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Toss em in a bag shake it up and pick one for me.
All about the same for what I would need/want.
Probably the reason I shoot the action brother of the 280.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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06, but I never shot anything with a 270. Couldn't warm up to the 280 or any 7mm for that matter. Just me.
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I've loaded 110 grain to 240 grain bullets for the .30-06.
One cartridge, bunch-o-bullet weights. I've loaded 55gr accelerators up to 250gr bullets in the ol 06. The best is the 200gr Nosler partition.
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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One of each and a 35 Whelen.
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For most of my shooting I like the .270. But bought another 06 a few years ago used it some, but it is a std. 700 adl. My 270 has a longer heavier barrel and shoots flatter for deer and antelope size game.
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30-06 all day, unless 338-06 is added to the list. In which case I leave the other 3 behind and never look back. I would just add a 338-06 to my 270. Fortunately this is not a one rifle thread. Just pick one of the three listed.
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06, and in a pinch, ammo is everywhere.. this is the true reason to own a simple 30-06, ammo is everywhere in the world. But will it work in Africa? That is the question.
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Well I only have 1 280 so it's hard to say .can't compare 1 against multiples of other. Just wouldn't be fair. Guess this just leaves the only 1 crowd of morons chewing their nails. The fact of the matter is you use a 130 gr to 180gr bullet from 2800 to 3000 doesn't matter what caliber placed correctly the game will die. Use and have what you want, fug all the FS Jeeper type minimalist ass wipes. Yeah I said that..mb
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
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“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Posted by Brad.
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I’ve got one 270, 1 280AI and several 06’s….. my 270 has killed probably 5x what the other two calibers have combined. But I won’t live with just one! I like’m all
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I have used all three. If I was down to one, it would be the 270. Ammo is everywhere and I mainly hunt deer and the occasional elk. I would load appropriate bullets. I would prefer the 280 if ammo was more available. In reality, there is no wrong answer.
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Brad & Taco I have zero experience with the 308. What loads and performance do you get? Thanks Rick, going back 35 years or so, I've used these bullets on game: 150 Speer HC 150 TTSX 165 Speer HC 165 NAB 165 Barnes X 165 Sierra Gameking 165 Hornady Powders with the above have been: IMR 4320 RL15 Varget Mostly, I run 150's at 2,830 and 165's at 2,730 (22" bbl's). Of course I've handloaded many more different bullets and powders, the above are just what I've used on game.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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i've killed alot of deer with '06 in different rifles. now i am done to one, Arisaka Type 99 in '06. i killed deer with the 270 Win too, except i only had 2 rifles. one was an old Savage m110 (which i got rid of for a divorce lawyer) and a 1973 Ruger #1 that is more accurate than me. the 280 Rem isn't for me, because i have many rifles in 7x57 and 7-08. i had the 25-06 in TC Venture and i killed a couple of deer, but it is for me.
i choose the 270 over the '06.
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Russian Admiral said, after the Moskva sank, "we have the world's worst navy but we aren't as bad as our army".
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I own all 3, and enjoy them all. If I could have only one, it’d be the .30-06. I used mine in Africa last year to take game as large as Eland with 180 Partitions. Not sure what more I’d need short of a rifle for Big 5. If I was only ever going to hunt deer and hogs I’d take the .270, but for a true all-rounder, the .30-06 is tough to beat.
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I've owned and hunted with all three (my 7x64 in the 280 slot).
I could get by with my Sako L61R in a McMillian stock, Swarovski Habicht 3-9x36mm in 30-06.
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Man, 30-06 is in every hardware store, Wal-Mart and little gun shop in America, but for me, I'd go with my beloved 280 Rem. I would just make darn sure that I was stocked up on components for the next 40 or so years. I hope I'm still able to hunt at 92!
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.30 Govt. 1906! I think I’m up to 8 rifles now.
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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My first pick would be a .30-06 followed closely by a .280. I built a .280AI on an '09 Argentine Mauser several years ago, never hunted with it though. The .280 is reportedly the best cartridge to AI, yields more benefit than other cartridges. I was told this by a former long time P.O. Ackley employee.
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When he retired, Jack O'Connor was interviewed by his replacement Jim Carmichel. When asked if he be allowed to have only one rifle to hunt for the rest of his live, O'Connor stated without hesitation, "The 30-06." I think that pretty much says it all. PJ
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them. MOLON LABE
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30-06 because Lapua makes brass for it.
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