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Re: 30-06 for a Western Gun
[Re: Treelimb]
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03/27/23 09:25 AM
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Old Mossy Horns
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The 30 06 is a GREAT cartridge and has killed every game animal on this continent.
Shooting the same bullets, the 300 Win Mag shoots about 5" higher at 400 yards and the difference at 200-300 yards is negligible.
You'll never want for more if you choose a 30 06 b
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: 30-06 for a Western Gun
[Re: Treelimb]
#3885329
03/27/23 09:54 AM
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BCLC
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Old Mossy Horns
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I’m a big fan of the ol’ .30-06. She really shines with good bullets and modern powders.
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22
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Re: 30-06 for a Western Gun
[Re: Treelimb]
#3885740
03/27/23 09:16 PM
03/27/23 09:16 PM
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N2TRKYS
Booner
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Booner
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I would shoot 165 grain Accubonds or Partitions in front of a stiff load of 4350 of some sort.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Re: 30-06 for a Western Gun
[Re: ALMODUX]
#3886263
03/28/23 04:52 PM
03/28/23 04:52 PM
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Old Mossy Horns
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Not that I’ve put much through elk or plains game elsewhere, but it’s always been generally accepted tha: For anyone with ANY of the 270, 280, 30-06, 7RM or 300 RM class, there’s zero reason not to shoot most anything, anywhere, with them….short of big bears or DG in Africa. 30 06 will work just fine on big brown bears. Phil Shoemaker is a veteran Alaskan bear guide and has killed many with the aught six.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: 30-06 for a Western Gun
[Re: ALMODUX]
#3886461
03/28/23 09:47 PM
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Old Mossy Horns
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Lol….and Bell killed a lot of elephants with a 7x57 too….but I can think of a lot of reasons why it wouldn’t be my FIRST choice for that, or an’06 for a close brown bear. Not mine either but for a one gun man can't think of a better choice than the 30 06. I say this as someone who owns several 308 caliber rifles and none of them are a 30 06. And I knew a woman who passed a few years back that used a 7x57 to kill all of her African game, including a nice bull 🐘 Now if Hornady would make a 7.62 Creedmoor, that would be a game changer.
Last edited by AU338MAG; 03/28/23 09:56 PM.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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Re: 30-06 for a Western Gun
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03/28/23 10:08 PM
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Todd1700
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12 point
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A 30-06 with the proper bullet matched to the specific animal you are hunting will kill the hell out of anything in North America and most things on the planet. A 30-06 also shoots flat enough to reach out past where most people on the planet need to be attempting a shot. The old aught six has just been around so long that it's not the sexy new new kid on the block anymore. Gun makers sell guns by convincing you that you need a NEW rifle chambered for one of the latest whiz bang zoom cartridges.
The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back. - Abigail van Buren
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