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Where does the .30-06 fit into the LRH Pantheon of cartridges?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1496188" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>Well, within the context of actual shot opportunities that tend to present themselves, the question is mostly academic. A good bullet landed in the right place out of a '06 will have a good result in most cases. Same goes for a hot rod. There's not a whole lot of 800 to 1300 yard shot opportunities that even present themselves, whereby the distance can't be closed or frankly, the shot itself should be reconsidered. It is fun to talk about though. I have some hot rods but this year I'm toting a plain-jane '06. In the places I often hunt, usually a real long shot will put me in a very ugly recovery situation. Hence, the concept that maybe I should just pass on the shot. Anyway, the '06 is a great cartridge but like every cartridge out there, it has it's limits. I do see an advantage to a hot rod in country like plains or desert, where recovery is usually less dramatic but in steep mountains, a thousand yards can put you a couple of canyons over or straight down in a hole that your going to have to climb out of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1496188, member: 41338"] Well, within the context of actual shot opportunities that tend to present themselves, the question is mostly academic. A good bullet landed in the right place out of a '06 will have a good result in most cases. Same goes for a hot rod. There's not a whole lot of 800 to 1300 yard shot opportunities that even present themselves, whereby the distance can't be closed or frankly, the shot itself should be reconsidered. It is fun to talk about though. I have some hot rods but this year I'm toting a plain-jane '06. In the places I often hunt, usually a real long shot will put me in a very ugly recovery situation. Hence, the concept that maybe I should just pass on the shot. Anyway, the '06 is a great cartridge but like every cartridge out there, it has it's limits. I do see an advantage to a hot rod in country like plains or desert, where recovery is usually less dramatic but in steep mountains, a thousand yards can put you a couple of canyons over or straight down in a hole that your going to have to climb out of. [/QUOTE]
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