go-to PG rifle in Africa has been a light 300WSM, always handloaded with Nosler 180 grain PT Partitions. It’s been effective on PG from steinbok to eland from 40-200 yds. I would anticipate the same performance from a 180 Partition fired from an -06. In my case it just happens that my Old Reliable has been an -06 cousin, a 300 WSM!! 😊
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Not exactly an -06, but my go-to PG rifle in Africa has been a light 300WSM, always handloaded with Nosler 180 grain PT Partitions. It’s been effective on PG from steinbok to eland from 40-200 yds. I would anticipate the same performance from a 180 Partition fired from an -06. In my case it just happens that my Old Reliable has been an -06 cousin, a 300 WSM!! 😊 thank you that`s my plan 180 Nosler Partitions with Mule Deer`s reloading recipe !
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How can it take 6 pages for pete53 to decide a 30/06 is acceptable for a plains game cartridge? ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/TRmHrTp.jpg)
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Lol lol I think pete needs a 700 with a walker trigger so can bitch forever. Mb
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150 grain Power Hammer bullet with IMR8208 XBR powder. has taken 11 animals in Africa over the last year, one shot one kill out to 330 yards.Kudu,Sable,Gemsbuck,Impala,Warthogs(2), Blesbuck, Red Hartebeest , Jackal(2) Zebra
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150 grain Power Hammer bullet with IMR8208 XBR powder. has taken 11 animals in Africa over the last year, one shot one kill out to 330 yards.Kudu,Sable,Gemsbuck,Impala,Warthogs(2), Blesbuck, Red Hartebeest , Jackal(2) Zebra you know that is a great thought ? i kinda thought about that too ? did you get pass thrus ?
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Lol lol I think pete needs a 700 with a walker trigger so can bitch forever. Mb yes Bob your thought may not be positive or helpful but please continue ,many of us still see you as a fool , shake our head and laugh .
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On my only safari to RSA, due to a hand and elbow injury, I could not take the recoil of my Ruger Alaskan in 375 or my Ruger stainless Hawkeye in 35 Whelen. The 30-06 was also too much so I ended up taking a Sako 270 and a Kimber Montana in 7-08. The 7-08 with 120 grain Barnes TTSX worked well on warthog, impala and blesbok. The 270 accounted for kudu and gemsbok. I was shooting Sako factory 156 Hammerhead bullets and they failed on both animals with core/jacket separation at 50 and 75 yards. Both animals needed a close-up finishing shot, both animals dropped and didn’t run but I would have preferred DRT. Use a good bullet!
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