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Has the 30-06 died along with the .308 ???
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<blockquote data-quote="shinbone" data-source="post: 1929045" data-attributes="member: 15248"><p>The 30-06 is still plenty popular, but . . .</p><p></p><p>Now-a-days, with modern powders and modern bullets, it is pretty much never the best choice. You want an all-around cartridge? - 7mm-08, 270Win, 308Win, etc., are better choices. These all get the same job done with less recoil, and/or comes in a smaller package, that will, again, get the same job done.</p><p></p><p>Most people are hunting whitetail deer, mule deer, and antelope, with their rifles. The 30-06 is way more bullet than needed for any of these creatures. Why do folks insist on beating themselves up just to blast their 120lb whitetail into the next county with a 30-06?</p><p></p><p>Step up to elk-size game and/or longer ranges, and there are still much better choices than the 30-06. The 300WSM and 7mmWSM are just two of many examples where you get sufficient killing power with flatter trajectory and handier rifles.</p><p></p><p>The *only* reason why the 30-06 is still around has nothing to do with its ballistics. It is simply because it was adopted by the U.S. military, and so there are legions of cheap rifles chambered in it, and legions of ex-service members who love the nostalgia of the cartridge.</p><p></p><p>JMHO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shinbone, post: 1929045, member: 15248"] The 30-06 is still plenty popular, but . . . Now-a-days, with modern powders and modern bullets, it is pretty much never the best choice. You want an all-around cartridge? - 7mm-08, 270Win, 308Win, etc., are better choices. These all get the same job done with less recoil, and/or comes in a smaller package, that will, again, get the same job done. Most people are hunting whitetail deer, mule deer, and antelope, with their rifles. The 30-06 is way more bullet than needed for any of these creatures. Why do folks insist on beating themselves up just to blast their 120lb whitetail into the next county with a 30-06? Step up to elk-size game and/or longer ranges, and there are still much better choices than the 30-06. The 300WSM and 7mmWSM are just two of many examples where you get sufficient killing power with flatter trajectory and handier rifles. The *only* reason why the 30-06 is still around has nothing to do with its ballistics. It is simply because it was adopted by the U.S. military, and so there are legions of cheap rifles chambered in it, and legions of ex-service members who love the nostalgia of the cartridge. JMHO [/QUOTE]
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