Who still shoots the old 06
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I am wanting a new all weather 06, and hope to have it by end of the next year. Gave my kid my favorite hunting 06 a year ago. Wish I had it still, as I don't like beating my old wood/blued 06's up anymore hunting. Luckily there are all kinds and in every configuration available to choose from.
Shot my first deer with a sporterized 03 my Grandpas gun. Dirt bag brother in law stole it and it's never been found. I still have my own first deer rifle a sporterized 98 from my Grandpa after the 03 was stolen.
HARPERC
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Always a good choice, with modern components, in modern rifles still very competitive with the heavily marketed options.
Ramblin99
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I was a .270 Win man for over 25 years. Then started venturing into at least a couple dozen calibers. Turns out most of those rifles are now gone, and the rifle I reach for most often is a Rem 700 Titanium in .30-06. It's bedded in a McMillan BDL stock, has a Gre-Tan bolt shroud and TriggerTech trigger. And it's topped with a Swarovski Z8i scope.
My analogy on the ole 06 is this.....you can run all kinds of trick plays and schemes in football. But one thing that is practiced every single day is blocking and tackling. The .30-06 is the blocking and tackling of the firearm world. It gets the job done, time after time.
My analogy on the ole 06 is this.....you can run all kinds of trick plays and schemes in football. But one thing that is practiced every single day is blocking and tackling. The .30-06 is the blocking and tackling of the firearm world. It gets the job done, time after time.
I'd shoot and zero a husky for a friend of mine every year. Every year I make him an offer. Every year he turns me down.
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My only prerequisite for a 30-06 if I'm gonna hunt with it is I want it heavy. I like 10 pound or more rifles and scope combos. An ultralight 30-06 can kick like a mule.
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Laelkhunter
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The problem with the 30/06 is you don't have any excuse to buy another rifle. (I heard that somewhere). My TC Venture drives tacks with 168 TTSX pushed by 55.0 grains of IMR-4350. Only 2700 fps, but it is crazy accurate.
memtb
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Sad to say, I've loaded 06's for friends and relatives since the 70's…..but never owned one until about 10 years ago. I bought a Ruger American, quickly developed a load for it, retired it to the gun safe!
I'll probably never use it, but it was dirt cheap in an after Christmas sale at Walmart…..just too good to pass up! memtb
I'll probably never use it, but it was dirt cheap in an after Christmas sale at Walmart…..just too good to pass up! memtb
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That's funny, I have 2 also, the old Rem.700 I have had since I was a teenager. That was in the 70s, and I picked up a Vanguard about 15 years ago.
Lately I have been playing with Barnes ttsx 130gr, this thing been making Bugholes. Fun to shoot.
HOLY MOLY, That's a good one.I still shoot it now and then, Springfield 03 "C" shock and it still has it.
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They are fun to shoot, I've taken two Deer and a pot-load of Yotes with this one. Stay with the original velocity for the 03 in .30-06 with 147ge/150gr BT and you can run the ladder sights near to the top. CheersHOLY MOLY, That's a good one.
