#76031 - 02/15/03 10:00 PM
Re: 30.30 or 30.06?
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Fry
Registered: 08/06/02
Posts: 27
Loc: Benton City, WA
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I live in SE Washington and hunt Deer, Elk, Bear and someday, if I ever draw a tag...Moose!
I've never been a big fan of the 30-06, but I will say that the 30-30 will NOT be a good choice for shots over 150 yards. I didn't look up Duval to see where it was, but most any kind of Deer hunting in Washington would be well matched to what the 30-06 offers.
And if you ever expand your hunting to Bear and or Elk...you will have a perfect round to take hunting.
I'm not against the 30-06, I'm just more into my 300WSM, Marlin 45/70GG (for elk in the brush) and 375 H&H Mag (someday going to Alaska), I also have a 270 for Deer. BUT If I had to choose one caliber/rifle, It would be the 30-06!
If I were strickly a West Side hunter, hunting Blacktail and short range Black Bear, I would look into a 30-30, but would probably stick with my 45/70...
Hope this helps!
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#76032 - 02/15/03 10:21 PM
Re: 30.30 or 30.06?
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Juvenille at Sea
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 209
Loc: HIDING
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I'd echo what 45/70 said. With a 30-06, you could hunt nearly all big game in the lower U.S. Not saying there aren't better calibers for specific applications, but for an all around, one gun for everything, the .30-06 would be an excellent choice. Good Luck.
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#76033 - 02/15/03 10:59 PM
Re: 30.30 or 30.06?
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Juvenille at Sea
Registered: 12/21/02
Posts: 182
Loc: Graham
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30-06 is a much better all-around choice. The bullet it fires will out-perform the 30-30 at all ranges. It gives you the flexibility for open country as well as thicker brush or timber as long as you don't put a huge magnification scope on it. 30-06 shoots flatter than most hunters are accurate. Great caliber!
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#76034 - 02/16/03 12:08 AM
Re: 30.30 or 30.06?
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Spawner
Registered: 12/06/00
Posts: 783
Loc: bullcanyon
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I'd sell them both and spring for a 7mm. But if that is not an option the 06 would be my choice. lots of loads available for that caliber. just make sure to proactice with it and you'll be fine with any gun.
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#76036 - 02/16/03 02:26 AM
Re: 30.30 or 30.06?
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Fry
Registered: 10/24/01
Posts: 36
Loc: Tigard, OR
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A 30.06 is in my opinion the best all around cartridge for hunting anything in the lower 48. Flat enough shooting for any sane distance, great selection of factory ammo if you dont handload, and spit bullets out at the velocities they work best at. Not too much gun for antelope, and plenty for elk. A 30-30 is a great deer gun, but is not enough gun for elk, at least with the factory loads that are available. If you want a light lever gun, go for a .308, also a very good all around gun for deer and elk. Bolt guns can be made pretty light however, and id choose a bolt gun. Levers just feel funny in my hands.
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#76037 - 02/16/03 12:52 PM
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Registered: 06/26/02
Posts: 596
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#76038 - 02/17/03 01:23 AM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 11/15/02
Posts: 258
Loc: Amboy Wa
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Out of the two guns right there, get the 06
Now if you were asking what type of gun to get, me, I would say get a 300 win mag. I'm just a 300 mag guy so.
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#76039 - 02/17/03 02:10 PM
Re: 30.30 or 30.06?
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Spawner
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 972
Loc: Moses Lake
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Sullie's only about 13 so a .30/06 will suit him fine for the next few years.
the .30/06 offers a little more versatility and a little more growth for future shooting activities over the .30/30. Also the .30/06 can use lighter spire point bullets in handloads should one want to do some varmint hunting.
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#76040 - 02/17/03 04:32 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 01/07/02
Posts: 919
Loc: Everett,Wa
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30-06
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#76041 - 02/17/03 07:41 PM
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Fry
Registered: 10/24/01
Posts: 36
Loc: Tigard, OR
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I agree Zen. I killed my first deer when i was 12 with dads old 30.06. Then i got my own. Then i bought a 7 mag, hunted with it for a few years, and sold it because i liked the 06 better. Then i bought a 300 win mag and killed my first bull with it, and i just sold that one a couple weeks ago.
I just think the 30.06 is the perfect all around gun. Light recoil, outstanding perfomance on big game, easy to find ammo for, i could go on forever. I think if you want more punch than the old 30.06 provides with good bullets, you need to go bigger in diameter, not velocity. For a 30 caliber, the 06 is just about perfect.
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#76042 - 02/17/03 08:07 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 06/26/02
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#76043 - 02/17/03 08:11 PM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 02/07/00
Posts: 419
Loc: Tacoma, Wa. USA
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30.06. This was this first gun to take a Grand Slam, every species of big game, in North America. It has killed every animal I can think of also. You can buy rounds from a 55 grain Accelerator to 220 grain soft point. Federal and Hornady make a "magnum" load for .06 from 150-180 grain. I use the 180 on everything I hunt. It ballistically turns the .06 into a .300 mag. Same energy and velocity. You will always have people claiming their 7mm, 300, 338, 3006 etc are best but the one thing you MUST remember is it is the SHOOTER not the GUN that makes the shot and the kill. I own two .06 and have shot a half dozen 7mm and bigger. None have impressed me as much as the versitility of the .06. You can also buy 3006 ammo just about anywhere you will hunt. I have seen it in gas stations with a few boxes of 12ga and some .22's. No other rounds though. I would buy a bolt action since they are the easiest to shoot and maintain. Good luck and staight shooting.
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#76045 - 02/17/03 11:58 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 06/24/01
Posts: 684
Loc: Toledo Wa
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Good reply Big Jim
Also the 06 is the most sold caliber ever.Plus it has the largest selection of ammo ever.
I also recomend a bolt action.
Whatever you get,Shoot it as much as you can,get used to it.and gain the confidence in it that you know you will kill what you are shooting at.
I always recomend you shoot as much as you can.Even if its with a 22 you would be surprised how much it will improve your shootin skills.
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#76046 - 02/18/03 10:59 PM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 10/04/01
Posts: 3563
Loc: Gold Bar
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#76048 - 02/19/03 01:18 PM
Re: 30.30 or 30.06?
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Parr
Registered: 01/17/03
Posts: 65
Loc: lacey
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i own an 06 myself and love it. use it for deer, elk, and bear. shoots flat, straight, and will reach out and touch something if needed. i would go with the '06
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