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DOGCAT, Part of my enjoyment of hunting was testing calibers and bullets, I was and am the ultimate bulletr digger, and ended up in a position to do exactly as you state, but every gun was wood stocked, no dirty crummy plastic or stainless steel   In those early years I couldn't afford to own a custom rifle so I learned to build my own wood and rust blue guns in my spare time..the last one I sold was for $6500. gave me funds to build another and thats never changed and doubt I ever made a dime in the gun trade, never intended too.As to caliber, never made much difference as they all work, you just might have to change your hunting methods to make them work properly, decided long ago that bullet construction was the most important element short of accurate shooting. Caliber comparison is popular but of little usefulness and full of BS and rude behavior!  As such, I,ve lived a long and wonderful life..at least so far! but I ain;t through yet.  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Ray, I totally agree with you. | |||
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Ray, Except on the synthetic stock issue. I held out on that for years, but now, my hunting rifles are all synthetic stocked. Not pretty, but functional. Agree totally on everything else. | |||
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Sadly  ,I got my first 30-06 after having owned many big bores,I have two now,a Beretta O/U & A ruger Express,both beautiful guns,they just sit in the back of the safe ,I just feel undergunned with a 30-06,if it was all I had? I am sure I would appreciate the 30-06 more  DRSS | |||
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The 30/06 is King. Long live the King | |||
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Bill, I agree with you, I like more than necessary. I shoot deer with a .416. But the .30-06 will handle most everything in North America -- might be a little light on grizzly or moose. Never shot either. It will also handle most plains game in Africa. I like a larger caliber for the most part, but a .30-06 is adequate for the most part. | |||
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Not disagreeing with you at all. I agree on bullet construction AND bullet placement. My first trip to Africa in 2003, the father of our PH said he preferred the .243 to all other calibers and shot "hundreds of kudu and eland" with it. He said, "hit them in the right place and they die". Very true. | |||
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I watched Ph Phillip Price Swarkei Safaris shoot a wounded bull Eland with a Texas Heart shot and a 100 gr. corelokt with his 243 and down the old boy went..Its his primary rifle on PG hunts..Always with the same results.. Not my choice of gun for PG but can't argue with success..BTW Phillip Price is a fantastic hunter and PH. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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