corsair4360
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My backup rifle is a 1917 30-06 Enfield sporterized in the late 70's
Elk Caliber?
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MudRunner2005
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I have a 26" barreled .30-06 AI that's pushing Berger 185 VLD's at around 3,000 FPS... It's not the best, but for what it is, it's **** impressive.
WildRose
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My dad's first year of production 1952 model 760 pump 30-06 will still kill anything you point it at in N. America if you can put the right bullet in the right spot and due to the advances in powder and bullet tech over the last 65 years is more effective at it today than the day it was manufactured.
waltercrouse
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waltercrouse
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The 30'06 has killed more than any of super magnums. That means humans and critters. The old horse is still on duty.
Hatrick
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When I hunt with dad's 1949 FN 270 I do an auful lot of reminiscing.
MudRunner2005
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Yep. When I go hunting or fishing, its "my time" to sit back and clear my head and just think. Hunting ain't just about killing something... It's about your connection to nature, other people, and even those passed on, along with being good stewards of the earth by harvesting what we kill, and not just hunting for trophies.
Just my personal opinion.
the hunter
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Holy LANGUAGE, that is beautiful!!! What state do you live in?I agree and sometimes it becomes my outdoor gym time ...
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the hunter
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Thanks
The Big Sky Country of Montana. Photo taken at the Beartooth WMA in 2017.
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djm670
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I inherited my grandfather's open sight Winchester model 54 .30-06. It was his primary (only?) prairie goat, deer and elk rifle. How I wish that rifle could talk. I would say 85% of the bluing is worn off from use, yet the rifling still looks good and there is no rust. It was used mostly along the Musselshell river, Castles, Crazies, Little Belts and Big Snowy Mountains of Montana.
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Jerry M
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Here is my take:
For me to travel from MD to out west and hunt with an outfitter, it is going to cost me seven thousand dollars - plus. I went two years ago to Montana - during the October Monsoon season they experienced that month. I took a .300 H&H: 180 gr Partition at 3,000 fps. I shot this combination out to 400 yards. Did not see an elk.
I would not take a .30-30 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, .260 Remington, .25-06, .243 Winchester, 6 mm Remington, .22-250 even though I am sure all will kill a elk under the proper conditions.
Maybe I'd shoot one off the porch with a lesser caliber if I lived there. Too much is riding on the shot, when the time comes.
I previously killed a Blue Wildbest and a Zebra in RSA with 180 gr Partitions in a .30-06, so I was confident the H&H would do the trick for elk. Even at mid-range distances.
For me to travel from MD to out west and hunt with an outfitter, it is going to cost me seven thousand dollars - plus. I went two years ago to Montana - during the October Monsoon season they experienced that month. I took a .300 H&H: 180 gr Partition at 3,000 fps. I shot this combination out to 400 yards. Did not see an elk.
I would not take a .30-30 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, .260 Remington, .25-06, .243 Winchester, 6 mm Remington, .22-250 even though I am sure all will kill a elk under the proper conditions.
Maybe I'd shoot one off the porch with a lesser caliber if I lived there. Too much is riding on the shot, when the time comes.
I previously killed a Blue Wildbest and a Zebra in RSA with 180 gr Partitions in a .30-06, so I was confident the H&H would do the trick for elk. Even at mid-range distances.
