is the 3006 dead?
- Thread starter dogger1
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too funny (and true) !
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Chemainus B.C.
It's kind of a
'chicken and the egg' question, as to which came first. However, the parent cartridge of the 35 Whelen apparently is the 30-06 Springfield.
I think the 30-06 is immortal as a dependable hunting rifle cartridge for most of our big game species here. My first centerfire purchase intended for future use as a deer/moose/caribou/black bear rifle, back when I did not know much about anything, was a 30-06 (Sako) because I knew that although I knew next to nothing, I could not go wrong with a 30-06. Now that I know only slightly more than next to nothing, I still think I made the right choice. I will never sell it until, when I am old and fading away, I will hand it down to a young owner to enjoy.
No, it aint dead, but every deer or moose is , providing the shooter has done his/her part first.
Bullet, selection, proper estimation of range.
No need to buy one now if you are happy with your choices till this point in time.
Rob
I own four , but I'm on the look out for more .
Yesterday Ron Spomer Outdoors channel on YouTube just uploaded an interesting video on the 30-06 "Is 30-06 Really as Versatile as They Claim?".
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbk-0XwweQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbk-0XwweQ
I found it well worth watching, and I think it fits the theme of this thread. The first part is about the cartridge history which many folks here will be familiar with. If you want to skip that history, at about the 5:30 minute mark he starts to get into concepts of today's better performance using new powders and the variety of bullets available. He has some discussion of ballistics of a wide variety of bullets, from 110g to 220gr, and he compares some numbers to other cartridges.
link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbk-0XwweQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbk-0XwweQ
I found it well worth watching, and I think it fits the theme of this thread. The first part is about the cartridge history which many folks here will be familiar with. If you want to skip that history, at about the 5:30 minute mark he starts to get into concepts of today's better performance using new powders and the variety of bullets available. He has some discussion of ballistics of a wide variety of bullets, from 110g to 220gr, and he compares some numbers to other cartridges.
I watched it yesterday and I agree it is worth watching!! One place I think he made a mistake is comparing the 30-06 to the 7mm RM usi g a much heavier bullet in the 30-06, it would have been interesting to see how they compare with the same weight bullets, I’m sure the difference would have been less significant!
But all in all a good video!
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- Haliburton County, Central Ontario
Rob,
Give yourself a shake. Everyone needs one of these new 30-06 rifles. I had never heard of them until I looked in the safe and discovered there were a couple hiding out there!!
The Outsider
CGN Regular
Funny, but I've got two Remingtons in 30-06, you'd think that would be enough, but I'm always on the look out for another one.
prairie lover
CGN Regular
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- southern MB
i have both. 270 shoots 130s at 3050, 06 shoots 165s at 2875. both similar light weight guns with good recoil pads that weigh within a few ounces. Theres not enough difference in recoil to tell much of a difference. 270s recoil due to the extra muzzle velocity i assume is a quicker sharper recoil for sure. 30-06 is slower but torqueier is the only way i can explain it. both are a notch below the 7mm rem mag with 140s at 3200. 300 win mag with 180s at 3000 or 200s at 2900 is on a whole nother level. but between the 30-06 and 270 to me flip a coin.
It used to be nothing but a fast magnum for me, but as one ages you come to appreciate the classics, in which id include both the 270 win and 30-06. The 30-06 just flat out hammers stuff for me. love it.
