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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 115751" data-source="post: 2127978"><p>Since you asked for our (biased) opinions here goes. I would have chosen something with less recoil like a 308 Win or a 270 Win rifle. For Elk sized game both of those will work but I suspect the larger 308 caliber might be more forgiving if your shot placement isn't perfect. Yes the 30-06 gives you more options to use heavier bullets but this might be a moot point since with modern bullet construction heavier bullets are not really needed. A medium weight Nosler Accubond or Partition is going to be just as effective if not more so as some of the older heavier weight bullet designs. I have quite a few hunting rifles in my collection but none of them is chambered in 30-06. The biggest non-magnum I have is a 308 Winchester but I do have a few 7mm Rem Mag and 300 Win Mag rifles. All of those come with a muzzle brake on them. Hunting in the mountains is tough on even on young hunters so my guess is you would like a light weight hunting rifle to carry around in the mountains. Something like a Tikka T3x Lite or T3x Superlite has an ideal weight for that sort of hunting but with light weight rifles the felt recoil is going to be higher which is all the more reason for getting a more tame cartridge like the 308 Win or 270 Win.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 115751, post: 2127978"] Since you asked for our (biased) opinions here goes. I would have chosen something with less recoil like a 308 Win or a 270 Win rifle. For Elk sized game both of those will work but I suspect the larger 308 caliber might be more forgiving if your shot placement isn't perfect. Yes the 30-06 gives you more options to use heavier bullets but this might be a moot point since with modern bullet construction heavier bullets are not really needed. A medium weight Nosler Accubond or Partition is going to be just as effective if not more so as some of the older heavier weight bullet designs. I have quite a few hunting rifles in my collection but none of them is chambered in 30-06. The biggest non-magnum I have is a 308 Winchester but I do have a few 7mm Rem Mag and 300 Win Mag rifles. All of those come with a muzzle brake on them. Hunting in the mountains is tough on even on young hunters so my guess is you would like a light weight hunting rifle to carry around in the mountains. Something like a Tikka T3x Lite or T3x Superlite has an ideal weight for that sort of hunting but with light weight rifles the felt recoil is going to be higher which is all the more reason for getting a more tame cartridge like the 308 Win or 270 Win. [/QUOTE]
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