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I feel the 30.06 is the best overall round,

montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,159 ******
edited January 2017 in General Discussion
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well yes or course you are exactly correct. There is no need for further discussion.
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mike, I think you covered it..... NOW there is no need for further discussion.

    I love the -06, have a bunch of them.
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,539 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have always had at least one 30-06 around
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  • discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,427 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ok convinced me
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mike, you are spot on Sir. [^][^][:)]

    Maybe that is why I have six 30-06 rifles. [:p]
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  • gearheaddadgearheaddad Member Posts: 15,091 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree with all of the above.
    There are many reasons I have 8-10 of them........Bolt actions, lever actions,autos, over/under, etc....
    I've taken Bear, antelope, deer, Caribou, lion, eland, Kudu, and a bunch more with the 06.
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  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,526 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I only have a M1 Garand in 30-06. Never liked the caliber for some very odd reason. I fell in love with the 308, and that has always been my choice of calibers. I have been offered many deals on 30-06 and always pass. I guess it's because my dad made me hunt with a 308, since I was 12. He only had an old Model 88 for me to deer hunt with and I have been hooked on it since. Oakie
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  • 84Bravo184Bravo1 Member Posts: 10,461 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have both a .30-.06 and an 8mm Mauser. Like em' both.
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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I will always have my M1 Garand with M2 AP rounds....[:D]
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  • kidthatsirishkidthatsirish Member Posts: 6,983 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by montanajoe
    for a rifle,,


    Fact....it's why all my center fire rifles are chambered in this round.
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  • NeoBlackdogNeoBlackdog Member Posts: 17,240 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's at it's best when necked down to .277!
    Stir, stir, stir...[:D]
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    Still, the 300 Winmag is faster, hits harder, shoots further, reloads easier, and is potentially more accurate.
    That's what I call an all around, every animal cartridge.
    The only critter it hasn't killed would be the Blue Whale, and only because I don't like boats (something about gun loss & canoes).
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  • fideaufideau Member Posts: 11,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yup.
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  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's a little hard on gray squirrels.
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  • RobOzRobOz Member Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mrmike08075
    From 55 and 88 grain discarding sabot submunition accelerator rounds to 250 grain corelokts or safari solids the range of load availability is impressive...

    Almost a perfect case design - the best hand loaders cartridge ever...

    Will harvest any and all north American game with ease...

    Certainly battle tested and stands the test of time...

    Probable until recently supplanted by the diminutive .223 craze the most readily available omnipresent and ubiquitous gun shop shelf stocked ammo...

    Wide range of arms offered in this chambering is hard to beat...

    Easy to Find Well Researched broad scoped reloading data...

    Hatcher and Ackley approved...

    Possibly one of the most wildcated cases in history...

    What's not to love - the only possible real competition worth considering is the mismatched and often debated .308

    I suppose for the sake of argument you could compare and contrast it's inherent merits with the 8mm mauser

    Have I missed anything???

    Mikeo



    Think you mean 220 grain Corlokt.
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  • pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ....if I could only have one rifle, it would be a Model 70 in 30-06....but, I can have any and all ,so I don't own a 30-06....last one I owned was a Sako.... I don't target shoot,so I am a Weatherby guy!Don't particularly like a Weatherby Rifle, but love Model 70's...as far as a 308,it was designed for a semi auto rifle,not a bolt action..[;)]
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  • use enough gunuse enough gun Member Posts: 1,443 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I own one rifle in 30-06, it was given to me by my father for a birthday present. It's a Smith Corona 03/A3. It shoots very well. I've put probably 6000/7000 cast bullet rounds through it. I don't shoot it much anymore.
    It's a nice cartridge but if I could own and shoot only one it would still be the 45/70. Dave
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What???[:)]quote:Originally posted by pwillie
    ....if I could only have one rifle, it would be a Model 70 in 30-06....but, I can have any and all ,so I don't own a 30-06....last one I owned was a Sako.... I don't target shoot,so I am a Weatherby guy!Don't particularly like a Weatherby Rifle, but love Model 70's...as far as a 308,it was designed for a semi auto rifle,not a bolt action..[;)]
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Never owned an '06. The 300 Win can do it all plus more....
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not if you use a raking nose shot. That is to say set up the shot to where the bullet enters the nose at a right angle. I prefer the left nostril, don't ask me why it just tends to work best for me.[:D][:o)]quote:Originally posted by SCOUT5
    It's a little hard on gray squirrels.
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  • pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
    What???[:)]quote:Originally posted by pwillie
    ....if I could only have one rifle, it would be a Model 70 in 30-06....but, I can have any and all ,so I don't own a 30-06....last one I owned was a Sako.... I don't target shoot,so I am a Weatherby guy!Don't particularly like a Weatherby Rifle, but love Model 70's...as far as a 308,it was designed for a semi auto rifle,not a bolt action..[;)]
    The 308 was designed for semi auto rifles...
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  • retroxler58retroxler58 Member Posts: 32,693 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My VERY FIRST self purchased Rifle was a Savage 110 in 30-06.

    I've hunted every year with that rifle and still have it.
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  • GrasshopperGrasshopper Member Posts: 17,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    30.06,, I concur.[:)][:)]
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  • chris8X57chris8X57 Member Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    30 Gov't 06 the best, and 8X57 Mauser a close second
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  • NeoBlackdogNeoBlackdog Member Posts: 17,240 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by pwillie
    ....if I could only have one rifle, it would be a Model 70 in 30-06....but, I can have any and all ,so I don't own a 30-06....last one I owned was a Sako.... I don't target shoot,so I am a Weatherby guy!Don't particularly like a Weatherby Rifle, but love Model 70's...as far as a 308,it was designed for a semi auto rifle,not a bolt action..[;)]

    The first rifles chambered for the .308 were the Model 70 and the Model 88. The 7.62x54 was based on the .308 but came along a couple years later and was designed mainly for auto loaders.
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  • danielgagedanielgage Member Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Oakie
    I only have a M1 Garand in 30-06. Never liked the caliber for some very odd reason. I fell in love with the 308, and that has always been my choice of calibers. I have been offered many deals on 30-06 and always pass. I guess it's because my dad made me hunt with a 308, since I was 12. He only had an old Model 88 for me to deer hunt with and I have been hooked on it since. Oakie


    me too

    I had a 30 06 when I was a kid and it kicked like a mule back then so I liked the 308 short action and less kick better back then

    moved up to the 300WSM and it is my favorite now
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  • danielgagedanielgage Member Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    30-30 and 30-06 are most poplar rifle cartridges I would think
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  • woodshed87woodshed87 Member Posts: 23,478 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by retroxler58
    My VERY FIRST self purchased Rifle was a Savage 110 in 30-06.

    I've hunted every year with that rifle and still have it.
    Same Here Robert Only Mine is A 111
    With Ross thumbhole Every Deer Shot DRT Done Deal
    180 Corlok[^][^]
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  • danielgagedanielgage Member Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    but you may be right Joe
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  • 84Bravo184Bravo1 Member Posts: 10,461 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by NeoBlackdog
    quote:Originally posted by pwillie
    ....if I could only have one rifle, it would be a Model 70 in 30-06....but, I can have any and all ,so I don't own a 30-06....last one I owned was a Sako.... I don't target shoot,so I am a Weatherby guy!Don't particularly like a Weatherby Rifle, but love Model 70's...as far as a 308,it was designed for a semi auto rifle,not a bolt action..[;)]

    The first rifles chambered for the .308 were the Model 70 and the Model 88. The 7.62x54 was based on the .308 but came along a couple years later and was designed mainly for auto loaders.



    I'm guessing the 7.62 X 54 comparison was a typo. (?)
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  • Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,623 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'll also vote for the .30-06 as the best all around rifle cartridge ever made.

    I would also feel a lot safer if I were carrying a .30-06 into battle over a .223. I wouldn't want to be shot with either caliber but the thoughts of charging into battle with .30-06 rounds flying at you instead of .223's would have to be a whole lot more terrifying to the enemy in my opinion.
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  • 84Bravo184Bravo1 Member Posts: 10,461 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Smitty500mag
    I'll also vote for the .30-06 as the best all around rifle cartridge ever made.

    I would also feel a lot safer if I were carrying a .30-06 into battle over a .223. I wouldn't want to be shot with either caliber but the thoughts of charging into battle with .30-06 rounds flying at you instead of .223's would have to be a whole lot more terrifying to the enemy in my opinion.


    Carrying 200 to 400 rounds of ammo, which would you rather carry?? (Along with all your other gear.) It is all a trade off.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is certainly a top contender for North American hunting, though it is a cartridge I have never enjoyed shooting. I prefer 7mm Rem Mag., and usually shoot rifles with even less recoil.
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  • Ricci WrightRicci Wright Member Posts: 8,259 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    AS LOnG as It aiN't .40 S&W!!!quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
    quote:Originally posted by Smitty500mag
    I'll also vote for the .30-06 as the best all around rifle cartridge ever made.

    I would also feel a lot safer if I were carrying a .30-06 into battle over a .223. I wouldn't want to be shot with either caliber but the thoughts of charging into battle with .30-06 rounds flying at you instead of .223's would have to be a whole lot more terrifying to the enemy in my opinion.


    Carrying 200 to 400 rounds of ammo, which would you rather carry?? (Along with all your other gear.) It is all a trade off.
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  • Don McManusDon McManus Member Posts: 23,681 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I mainly collect WW1 and WW2 US Military firearms so obviously the 30-06 occupies a prominent role.

    There are any number of post WW2 military rifles from other countries, however, that use the round, and though some are fairly common Mauser patterned rifles, there are other military and military style arms that are interesting. A few are the Columbian Madsen, the FN-46, and the Cobb MCR.

    It was great when the CMP had M2 Ball for $ 0.25 per round. Now they are selling loose packed M2 surplus for $ 150.00 for a box of 200 rounds.
    Freedom and a submissive populace cannot co-exist.

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  • Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,623 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
    Carrying 200 to 400 rounds of ammo, which would you rather carry?? (Along with all your other gear.) It is all a trade off.


    Personally I'd rather be carrying 400 rounds of .50BMG if I were going into battle.
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  • mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,291 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don't like it.

    I prefer battle rifles in .308 and hunting in 7MM Rem Mag

    But I am weird like that
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You're going to get a few odd/dirty looks and perhaps more than a few protests if you show up at a 22 match with one of those.[}:)]
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  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
    quote:Originally posted by Smitty500mag
    I'll also vote for the .30-06 as the best all around rifle cartridge ever made.

    I would also feel a lot safer if I were carrying a .30-06 into battle over a .223. I wouldn't want to be shot with either caliber but the thoughts of charging into battle with .30-06 rounds flying at you instead of .223's would have to be a whole lot more terrifying to the enemy in my opinion.


    Carrying 200 to 400 rounds of ammo, which would you rather carry?? (Along with all your other gear.) It is all a trade off.


    Have you ever humped 400 rounds of 308/30-06?

    And I want to see a picture of Smitty500 TRYING to carry 400 rounds of BMG since 100 rounds of 50 BMG fills ONE can. So, toting FOUR cans PLUS your rifle and gear?

    Lugging just TWO cans full of 50 BMG (ONLY 35 pounds ea) through the Quigly @ Quantico will make most PLCs/OCS candidates DOR on the spot.
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  • LesWVaLesWVa Member Posts: 10,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
    quote:Originally posted by Smitty500mag
    I'll also vote for the .30-06 as the best all around rifle cartridge ever made.

    I would also feel a lot safer if I were carrying a .30-06 into battle over a .223. I wouldn't want to be shot with either caliber but the thoughts of charging into battle with .30-06 rounds flying at you instead of .223's would have to be a whole lot more terrifying to the enemy in my opinion.


    Carrying 200 to 400 rounds of ammo, which would you rather carry?? (Along with all your other gear.) It is all a trade off.


    Uncle talked of guys in his unit that would carry 1,500 rounds into an LZ and how they would choose ammo over rations.
    ====================

    I like the versatility of a 30-06 when it comes to bullet selection.
    All around hunting here. Give me a .308.
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