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What happened to the '06?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 802191" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p>I've got hundreds of 30-06 rounds necked and loaded to 270 and 35 whelen. I haven't had an '06 for a couple of years, and haven't fielded one for nearly ten years. That doesn't mean I don't like the round. I've just gone where a lot of people who want more speed out of a 30 cal. have gone and went with a 300win mag. </p><p> </p><p>I'm not going to disect any of the naysayers posts, but the '06 is one of the easiest rounds to reload for as it eats dang near any powder (heck I've even shot alliant 2400 in one-- I've also burned rl22 in one), it is terribly efficient-- with only 75% of the 300win's powder consumption and over 90% of the velocity delivered, and it's fast enough in a 22" bbl. to make a lightweight rig that still won't beat the tar out of you. It's got the long neck that everyone who is worried about throat erosion always clammors for. It's also running at high enough pressure (60,000 psi) to get a complete powder burn without quite as much erosion/heat as the overbore mags produce; it DOES run at higher pressures than some of our newer rounds like the 204 ruger and at nearly the same pressure as the 7 rem(61,000 psi). </p><p>In short, I may well have to take a second look at this cal.; I may just put one together for my son to hunt with in a few years. He's nearly old enough and I don't have a lot of standard chamberings around the house. I've already got dies and help a buddy load for his '06 rifle occasionally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 802191, member: 48043"] I've got hundreds of 30-06 rounds necked and loaded to 270 and 35 whelen. I haven't had an '06 for a couple of years, and haven't fielded one for nearly ten years. That doesn't mean I don't like the round. I've just gone where a lot of people who want more speed out of a 30 cal. have gone and went with a 300win mag. I'm not going to disect any of the naysayers posts, but the '06 is one of the easiest rounds to reload for as it eats dang near any powder (heck I've even shot alliant 2400 in one-- I've also burned rl22 in one), it is terribly efficient-- with only 75% of the 300win's powder consumption and over 90% of the velocity delivered, and it's fast enough in a 22" bbl. to make a lightweight rig that still won't beat the tar out of you. It's got the long neck that everyone who is worried about throat erosion always clammors for. It's also running at high enough pressure (60,000 psi) to get a complete powder burn without quite as much erosion/heat as the overbore mags produce; it DOES run at higher pressures than some of our newer rounds like the 204 ruger and at nearly the same pressure as the 7 rem(61,000 psi). In short, I may well have to take a second look at this cal.; I may just put one together for my son to hunt with in a few years. He's nearly old enough and I don't have a lot of standard chamberings around the house. I've already got dies and help a buddy load for his '06 rifle occasionally. [/QUOTE]
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