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Originally posted by Gonzolas:
It works but that is all.
Yes it works, what more do you want? It'll drop a deer, elk, antelope or anything else I want to shoot with it. How about if we change the name to "30-30 Magnum"? Would that make it a better round?
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When in doubt, empty the magazine.
[1] You are never any further than 20 miles from a box of 30-06 cartridges for sale in the lower 48. No excuse for running out of ammunition on a work day.
[2] If it's windy, you probably aren't going to get to shoot much further than the 30-06's useful range of 250 yards anyway. Most of us are happiest with shots within its point-blank range, for the most part, even with hot guns.
[3] There are a plethora of 30-06-friendly bullets, one for almost any purpose you can mention. There are a lot of elk-capable bullets in 30-caliber, and they work on deer and antelope too.
Tom
[This message has been edited by old06 (edited 12-16-2001).]
Took it as back up on a cow elk hunt where I used a 35 remington to be different. Got my cow elk with the 35.
Then bought a 358 win. Took the win and the 06 to Alsaka. Scope problem with the 358 so I took a Black Bear and Cairbou with 06.
Never hunted with it again. Cause then I ended up getting a 375HH, 859 Galaxy, 6.5x55, and a 7x57.
Converted the 06 to a 300 Hawk.
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The sole purpose of a rifle is to please its owner
I was using a 7-08 for PA deer. That has been taken over by a hunting buddy.
Now, not knowing the conditions on a hunt:
That being cut corn, mountains, thick brush, etc. on the same day at times, and knowing I might have a 40 yard or a 300 yard shot, I use the 30-06.
It doesn't have a flaw really.
So, maybe for a Huge Bull Elk or a Moose, I'd rather have something faster and perhaps larger in caliber, but the 30-06 can still do it all in deer hunting.