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First deer rifle was a 7mm magnum. My buddy shot one deer with a 30-06 I had and it broke in half a 2 1/2 sapling behind the deer when the deer fell on it DRT.
That being said I prefer the 308 with roughly 200-300 FPS slower bullet.
That being said I prefer the 308 with roughly 200-300 FPS slower bullet.
Started out with 30-06 in the 70's, then thought I'd be more cool by trying out all the fancy short mags and newfangled calibers. After losing deer to a couple of them, I'm back with the tried and true 30-06 again. Like another poster stated, I've never lost a deer with a 150 gr. Core Lokt and Power Point loads. No need to complicate things because alot of times it won't work...........
Gotta lov a good 3006
I've never lost a deer to my old savage 110 30-06. Thinking of building one for long range shooting.
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.30-06 has always been my deer gun, since I was a teenager. Great all around rifle, with a long history of success.
General George Patton considered the M1 Garand the "greatest battle implement ever devise."
I doubt it was because of them being used as clubs.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/12/16/pattons-garand-quotes-legitimate-approval-hype/
I doubt it was because of them being used as clubs.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/12/16/pattons-garand-quotes-legitimate-approval-hype/
Started out with a 30/30. Went to an 06 with my first bolt action and still use the 06. Best all around caliber IMO.
The 30-06 has a lot of versatility. Enough case capacity to lob very heavy bullets, or can be loaded with light, really fast bullets. That's what keeps it around. Plus it's a good deer hammer at the ranges typically encountered.
My dad fed my family with a Remington 742 chambered in 30-06 for 30 years. Light, short barrel, semi-auto. Soft recoil (for a 30-06), accurate enough. Great gun for woods hunting.
People would tell him "Man, that rifle is overkill for whitetails", to which he would respond "Overkill? I didn't know you could kill them more than once."
Plus, a lot of folks like saying "Aught 6"; it's less syllables than "three-O-eight"
My dad fed my family with a Remington 742 chambered in 30-06 for 30 years. Light, short barrel, semi-auto. Soft recoil (for a 30-06), accurate enough. Great gun for woods hunting.
People would tell him "Man, that rifle is overkill for whitetails", to which he would respond "Overkill? I didn't know you could kill them more than once."
Plus, a lot of folks like saying "Aught 6"; it's less syllables than "three-O-eight"
