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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1576709" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Finding good components (<em>dies/brass/bullets/powder</em>) for me are <em>key</em>. You can have the best caliber in the world, if the dies, brass, bullets or powder are not available the rifle cannot be shot. And...I consider the rifle to be as important as your reloads, and without a good rifle/action/barrel combination no matter how good the reloads are they will not shoot accurately. With that said the rest of reloading is pretty much repetitive work. I've never shot an elk, although I would like to that it probably will not ever happen. However IMHO<em> if you really loved the 30-06</em> I'd go with it, an 06 is hard to beat hunting most North American game. I've shot numerous deer, bear and caribou with a 30-06 with excellent results. It's been around a very long time and I do not see components for this cartridge to ever go out of existence. I also like Ackley Improved cartridges, I consider the 30-06 Ackley Improved a tough/versatile cartridge to beat as well. I don't know what your budget looks like, there are a number of good manufactures out there who manufacture accurate, light weight rifles.</p><p></p><p>After I wrote the above message to you, I read your later posts that you already own a 7mm RemMag. With this said you have a magnum bolt face and as such, unless you want to change bolts, you are you are inherently confined to magnum calibers. If this is the case, <u><em>in my opinion</em></u>, you already have a good 500-700+ yard cartridge, 7mm RemMag. I believe that you will be hard pressed to find another cartridge that will outperform what you have described you are looking for in a rifle. If you're not happy with accuracy by all means send the rifle out to a competent gunsmith, get the action blue printed/trued, trigger reworked/replaced and rebarreled with a quality barrel. You can always find other calibers that will compete or beat the 7mm RemMag, however it/you will be hard pressed to find one that will meet your described wants and needs in an accurate rifle that is easy on the shoulder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1576709, member: 69192"] Finding good components ([I]dies/brass/bullets/powder[/I]) for me are [I]key[/I]. You can have the best caliber in the world, if the dies, brass, bullets or powder are not available the rifle cannot be shot. And...I consider the rifle to be as important as your reloads, and without a good rifle/action/barrel combination no matter how good the reloads are they will not shoot accurately. With that said the rest of reloading is pretty much repetitive work. I've never shot an elk, although I would like to that it probably will not ever happen. However IMHO[I] if you really loved the 30-06[/I] I'd go with it, an 06 is hard to beat hunting most North American game. I've shot numerous deer, bear and caribou with a 30-06 with excellent results. It's been around a very long time and I do not see components for this cartridge to ever go out of existence. I also like Ackley Improved cartridges, I consider the 30-06 Ackley Improved a tough/versatile cartridge to beat as well. I don't know what your budget looks like, there are a number of good manufactures out there who manufacture accurate, light weight rifles. After I wrote the above message to you, I read your later posts that you already own a 7mm RemMag. With this said you have a magnum bolt face and as such, unless you want to change bolts, you are you are inherently confined to magnum calibers. If this is the case, [U][I]in my opinion[/I][/U], you already have a good 500-700+ yard cartridge, 7mm RemMag. I believe that you will be hard pressed to find another cartridge that will outperform what you have described you are looking for in a rifle. If you're not happy with accuracy by all means send the rifle out to a competent gunsmith, get the action blue printed/trued, trigger reworked/replaced and rebarreled with a quality barrel. You can always find other calibers that will compete or beat the 7mm RemMag, however it/you will be hard pressed to find one that will meet your described wants and needs in an accurate rifle that is easy on the shoulder. [/QUOTE]
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