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Is the .30-06 a good long range caliber?
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<blockquote data-quote="JaseinMT" data-source="post: 1236583" data-attributes="member: 69125"><p>I love my '06. It's a Remington BDL, and with its preferred load with 185 VLDs I get 2730 and less than 2" groups at 300. I'm completely confident in this setup for deer and elk in the areas I hunt in MT for deer and elk. At some places, the shots can stretch on the long side, and at elevations above 6000', it has plenty of energy for my purposes. I've set up where the shots might stretch to over 700yds for elk, and as I said, I was completely confident in the rifle and chosen load's abilities for those purposes. </p><p></p><p>Altitude helps a lot when stretching the '06 long for big animals. I don't limit shots at all because of the cartridge. The 185 VLD has been boringly predictable for me at what I call long range (500+ yds), and drop is just an easily-accounted variable in my experience.</p><p></p><p>VLDs have not been too fragile in my experience, and exits on broadside hits on deer and elk are the norm, even at bow range. Others seem to have had different experiences, but the 30 cal 185 and 190 VLDs have performed admirably for those that I have hunted with and myself in guns that shoot provide 30-06-level velocities on up to 600+ lb elk with shots in the front ribs.</p><p></p><p>For an all-around hunter in the intermountain west, an accurate '06 with bullets 180 and up seems nearly ideal to me for all big game animals at modest-to-long range. If I was going to recommend a cartridge for said purposes though, it would likely be a faster 7, such as a WSM, a SAUM, or a Rem Mag, with heavier sleek bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JaseinMT, post: 1236583, member: 69125"] I love my '06. It's a Remington BDL, and with its preferred load with 185 VLDs I get 2730 and less than 2" groups at 300. I'm completely confident in this setup for deer and elk in the areas I hunt in MT for deer and elk. At some places, the shots can stretch on the long side, and at elevations above 6000', it has plenty of energy for my purposes. I've set up where the shots might stretch to over 700yds for elk, and as I said, I was completely confident in the rifle and chosen load's abilities for those purposes. Altitude helps a lot when stretching the '06 long for big animals. I don't limit shots at all because of the cartridge. The 185 VLD has been boringly predictable for me at what I call long range (500+ yds), and drop is just an easily-accounted variable in my experience. VLDs have not been too fragile in my experience, and exits on broadside hits on deer and elk are the norm, even at bow range. Others seem to have had different experiences, but the 30 cal 185 and 190 VLDs have performed admirably for those that I have hunted with and myself in guns that shoot provide 30-06-level velocities on up to 600+ lb elk with shots in the front ribs. For an all-around hunter in the intermountain west, an accurate '06 with bullets 180 and up seems nearly ideal to me for all big game animals at modest-to-long range. If I was going to recommend a cartridge for said purposes though, it would likely be a faster 7, such as a WSM, a SAUM, or a Rem Mag, with heavier sleek bullets. [/QUOTE]
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