Hi
If precision target shooting at long range is the objective, I would not personally go for the 30-06.
The high BC bullets in .30 cal are pretty heavy. Running them up to the near 3,000 FPS that you need to get to generates a lot of recoil. If it's my shoulder, and any reasonable weight rifle, 40 to 60 shots is a bit much. I would much rather drop back to 7 or 6.5 mm for that kind of thing.
It doesn't take much of a bullet to get through a piece of paper.
Bob
If precision target shooting at long range is the objective, I would not personally go for the 30-06.
The high BC bullets in .30 cal are pretty heavy. Running them up to the near 3,000 FPS that you need to get to generates a lot of recoil. If it's my shoulder, and any reasonable weight rifle, 40 to 60 shots is a bit much. I would much rather drop back to 7 or 6.5 mm for that kind of thing.
It doesn't take much of a bullet to get through a piece of paper.
Bob