is the 3006 dead?

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Ive been shooting magnums all my life 375,338, 416
big levers 45-70 my first gun
and bounced on the 6.5 creed and 308s even though i will always have them. the 3006 has been buy sell type of deal with me..
recently purchased a zkk600 in 3006 ,then another and another.now ive got 3 of them all brno 600s. the gun just feels so right.i cant beleive the balance and weight of the gun...my mentors always wanted magnums and heavy barrels and now i beleive from my opionion they were wronge.i took the old brno to the range and getting sub moa at 100. kick wasnt bad at all. looking at all the new callibers what do they do that 3006 cant.the price of 3006 guns are on the cheaper side even compared to the ruger americans and quality of huskys and brno is far superior so what gives.i understand everyone wants there caliber but the old standbys are being kicked to the curb.i can shoot the 3006 all day compared to the 375s and ammo is cheap.. so are these calibers dying . i have found a place in my heart for old guns and calibers now maybe i to am getting old.
 
The 30-06 work.

More shooters than you think are showing up at the range to verify sight in with one and hunt with it.

Still use my first Winchester model 70 purchased 45 years ago . She love the 180 grains bullets. Moose, bear, deer have fallen to it. Easy to shoot well since recoil is not abusive.

I love the rounds in a Garand. Reloaded a few thousand of those. Easy to find a good combination.
Maybe not glamorous, but it’s a trouble free caliber, usually chambered in good rifles that keep on doing their jobs.
 
I can't even imagine not having at least a couple of 30-06 rifles in my gun safes.
The '06 is far from dead, and newer powders have breathed some fresh life into the
100+ Y.O. chambering. Pretty hard to argue with a 180 grain Partition/Accubond, et al,
flirting with 2900 fps. [ IIRC, the original factory 300 H&H was advertised at 2820] Dave.
 
Eagleye said:
I can't even imagine not having at least a couple of 30-06 rifles in my gun safes.
The '06 is far from dead, and newer powders have breathed some fresh life into the
100+ Y.O. chambering. Pretty hard to argue with a 180 grain Partition/Accubond, et al,
flirting with 2900 fps. [ IIRC, the original factory 300 H&H was advertised at 2820] Dave.
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I have one, a model 4000 light weight Husqvarna with original factory nicely figured wood that was passed on to me when Dad passed away. When the time comes,:) it'll be passed on to one of my Granddaughters as requested by my Daughter. With a family theme in mind, the last time I used it in the field was on my first Mule hunt in Alberta with my Daughter and Son In Law:d.
 
Gatehouse said:
In new rifle sales the 30-06 is nowhere near as popular as it once was, no question about that. But is it dying? No way, not a chance.
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That's likely because there are so many out there in the hands of seniors, who are now passing them onto friends, heirs or selling them online.

Selling a 30-06 isn't a problem. When I take them to gun shows, they usually don't last past the first day, unless they're real beaters.

I will admit the rifles with wood stocks aren't as popular as those with "good" synthetic stocks.

The trend today is for "black plastic" with stainless preferred. If it's chambered for the 30-06, it doesn't seem to be an issue.

The 30-06, with todays powders and components will tag right on the heels of the factory assembled 300 Win Mag, with select hand loads.
 
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