30-06 vs Everything!

[@woodman8261]

IMMORTAL...That's the absolute best word to explain the 30-06 ,ever.

[@hopefulballistics]

Yes! 👍🏻

[@gaygay7708]

This is true

[@leroymorris6036]

You got that right, everything else is just a hopeful.

[@Arkades9]

If your into reloading it is imo the best cartridge in existence, sadly the commercial load selection is mediocre.

[@woodman8261]

@@Arkades9 I agree I've been handloading this great cartridge for 40 years.

[@Alianderfarm]

I’m 68, retired, living on a farm in Central Virginia. When I was a young teenager 30-30’s and 30-06’s were the main cartridges used by deer hunters in this area. I started with the 30-30 then eventually bought a 30-06 and wow what a difference in capabilities. As I aged I bought a 270 and immediately felt like it was the perfect deer caliber for whitetail deer. Now, about 50 years later I’ve discovered the 7mm-08 and feel like this is my new love. When I think of the 30-06 I immediately recall the recoil. Of all the calibers I hunted with the 30-06 had the hardest recoil. That said, it’s a powerful caliber that puts deer on the ground. Always enjoy your thoughts and still learn something I never knew. Keep sipping the coffee and ruminating upon all things rifle.

[@hopefulballistics]

Thank you! I appreciate the comment!

[@phild9813]

30-06 is about my top end for recoil. I don’t do brakes, but the 06 becomes very manageable with a suppressor.

[@austinanderson8485]

270 has been my go to since moving up from my grandpas old 243 and I haven’t put it down since love the gun love the capability

[@russellkeeling4387]

I'm sorry but don't you think your 12 ga. has as much recoil. Maybe it's my size but I don't think the recoil of the 30-06 is bad at all.

[@austinanderson8485]

@@russellkeeling4387 he might have one of the new inertia driven semi auto 12g and they have almost no kixk

[@dannymcdaniel1652]

I've used 3006 forever I'm 71 years old..have dropped all my large game with 3006

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome!

[@drdes9609]

The fact that we have a cartridge from almost 120 years ago which is still a go to shows how amazing it is. I think 30-06 has some of the best wildcats too 35 Whelen, 280 ai, 270 25-06 it’s a moose to antelope.

[@hopefulballistics]

Agreed!

[@peterojas2105]

You forgot the wonderful 280 Rem....

[@lurebenson7722]

Taking a good guess from all the other ignorant KZbin groupie Parrit mouth talkers you have No idea that there are different species of Moose that very greatly in size. The small Shiras moose is very small in comparison to the largest of all Moose the Yukon moose in Northern BC and in Alaska. Hunting smaller Shiras moose with deer gun 30-06 would be normal but in my home state of Alaska the hunter would be stupid to use deer guns like the 30-06. Considering 99% of these nonsense hunting - guns & ammo videos are made by Easterns who think the full US is one big Ohio flat corn or bean field you get a load of nonsense from these videos.

[@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595]

@@peterojas2105280 Rem is cool, but ever since the 280 AI was SAMMI approved, it killed the .280 if you don’t handload. But if you handload, why not handload the .280 AI?

[@peterojas2105]

@@echofoxtrotwhiskey1595 I can load my 280 equal to the AI !

[@markburt5394]

Ain't many troubles a man can't fix with $700 and a 30-06.

[@hopefulballistics]

Very true!

[@MryPopnsYall]

Exactly right Ryan Muckenhirn!

[@ronalddunne3413]

I heard a coat-hanger included- which probably dates me.

[@lynn4205]

Yer a poet and your feet show it,,they're Longfellows 😊 Grandma used to say that all the time

[@jameskirk3]

Righteous. 30-06 is a great round. Historic even. I bought two ammo cans worth of black tips from a flea market back in 2008. $5 for 50 of them. 700 rounds total. Best $70 I ever spent. Came with the 30 cal cans for free. Can't look a gift horse in the mouth when they zip right through level 4 NIJ plates.

[@timpowell1463]

I bought a 30-06 for the same reason back in the 80's. All the different bullet weights for different game.

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on!

[@ScottBFree]

I always find it funny when people say that a .308 has a farther effective range than a 30-06. I always know immediately that I don’t need any advice from that person.

[@hopefulballistics]

@@ScottBFree you don’t think I said that, right?

[@matthunter1667]

I feel the same about anyone who compares rounds and bashes on one over the other. To me your on the line of wanting more gun control and see the preferred cartridge stay while thr ones yall don't like disappear... It's very wierd !!! Why not give all cartridges their own due and be thankful we have so many to choose from and new ones coming out every season. I swear the hate for the creedmore rounds is unreal and quiet disturbing. Who could love guns and ammo.yet hate on an available caliber so much you'd swear they'd rather see it disappear all together.

[@JohnKendall-je4rx]

In factory loads with the lighter bullets it's a toss up. With handloading the 06 becomes a whole other animals using modern powders and bullets.

[@rmerlin733]

Brown bear? Ok understand opinion on dangerous game. However, 1980 - Kodiak Brown bear taken with Husqavarna DM8000 - 30-06 - 220 gr handoad at approx 80 yards. Love the rifle, have loved the cartridge for a long time. Versatile only begins to describe what this round can be tailored for. Saying its immortal is spot on. Have shot nummerous other bigger and smaller rounds. No cripes about any overall. Just no one other round as adaptable to literally any situation or demand. Great vid, very much appreciated.

[@hopefulballistics]

Thank you!

[@wimpieprinsloo5042]

Thankyou for your excellent comments of the 30-06 and various other parent cartridges. I am a die hard fan of the 30-06 but do accept why fellow shooters go for the other various existing cartridges and new upcoming ones. I bought a .375HH lately for always having the need for a true magnum rifle in my heart. I do not mind recoil and not being ashamed to still use the 30-06 and will always be doing so.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome, thanks!

[@scotthorner7709]

I totally agree! I love the 30-06

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on!

[@garyscheer8017]

Thru the years I have had tried several different chamberings I keep coming back to the 30-06

[@hopefulballistics]

Many people have done the same.

[@stacyhazelwood4033]

I have been a hunter all my life. I grew up shooting a 30-30, like most people. When I got out of college and got a good job, I wanted to get a nice gun that I could hunt pretty much anything in North America with. I work for the public and became friends with an old guy who hunted around the world. He had an impressive jungle room full of mounts from everywhere. One day I asked him if he bought 1 gun that you could hunt anything in North America with, what would that be? He told me to get a Browning Bar chambered in 30-06. He said it is not perfect for everything in North America, but it has the broadest application, in his opinion. I bought it about 25 years ago and it is still my favorite gun. It is a beautiful gun. The availability is important to me too. I love the 9mm for pistol use because of the comfort in shooting and availability too. I know many will say that I am too limited, but you do you and I will do me.

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on, thanks.

[@jameskirk3]

Buying a BAR for hunting is wild. 😂😂 Congrats. I have a 1950s Springfield bolt action. 30-06 with a 10x scope on it. It does great. It kicks hard AF, which the BAR might eat for you, but I wouldn't trade off the weight for a day of hiking a mountain and hunting deer. The bolt action 30-06 isn't a heavy gun. You get 5+1 in the magazine, and it doesn't blow out the back half of the deer like a 300 Winmag.

[@stacyhazelwood4033]

@@jameskirk3 your Springfield sounds like a sweet gun. I am a fan of vintage rifles too.

[@philipsteele5704]

I usually shoot a 270, but I really love the 30-06. It is the best all-around cartridge out there. I have been handloading for a lot of different cartridges for the last 40 years and it is one of my favorites favorites for the ease and number of components that work.

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on, thanks!

[@UI_Shaggy05]

30-06 is hands-down my #1 favorite cartridge of all time, and nothing could EVER take its place! I use a Weatherby Vanguard with a 26 inch barrel, and these are the velocities I get: 130 grain: 3,400 ft/s 150 grain: 3,100 ft/s 165 grain: 3,000 ft/s 180 grain: 2,900 ft/s 190 grain: 2,780 ft/s 200 grain: 2,750 ft/s

[@hopefulballistics]

Wow! Great velocities!

[@jaybailleaux630]

That's close to 300 magnums. Often times the most accurate loads in a 300 mag is at 30-06 velocities.

[@UI_Shaggy05]

@@jaybailleaux630 True, I'm really testing the physical limits of the 30-06.

[@robertagusti3712]

If you can get 2850 fps with partition it is capable to bbring down any brown bear weather the PH let you use a 3006 is a diferent story with that said 3006 depens the platform you use.

[@UI_Shaggy05]

@@robertagusti3712 The 130 grain load has the most energy at the muzzle: 3,425 ft/s with 3,386 ft-lbs.

[@billbennett9537]

There are very good reasons ,why the 30-06 is the cartridge that is the standardby which all other hunting cartridges are compared.

[@hopefulballistics]

Agreed! Thanks!

[@ReloadingWeatherby]

6.5 Staball does wonders for the 30-06. I just might need to buy a 30-06.

[@phild9813]

Yes you do!!! Wish I lived closer to you, I have 3 you could test!

[@ReloadingWeatherby]

@phild9813 On Saturday I'm testing a 30-06 with a 24 inch barrel. Really excited to see what it can do

[@hopefulballistics]

You do. I need to get some of that powder!

[@ronlowney4700]

🤔 Austin, Just Like the 30-06, You Have Come Along Way! 🥳 With MODERN POWDERS AND BULLETS, It Is Doing Pretty Much Everything That The 300 WM Was Able To Do On Elk Back When I Was a Kid (in the 1960's)! 😱 We Spent Too Much Time Focusing on Cartridges and Not Enough Time Talking About Some of The Advancements in Powders and Bullets! 🔥

[@afader6898]

H414, w760, imr 4064, h, imr, accurate 4350, ramshot big game and hunter, reloader 15 and 19 are all great powders in the 06, I'll keep an eye out for your video Austin

[@holleyman1970]

30-06 and 30-30 are the go tos here in northern Alberta, bush hunting we use a 336 and a 94 pushing 170s when the wife and I hunt, when we get out to the open quarter sections it is the 30-06 BSA Monarch using a 180 partition. This combo has fed our family for many years.

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on! Thanks for the comment!

[@heydaddy6817]

Did you have to worry about grizzlies with 30-30? Theres been a surge in grizzly population and migration closer to cities/town in Alberta and BC

[@IhaveaDoghouse]

@@heydaddy6817 30/30 will take down a Grizzly no problem, if you are having to shoot one that means it's likely only 10-15 yards away, check out bella twin grizzly kill. Central Alberta in the 50's the world record largest Grizzly bear killed with .22 Long, and yes long not .22 long rifle. If you can't kill a bear with a 30/30 you shouldn't be hunting probably lol, And yes they are getting fairly common 3 people have been killed by Grizzlies as close as 30 to 150 km away from my house in the last several years here in western Alberta. There are sightings posted on the local pages a few times a year.

[@mountainman6709]

Good job Patriot, I swear by the 30.06 cartridge, been shooting it for years

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks

[@Ghostchaser-fy3xk]

Excellent video. My dad and I have discussed all of this subject for years and years. After starting off my deer hunting journey with a .243 with 85 grain bullets, there was a tremendous difference when I killed my first buck with an ‘06. It’s been my standard for a long time now.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome, thanks

[@rogerramjet7567]

Killed my first whitetail with the 06. So many have fallen in the past 60 years. Everything on this continent as well from the brown bear on down to antelope. Just can’t say enough about the 06 !! 👍👍😀

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome!

[@ms_chievous141]

Ive just bought my first hu ting rifle chambered in 30-06. As you guessed by it being my first im very new too hunting (city boy who moved to the country). I wanted to thank you for your video it has in my mind, eased my worries if i chose the right caliber. Look forward to your videos in the future

[@hopefulballistics]

Thank you very much!

[@stacybrown3714]

I am 56. I have a stupid assortment of rifles. Thus nearly as many calibers. Your video is spot on. I don't live and breathe 30-06 but it is awesome. I am very impressed by 6.5 Creedmoor accuracy but there is a reason folks around my neck of the woods call it the "6.5 needs more ". This was a very good video . I will be watching more of you thanks.

[@hopefulballistics]

I really appreciate it, thanks!

[@russellkeeling4387]

There are lots of new cartridges that have appeared over the last few years and I'm happy there is a healthy gun culture. Being a long time student of exterior ballistics I do have to say there have been no new ideas that haven't been known already. Merchandising is the name of the game in firearms now.

[@hopefulballistics]

I would say you’re right.

[@lannybackes1053]

A lot of reinventing the wheel with cartridges. Projectiles have come a long ways though. Much better bullets today.

[@toddjohnson271]

In whatever it lacks in performance it always still wins because ammo can be found in every hardware store in every small town.

[@hopefulballistics]

Yep!

[@keithross4511]

Great job of sharing some information on the .06. My first big game rifle was a REM. 700 in .30-06. Today I have four more .30-06’s, besides my other various rifles.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome, thanks

[@thelemonademan6235]

I've done most of my hunting w a .270. However since 2006 I decided to buy and hunt w a Rem 700 BDL in 30-06, then I bought another 30-06, another Rem 700 100 th anniversary edition in 30-06, I love my 2 30-06s.

[@tomchappelear4027]

It’s all about making money, selling guns and selling new shells

[@danielclover6992]

At 57 with a bad shoulder and a messed-up neck I've become recoil sensitive. I had to sell my 12 gauge and 30-06. Gone are the days of hunting with 1 ounce slugs and 180 grain deer thumper in the remmington auto. Really miss it. After a lot of research and saving money, I built a 6mm arc ar15 that is extremely accurate and has very little recoil.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome! I think you’ll like that.

[@edwardabrams4972]

I know the feeling! I had a drunk driver hit me 12 years ago and was on the surgery table 7 1/2 hours and two titanium plated around my neck from and rear with 20 titanium screws in my spine. I hunt with a 30-06 but it has a muzzle break and a limb saver recoil pad and I shoot lighter bullets and it gets the job done with just a little pain so I limit it to 2 shots. I have been on oxi 12 years along with other meds but it’s not going to stop me from hunting with my 3 boys.

[@Lure-Benson]

If you go with the AR 10 in 6 mm Rem - 250 Savage or 257 Roberts these don't have recoil I believe to affect you. I build and sell Highly specialized AR 10 uppers in those chamberings and more or if you want to build one yourself just ask me where to get all the parts and the gunsmith to do all the metal work. I even do an AR 10 in 6mm-284 win that is one of the rifles I hunt with that has a recoil of a 243 win. The 6mm-284 win is the short cartridge version of the 6mm-06. If ever wanted an AR 10 to duplicate the 30-06 that can be done if you are a reloader by using the 284 Win cartridges from Peterson brass by necking up to 30 caliber and that is not that hard being the 284 win is 7 mm 28 caliber so running 28 caliber cartridges into a 30-caliber expander is very simple. Pacific tool & Gauge sells the 30-284-win chamber reamer + the head space gauges. Pac Nor Barrels will make the barrel and Mark Manson gunsmithing or Dead shot barrels can do the final metal work for making the barrel an AR 10 barrel, but you would need an AR 10 LR barrel extension from Bat Machine in Bosie Idaho.

[@leebaker2588]

I put a muzzle break on my -06 for the same reasons. Shoots like a .243 or 223/556

[@Lure-Benson]

@@leebaker2588 Pretty nice isn't it pulling the trigger then all you get a bump for recoil. If anyone bitches about the excessive noise of using muzzle breaks, then get some smarts there are now electronic muffs to wear for around $35.00. I have 2 pairs of these electric earmuff that are fantastic! not only do they have a noise shut off of a gunshot automatically they also amplify sounds so I can hear the slightest sounds of deer or Elk sneaking off and be alerted to the direction they are going. I am also in the Pacific NW where we have way too many Cougars and bears so what if a cat is sneaking up on you? these muffs are so sensitive to sound I hear twigs snap far off in the forest so at least stopping me to investigate what made that sound.

[@juergenweller858]

Good video - you touched it all from barrel life to versatility - congrats!

[@hopefulballistics]

Thank you very much!

[@merylpelosi1704]

As I've said before, I made a grave mistake when my first hunting rifle purchase was a Tikka T-3 light stainless in .30-06. The mistake was I've never had any reason to buy another high-powered rifle. I live in Colorado and use 125 gr. ammo for antelope, 150 gr. for mule deer, 165 gr for elk, and 180-200 gr. for Moose. I never pull the trigger on anything over 200 yards away. At a little over 6 lbs., I can drag that rifle around with me all day long. My father was issued an M-1 Garand in WWII, and my grandfather was issued an '03 Springfield in WWI. I love shooting other calibers, I just don't see the need to own any.

[@hopefulballistics]

That’s awesome!

[@not-eating-bugs]

30-06 loaded with 180 gr sst Hornady bullets ,hard to beat

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks

[@battru8302]

Great video. Really enjoyed it. Took my first two antelope in Africa with a 30 06. A special place in my heart

[@hopefulballistics]

That’s awesome

[@jimanderson1154]

Excellent video! Probably the best I’ve ever seen on the subject!!

[@hopefulballistics]

I really appreciate that!

[@birddog7492]

I've owned and hunted with a lot of cartridges. My favorite for medium sized game Deer hog's Black bear is the 30-06.

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on!👍🏻

[@iamnobody9542]

A friend went to Africa. His only rifle was a 30-06. Hornady used to make 220 steel jacketed RN's. I had 2 boxes, I gave him 1 so he could handle the "big 5" if he had to. His main load was 180 Nosler Partitions. He didn't take any elephants, but lesser cartridges have with heavy bullets (read Karamojo Bell). He did take a hippo and the 220's worked fine. One cartridge for ALL? 30-06. Ok, maybe the 375 for Africa, but a bit much for deer and mountain goats. I love my 30-06. My main load is the Nosler 180 partition at 2735 f/s. An honest 400 yard load, maybe 300-350 for moose and elk. Wont blow up on a bear at 5 feet. BTW, I HUNT, not snipe at game. ONE load for everything from deer to bear and up, reasonably flat, 225 Yd zero, hold dead on to 300 for big game. +/- 3" to 260 yds, 6" low at 300. Done. Works for me.

[@hopefulballistics]

Well said, thanks

[@davidpruyne7340]

I started with a 3030 ,,, got a 06 an was hooked ,,,, luv messing with different calibers but the 06 is my favorite

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome, I understand that.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

The fact that ammunition for the .30-'06 is so widely available globally over 100 years after its creation, speaks volumes about Its popularity. This cartridge isn't going away anytime soon.

[@hopefulballistics]

Absolutely!

[@bekkerbosbeer3453]

Thank you for great information,I just invested in a 30-06 and this is perfect information for me . Thank you blessings

[@hopefulballistics]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@texashunter664]

We took Zebra, Wildebeast, Kudu, Nyala, Gemsbuck, Sable, In Africa last summer with 180gn Nosler Partitions. Its still an awesome round and will remain so.

[@hopefulballistics]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@wizzbang3536]

Just finished a custom build in 30-06,this is my second 30-06 and love this cartridge. That said I do want a 7 PRC and I also get excited for new cartridges.

[@hopefulballistics]

Our tastes are similar, lol.

[@Lure-Benson]

That 7 mm PRC does everything the 7 mm Remington magnum does they are the very same. And if the claim is the 7 mm PRC shoots 180 grain bullets well so does my Tikka T3 ultra-light in 7 mm Rem mag at the very same velocity's the 7 mm PRC does. I can find 7 mm Rem mag ammo all over now but the 7 mm PRC ammo to find I will find Big Foot in the woods before I find a box of 7 mm PRC ammo and I make 7 mm Rem brass from 300 win and 338 win brass.

[@wizzbang3536]

@@Lure-BensonAgreed ,7PRC is hard to find and so is Bigfoot 😆

[@Gary-zq3pz]

I found Army surplus 30 -06 solid brass machine gun rounds that run perfectly through my antique Winchester mod. 70. At 500 yards, they'll punch through an engine block.

[@hopefulballistics]

Cool!

[@thehoneybadger8089]

"The .30-'06 is never a mistake."-Col. Townsend Whelen

[@hopefulballistics]

Right

[@briansupermag3918]

Great topic. Nothing better than sitting around a hunting camp at night with a beer and debating cartridges. ❤. My Brother also felt that way. Said I just need 1 cartridge and I can do whatever I wanted in hunting. Rem 700 BDL and he was set. Unfortunately he passed away several years ago due to Pancreatic Cancer 😢. Well I inherited it. I have never been a 30 cal guy I've always been a 7mm man. While he got his 30-06 I got a 7RM😂. So now I have his rifle and I wanted to do something special with it as not a fan of BDL. So I have as I write this my brother's action at a custom smith getting totally redone. PR 26" barrel McMillan Game hunter stock. Terminator T3 Muzzle Brake. NF ATACR 5x25x56 Mill-C ret. TT flat shoe trigger. Bottom metal from the smith's preference with DBM 3 rounders. He is starting this month. Hope to see it in March. Oh and its not a 30-06 anymore it's a 30-06 AI. 😂 have 101 rounds ready to go. LAPUA brass loaded with some cheap 180 hornady 180 interlocks. Oh funny, as your talking about some cartridges being overbore I am literally doing brass prep on my new 6.5x300 wby. FL sized, chamfer, and debur case mouth. Gonna prime tonight. Tomorrow I will load up some new 153.5 Berger Hybrids with N570 with Fed 215M ignition.😂 Oh happy days. I feel the same as you do about the 30-06 as I do about the Mighty 7mm Rem Mag. It will never die. Great video

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks for the good comment. 7 rem mag is another great one.

[@Ugh_its_dat_guy86]

I love the 30-06 as far as it's capabilities within 400 yards. I want both a 308 in a light weight AR10 and I want a 30-06 in a modern rifle like a fierce or something along that lines. Either way on your opinions on the cartridge it works and works very well and sets the standards of everything hunting cartridges

[@hopefulballistics]

Well said!

[@danielmaine45]

30-06....still my go-to and favorite

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on!

[@nikos6220]

Absolutely awesome video. Countless great points and valuable pieces of info. Of course I am biased with my 20“ 30-06 main hunting rifle 😂. The key point for me from your video is that the 30-06 is the home for heavy bullets out of a non-magnum. I run a 200 grain ELD-X at 2550 ft/s which works extremely well. IMHO the manufacturers should offer more heavy options, e.g. the 178 grain ELD-X is too light for my taste and will be only 100 ft/s faster

[@hopefulballistics]

Thank you! Yeah I agree.

[@Jeff-sl8xz]

If a person wants a thumper on the shoulder the ought six in the old wooden stock savage 110 just a plain Jane Birch stocked rifle that sold in the early eighties for $159.00 Brand new the other one is the Remington 760 and 7600s those will thump you pretty good​@@hopefulballistics

[@tonydg6086]

Don’t forget that 30-06 took dangerous game in Africa. Case in point, Hemingway killed a Rhino at 300 yards. And the Fish and Game Dept in Alaska says on their website that 30-06 is fine for brown bear, even better than magnums if you can shoot it accurately as opposed to big magnums that you can’t shoot as well.

[@hopefulballistics]

I appreciate the info!

[@Garandasaurus]

Phil Shoemaker, a PH in Alaska, recommends 3006 with heavy for caliber, ie ( 200 to 220) premium bullet. Very effective he says.

[@tripplebeards3427]

30-06 is KING

[@hopefulballistics]

You bet!

[@michaelraines93]

that rem. corelokt 220 gr. is a showstopper with a reasonably well placed shot!

[@tripplebeards3427]

@michaelraines93 yeah they're nasty at close range. I've seen them used on black bear and Deer. They normally knock them right over. Imo a 180 grain round nose vs the 220 ground nose I dont see any on game perfomance difference.

[@jamesnoe644]

I do believe that the 30-06 is the do all take everywhere cartridge for those just starting out and getting into this sport because of its versatility. Thanks for the video

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@saskdad115]

Great analysis of North America's sweetheart cartridge

[@hopefulballistics]

I appreciate it!

[@interiorurbanmining1155]

I watched this because I am a HUGE fan of 30-.06. Great discussion / video. Thank you. I think factory load availability should also be taken into consideration. There's a whole slew of newer cartridges that I've not seen a box of on a store shelf where I live since 2020. I don't think there has been a single day that I couldn't find something in 30-.06 whether it was some M2ball or 200gr core-lokts or anything in between. Every cartridge company in existence has multiple loads available for the 30-.06. Now that there's somewhat better availability, I find boxes of 30-.06 considerably cheaper than most other options. A lot of these newer cartridges, while quite popular, simply aren't available everywhere a person might live or travel. 30-.06 is literally EVERYWHERE. You can drive through a town so small it doesn't have a dot on a map, and the one general store in it is going to have a couple boxes of it, but they most likely won't have a single box of any WSM, WSSM, or any PRC or any WBY magnums, etc.

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks for watching! Good comment!

[@Historyfreak-f7o]

If you can’t kill it with a 30-06, you probably shouldn’t be hunting it.

[@hopefulballistics]

True

[@lafemedhel]

When i grew up, we had a 22 a 30-06 and a 45-70 along with various shot guns and revolvers 22 ,38 special and a 357 mag. I never felt inadequate when hunting anything. That being said, the 45-70 always felt good in my hands, i never wanted for anything else.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome! You had all you needed

[@lafemedhel]

@@hopefulballistics your right about the 30-06 for 98% of people, it will do everything they need and with the accuracy long range and the variety of reloading possibilities and cheap cost, 30-06 is the champ of champs always relevant never outdated and with a proper round will not destroy half of the Buck you just shot with it . I hear it is a top notch Zombie rifle as well. However, if I'm in Alaska bear country I'm bringing my 45-70 lever action and a 12 guage with slugs and a 44 mag in a chest holster. I don't hunt alone there, so i also will be wearing running shoes.

[@mr.mr.3301]

The cartridge that should’ve knocked it off was the 280 Remington, but I heard they screwed the launch up and put it in a terrible gun and such. The 7 mm are really the sweet spot but I do love 30s.

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks

[@Lure-Benson]

I can't say what you see from the mid-west to the Atlantic Ocean but here in the Pacific NW the 280 Rem the 280 AI is very well liked but the 7 mm magnums and 300 magnums and 338 Magnums run the most popular here dues to distance shooting over massive canyons. Here in the Pacific NW the deer gun 30-06 and cartridges based on it have been dying in popularity for many years due to just can't cut it for hunting here and against the large magnums get the job done where you just don't shoot the deer gun 30-06 at Elk across these canyons. The deer gun 30-06 is the top worst cartridge here for wounding - crippling and loosing deer and Elk so that is why many hunters don't by the deer gun 30-06 and go with a large magnum.

[@mr.mr.3301]

@@Lure-Benson I think that is key. It just depends on where and what you hunt. Mostly where when it comes to.

[@Lure-Benson]

@@mr.mr.3301 What you just wrote I have also written many of times and most often some idiot on the East coast wants to argue with me .

[@mr.mr.3301]

@@Lure-Benson lol. I find it most not with caliber but ammo selection. Precision hunter for example. I’m sure it’s great out west but here in the east the best hunting bullet is a tough bullet that holds together and punches through. We either hunt in the woods or tree lines then shot deer run into the woods. Blood is nice for tracking and needed at times. That is also why so many this way hate the 270 and love the 3006. They just don’t know. Safe easy choice here. A 308 shooting federal fusion. One friend left the 270 and he did not know he needed a bonded or copper bullet to get the performance he wanted. The other had a bad flinch with his 3006 and shoots is 308 much better. But again most shots are 200 and less.

[@eawrightjr]

Im a fudd from South Georgia, and this is my favorite cartridge. In my opinion it is the goldilocks of cartridges. I have a wide variety of cartridges, but I always gravitate to it. Since I was was a small boy, I remember listening to the oldtimers talk about how good the 06' worked on game. I received my first 06' at the age of 13 and downed many many deer with one. Regardless of what foruns and the internet says, being an old no frills "grandpa" cartridge does not make it less effective. Most younger guys like the flashy boutique cartridges due to marketing or the exclusiveness of having something that people oooh and ahh over. Plus most manufactures make the newer trendier rifles in the new cartridges flavor of the week cartridges, whereas the 06' is normally chambered in the more traditionally styled rifles that arent super tactical prs inspired designs that lots of people want now.

[@hopefulballistics]

Good comment, thanks

[@Seelos333]

+ 30-06 ~ an oldie but a goodie

[@hopefulballistics]

Yes!

[@denizen9998]

My 22 inch Remington 700 in 30-06 is my baby. To handle recoil better just do push ups or even bench presses a bit. Barrels can be ported too.

[@hopefulballistics]

I’ve got a 700 ADL 30-06 with 22” barrel made in 1976.

[@PaulWylie-p8g]

30-06 is greatest cartridge of all time, there’s not even a close 2nd, will handle anything in North America, undeniable devastating power & energy to 400 plus yards. 30-06 using 180 Grain Nosler Partition is one of the best rounds for deer hunting ever, more killing power up to 400 yards than 7mm Mag, 22% more bullet frontal diameter, 7 Mag out performs it after 400 yds, also not enough difference in 30-06 vs 300 Win Mag to justify buying one, the next REAL step up from 30-06 is 300 Weatherby Magnum. 30-06 is still the most popular hunting cartridge.

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on, thanks!

[@jimtravis9598]

Thx, bought a 30-06 three years ago , you have reinforced my purchace as a good one. I have purchaced the Hornady handbook of reloading. That book illustrates exactly the versitility of that cartridge . Thanks again for your advice ,opinion & counsel.

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks for watching!

[@poorthingproductions]

Great job on the video! Always looking forward to seeing more.

[@hopefulballistics]

I really appreciate it!

[@bigalon3wheels]

30-06 cartridge was the standard when I first got into the Marine Corps in 1960, but they were waiting for the M-14 to come out in numbers to supply the troops; was going to be the NATO 308 caliber round. That round was used by me in my M-1 Grand and later BAR and aside from being a tad heavy in stacks of 20 rounds or more it was an excellent bullet to use in combat and field general . The 308 was also an excellent round to use and was just as accurate at 500 to 600 yards fired from M-14 or M-60 at even longer ranges. Bullets have specific purposes and one needs to use that one which fits the purpose at the time of use.

[@hopefulballistics]

Yes I agree

[@b01tact10n]

Great post! For 2023 season, I successfully my tags with my rifle chambered for 30'06🤨😁 Kodiak was successful I sighted my ironsights for the 200gr Nolser bullets. Along with Moose and it performed as expected, my shot placement, as you would expect😂... Im always amazed whenever big game drop right there even though I know whats going to happen but all were taken no further than 50 paces😉 I agree the 30'06 is Immortal. The caribou and black bear tags that i filled was with my ironsighted REM700 in 222REM using Nosler 60gr ammo. Take care😉

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks, I appreciate it

[@Lure-Benson]

Sure you did all of this only was in your dreams or told this story in your favorite hangout local bar. You used some of the most favorite liars KZbin liars groupie parrot mouth talkers talking points such as Shot placement kills every kind of animal in the world dead in its tracks - Nosler bullets Accubonds or Partitions - 30-06 is some kind or remarkable cannon better than all large magnums ever made - and you are some kind of naturalist hunter who sneaks right up on top of the animal within arm's reach before shooting / Let's see all of your Alaskan Hunting photos ! / KZbin groupie Parrot mouth talkers have taken telling far out lies to a whole news lever of lying.

[@johnjamieson6368]

I still have my first '06, that I paid for, 45 years ago. A sporterizrd 1917 eddystone. It will still do what ever I want it to, if I do my part.

[@hopefulballistics]

Very nice

[@jaymiller393]

30-06 can be loaded today to what 300wm was in the past.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome, thanks

[@ronlowney4700]

🤣 Exactly What I Said! 😃👍

[@jamiehurtt3530]

Well beyond that

[@ronlowney4700]

🤷‍♂️ Beyond What? 🤪

[@jamiehurtt3530]

@ronlowney4700 30-06 with today's modern loadings can have as much as 1800+ ft lbs of energy at 600 yds for example . With far less recoil . 300 mag back in the day 1970 s had less than 1500 ft lbs using 180 gr standard remington ammo at 600 yds .for example but using the same modern components is superior I see no need to shoot past 600 yds Beyond that it is no longer fair chase hunting. .06 fulfills all my needs with less recoil. 1800 ft lbs energy is more than enough for any elk out to max distance of 600yds a

[@jamesstewart9970]

The simple reason for its immortality is because you can go from taking 208gr eld bullets and driving them over 2800 fps and rivaling cartridges like the 300 win mag with much greater barrel life for long range shooting and hunting, to 150gr bullets at 3200fps for whitetail at intermediate ranges to 110 gr bullets at over 3400 fps for things like coyote or even 160gr solids for dangerous game at 2900 fps, all of this with some of the most temp stable powders on the planet like H4350 with barrel life in the 3500-4500 round range. There’s literally nothing else that can do that on top of being able to walk into any sporting goods store and finding ammo for it. It’s held on because it hit such a good ballistic sweet spot in terms of powder capacity to bore diameter.

[@hopefulballistics]

Absolutely!

[@mr.mr.3301]

It took me a minute before I realized a few things. I’m in the East Coast and hunt near Woods and in woods. Long range does not matter but blood trails do. The trend fueled by competition, marketing and KZbin is long distance. I’m not in that camp. Granted it does give me better and more options for ammo and accessories. I tell friends new to hunting get a 308. For a youth a 6.5 cm just because that is the ammo I see in the shelf most. I have no need for magnums and the new prc magnums.

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on, thanks

[@phild9813]

I agree with everything you said. And I live in Wyoming lol. I’m supposed to need to shoot 600 yards across canyons but I don’t believe that’s ethical.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

308 is unbeatable for price, availability, versatility and recoil/efficiency... Is it sexy? Sure isn't. But anyways... 10/10 can recommend.

[@Lure-Benson]

I am in the Pacific NW and Alaska, so I see allot of east coast hunters I guide. I can tell you how to completely stop East coast white tails from running after being shot is to use larger diameter bullets of heavy weights. I can count 8 of my past East coast clients liked my CZ 550 in 9.3x62 Mauser they them self-bought rifles in 9.3x62 Mauser with all 8 clients telling me it put a full stop to their white tail deer running after being shot. I also suspect the 9.3x57 and the 358 win would show the exact same crushing killing effects on those deer as the 9.3x62 Mauser does. The 8 mm Mauser is also a known proven fact to be superior to the 30-06 for large bullet diameter makes all the difference in killing. One of the clients to have bought a CZ 550 in 9.3x62 Mauser in 2015 before CZ discontinued the Model 550 I loaded him 5 boxes of ammo with Norma 286 grain Oryx bullets then his report back to me was not one white tail deer ever ran again after being shot by the 9.3x62 Mauser which before was his rifle was a Remington 742 in 30-06

[@phild9813]

I’m out on the 9.3. Waaaay more recoil than I want to fool with. I think most people are in a similar boat, not to mention that most people aren’t going to be able to find ammo for one. I think that’s one of the beauties of the 30-06 is the balance of tolerable recoil and power, if you will. A better middle ground, if a guy must have a bigger magnum, would probably be the 338wm, which has ammo more readily available. Go big or go home if want to though! That’s the beauty of our country and its free market is we have lots of great options!

[@jeffreylocke8808]

The 7mm-08 is the refinement of the 30/06. Using identical sectional density comparisons the 160 grain 7mm bullet and 180 grain 30 caliber bullet are identical. The 7mm-08 can drive a 160 grain bullet to the same velocity of the 30/06 with a 180 grain bullet.

[@theblindsniper9130]

Haha a video like this takes some guts to put up, you know you are going to make someone mad. One gun channel to another, solid sub from me.

[@hopefulballistics]

I appreciate it. Yeah I’m sure, lol.

[@ballomni]

I have an 1903 Springfield, modified, and I have special hand Montana rounds that 165 grand slam boat tailed, special hot load which after 5 rounds the gun is too hot to handle, but shoot a 3/8 group at 200 yards, my son has put 5 through the same hole, have a variable 10X39 scope with built in range finder. Took my first Mule deer. 475 yards in Montana.. thing I love is in my pocket I would carry 5 rounds, 2 55grain sabo, 180sift round nose and a 125 grain sst poly tip and finally 220 grain rem core lock. In one pocket there really is no game you cannot take down from a woodchuck to elk, too even Grizzly bear, now I carry a kimber 30.06 custom, let my 6’7” son carry the 1903. He hit a 4 inch group at 1000 yards with that gun. He often shows off too his nephew’s by shooting apple of a tree at 500 yards. All hand loads special for that very gun. Never had too shoot A bear but was always prepared. But have often over 50 years of hunting taken rabbits, deer, even Turkeys with that gun. My handgun I carry hunting is an old 357mag Blackhawk ruger. Single action. So in one box of 20 rounds you can really reach out, and take down any game you want.. That is the power of a 30.06, especially with special hand loads. I have many rifles, but nothing like what The 30.06 gives me in a box of rounds..

[@hopefulballistics]

@@ballomni that is very cool

[@texpatriot8462]

If I could have one rifle, it would be on the list.

[@hopefulballistics]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@beavisroadhog9629]

How is there is list with only one item?

[@Idahoguy10157]

The M1903 was a near copy of the Mauser 98. As was the .30/06 was of rimless Mauser cartridges. So much so that the US govt had to pay royalties to Mauser for making copies

[@hopefulballistics]

Crazy ain’t it?

[@cdncampcook8680]

30-06 is the one cartridge to do it all. It’s even better when you own a few 30-06 rifles 😂

[@hopefulballistics]

Absolutely, lol!

[@JamesM-l5g]

I have more 06’ than anything else.

[@whitetailscout4069]

One of the most important things that makes .30-06 the most versatile is ammo availability. You can find a box of .30-06 in just about every shop that sells ammo. And if you are on a budget you can usually find cheap ammo as well.

[@hopefulballistics]

@@whitetailscout4069 that’s true!

[@MrGsteele]

I would offer an actual mathematical reason for the endurance of the .30-06, somewhat akin to your notion of "balance point." Most people are familiar with the idea of a "normal distribution" - or "bell curve." It's an idea that applies to many, many things. Central to the idea is that the overwhelming majority of a population is clustered around the peak of the "bell." That is, while people extend from one tail of the curve to the other, most of them are within a standard deviation or two of the mean, or central point. That's where we find most people, whether we are measuring IQ, running speed, strength, endurance, height - or preferences or tolerance for physical experience. I maintain that if you take the normal distribution of human males (who dominate the population of hunters - even though many females are found in the ranks) from a size standpoint - height and weight - and recoil tolerance (here we are measuring just the population of shooters), you will find that there's likewise a mean that most people are comfortable with, and that it is right around the recoil level of the .30-06. There will be those - larger or less recoil sensitive - who are OK with greater recoil, and those for whom the lighter recoiling calibers are all they want to live with. In many ways, it may be their recoil tolerance that dictates what animals they hunt; that is, recoil comfort may lead some to hunt smaller animals - whitetail, for example - rather than larger animals for which a heavier caliber is more appropriate. But if you look at the recoil, the power level, the typical weight of rifle that a hunter wants to pack in the field, the type and diversity of game hunted and the power required to make a humane kill, at the distances at which most hunters can hit something reliably, with the ability to make a rapid follow-up shot, etc., you'll find that those hunter/weapon/caliber attributes overlap right around the range of power, bullet weight, recoil level, and variety of commercial loads available from the .30-06. It just fits the main part of that "bell" - the majority of the population of human-sized hunters, and the majority of the North American game, and the environment in which it is hunted. Sure, there will be special cases, or cases where history and tradition play a role - a Winchester 94 in .30-30 for whitetail in the New England woods, for example, or pronghorn hunters who choose a .270, even though a .30-06 would also do the job. But for an all-around rifle that can reach from varmints of woodchuck size with the lightest bullets to dangerous predators of big bear size with the heaviest bullets, the .30-06 reaches across, and "fits" that game mix, with a tolerability and effectiveness that also "fits" the people who will be hunting that game. It just occupies a "sweet spot" that is right for all occasions, and is never found wanting, by the overwhelming majority of the population that inhabits that central bell of the normal curve. It's just mathematics. And for that reason, it has, and will continue to, endure. Interesting and thought-provoking video! Thanks for your insights - very insightful.

[@hopefulballistics]

Great comment, I appreciate it!

[@paulmoss7940]

I chose the '06 over 50 years ago. Three states and over 300 whitetails and 11 black bears later, I seem to have made the right choice. It has never let me down. I prefer Browning rifles, but had to have an 03A3 also just because. Long live the King.

[@hopefulballistics]

Right on!

[@joseramalho3362]

Great explanation. I totally agree. I'm European (Portugal). I want to have ONE rifle. The choice is obvious. For me 30-06 is the best all around.

[@hopefulballistics]

@@joseramalho3362 I appreciate it. Good choice!

[@johnkearns8571]

I remember in the early 60's shooting a 1903-03 in the 30-06 using the Remington 30-06 accelerator. Was a 22 saboted into the 30-06 cartridge.

[@hopefulballistics]

@@johnkearns8571 right on

[@jksones61]

As a younger man I wanted a 7mm Mag. About 8 years ago I was gifted a M1 Garand and such a sweet shooter and an AWESOME rifle. Because I already had the 30-06 with the M1 and purchased the reloading die for the M1, it made sense to get the bolt action a few years later a Rem 700 in 30-06. I then found out as you said, VERSATILITY!" Now I don't want a mule kicking magnum but the versatility of the '06 capabilities especially since I reload!!! I feel the same as you, only 1 rifle will be the '06. My tough choice is the battle proven M1 or the bolt action '06

[@hopefulballistics]

Good choice to have, even though it’s tough. 👍🏻

[@GreenKnight1979]

The Alaska Fish and Game department recommend the 30-06 with premium 200-220 grain bullets for Brown Bear. The sectional density of those rounds make them great brush cartridges too.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome! Thanks

[@larrycutting4514]

One of my brothers and I choose the 30-06 in the '70s due to it's versatility of loads. I've added a few other cartridges to my collection but the wonder why at times as they can't replace the 30-06 as you've outlined here!

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome, thanks

[@carycary5824]

I have reloaded for the 30.06 for years. I shoot a model 70 that is 50 years old and it’s still a tack driver loading it with 53.5 gns of 4350 IMR using a 189 gr. Spitzer bullet running out at 2650 fps. That’s what my rifle likes for precision shooting. And the other thing is it chambers super smooth through a bolt action like the M70. Thanks for the video. It has taken every animal on the north American continent and all plains game in Africa.

[@carycary5824]

180 gr bullet.

[@hopefulballistics]

@@carycary5824 awesome! Thanks for the comment!

[@mochoman5532]

My first rifle is a 30-06 Model 700 ADL Remington, 1975 model. I still have it. I have over 30 more rifles of different chamberings. The 30 caliber is still the most versatile.

[@hopefulballistics]

It’s very versatile!

[@heerkrupp64]

Great Video, well done, I love the 30-06, my rifle is an old Brno ZG47 made in 1957, still as good as the day it was made,, never let me down, the rifle or cartridge.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome, thanks!

[@gouldgibbonsiii4742]

Could not have presented it better. I own 5. A 1903, an M1 Garand, an older tang safety Ruger M77 ( my first big game rifle) a Pre-64 Model 70 and a barrel for my bolt action T/C Dimension. My goto is now a 7mm08, but I cherish my 30-06's and I only shoot heavy bullets in them now, except for the Garand and 1903. I favor the Nosler 190 and 210 grain Accubond Long Range. It's a handloaders dream!

[@hopefulballistics]

@@gouldgibbonsiii4742 wow, nice collection of rifles!

[@gouldgibbonsiii4742]

It has taken a lot of years to get them. I surely don't need any more..lol. I've been loading for 30-06 for over 35 years, it's the one I started loading for. The Model 70 is not one I was looking for, but the deal was right, and it needed some restoration work and glass bedding. It's a 1953. After bedding it's shooting sub MOA. It's a classic I could not turn down.

[@paulmartin6895]

For a hand loader and ones that cast bullets. You can load from 00 buck shot up to the 220 gr. Also use cast bullets for 32 cal that just sized down.

[@kirkboswell2575]

👍 Good discussion on the main points. My first rifle that I bought was a 30-06. It always did the job. I usually tell those who ask that the 30-06 and the 308 are "kissing cousins" - same family, same general features, individual differences. For any given load, the 30-06 will be 100 to 150 fps faster (more often 100), until you go above 180. That's the point that the 30-06 rapidly pulls away from the 308. I've shot a 243. Nothing bad to say, but was never satisfied with it. Always had to track (never a DRT). 30-06, seldom tracking. 270? Very good, and I mostly liked it, but it doesn't take the place of a 30-06. 7 mag? Don't like it - mostly because of muzzle blast and increased recoil. Then again, I usually think the same thing about any of the "magnums." For older shooters, and smaller stature shooters, I usually suggest a semiautomatic, or a recoil absorbing system (PAST recoil pads, or recoil tamer stocks). Both soften a 30-06 considerably. I will say that a friend introduced me to his 6.5x55 Swede and I was favorably impressed. Low relative recoil and good on target performance (and the Swedes use it for moose). The 6.5 Creedmoor is, at its core, a short action 6.5x55, so it has joined my list of "good" cartridges. If you are trying to reach out to horizon distances, you probably won't like a 30-06, but you can. Little known fact, but one of the development criteria for the 30-06 was "able to kill a horse with one shot at 1000 yards". Fortunately, we rely on ballistics nowadays. P.S. Blackout coffee preferable to Black Rifle coffee.

[@hopefulballistics]

Great comment! I’ll have to try blackouts coffee

[@cavscout62]

I like all the calibers but that being said, the 30-06 is the most versatile of my lifetime. From 110grs for varmint to 220grs for the biggest game that walks, the ‘06 shines and it’s one Hell of a Man Stopper.

[@hopefulballistics]

Well said

[@erikmckaygunsmithing6470]

Im a gunsmith/reloader and former longrange reconnaissance/sniper qualified. I absolutely love the 3006. When it was time to rebarrel my Remington 700 in 3006 i chose to go with a longer match grade barrel chambered in 3006ackly improved. In a bell n carlson tactical medalist stock. This build was optimized for longrange. Im pushing 180 Berger's at 3033fps and the rifle is surgically accurate. I can shoot birds at 500yds. And head shots on man size steel targets at 1000yds. Its as accurate as my m24 sniper rifle was. With more power...actually in 300 win mag territory

[@hopefulballistics]

Nice!

[@ronaldviens7862]

First rifle a boy learned was the Marlin 10-22. Moved to .270 and 30-06. My journey took a hiatus then. I might continue, but I probably won't.

[@hopefulballistics]

I understand, 👍.

[@BrucesShop]

Lots of comments about high recoil on the 30-06. True on shootng paper but on an animal I have never felt recoil. 37 years shooting one. I am 67

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks

[@coreyarendt7289]

The 30/06. Is a very good all around rifle This rifle is the magnumto the rifle. You're talking about it is the 8 mm Moser. It has the same range and the same knockdown power for big game hunting

[@vernongandy9026]

If I lived where I could spend thousands to sling bullets a thousand yards, I would own a 6.5 cry more.😊 I own 30-06 and 308 rifles that are proven around the world and still take game. Thanks for highlight the 30-06 for the Fudds like me.🤠

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@jedpeeler4199]

Move to Ely, Nevada, a gunner's paradise with a modern County Range

[@jamesbajcar1689]

I have a Bergara B-14 ridge in 30-06 it's got a muzzle brake so recoil is no issue. I went with it because of the versatility of the cartridge, that thing shoots lights out

[@hopefulballistics]

Sweet rifle! I want one, lol.

[@FurandFowl9]

I've used one rifle for everything from mouse to moose. Found a guy who had 3 brand new still in the box 7600's made in 1990. I bought that gun as soon as my adult license showed up in the mailbox, that was 18 years ago. She shows her age and milage at this point, being a snow tracker is a test to all gear but I know when I got a big ol' buck in the peep that 30-06 is gonna do it's job

[@hopefulballistics]

Absolutely, thanks

[@FurandFowl9]

@@hopefulballistics sure thing my friend. Anytime I've been asked "what gun should I get" I say 30-06 before the question is even finished. Any animal on our continent is in serious trouble when the dirty 06 is involved

[@Buddha-of8fk]

It would take a full day to talk about all the cartridges that came off of the 30/06. The 30/06 is always going to be in the PA woods for sure.

[@hopefulballistics]

True. Thanks

[@jeffbrowning4684]

Re: Heavier bullet recoil. I installed a quality muzzle brake on my '06. Even the heaviest bullets are tamed down, and my arthritic shoulder is most thankful. In my defense. Initially, when I bought my rifle, I failed to note that it came from the factory with a threaded barrel. I was pleasantly surprised and thought; "waste not, want not." Witt Machine 5 chamber threaded = about a 60% reduction in felt recoil. That ain't nuthin.

[@hopefulballistics]

Awesome!

[@stevecochran9078]

Ackley Improving the .30-06 gives it the capability of reaching .300 H&H numbers, while still being capable of shooting the parent cartridge.

[@hopefulballistics]

I appreciate the comment!

[@CB-68-westcreations]

My Remington 7400 30-06 Has been flawless for over 30 years. I have not had a problem hitting targets with a cold bore at 600 and 700 yards ever . I've actually hit targets at 1200 yards although I won't hunt that range . The only people who actually complain about a 30-06 are those that don't have any experience with it. It's an excellent cartridge If it will stop an elephant, it's gonna be good on pretty much anything else you need to hunt.. But I might try a 7 PRC for my next precision rifle.

[@hopefulballistics]

@@CB-68-westcreations awesome, thanks

[@silkypalmbark183]

Couldn’t agree with you more. I just had this conversation two days ago.

[@hopefulballistics]

@@silkypalmbark183 lol

[@mot0rhe4d40]

The old war horse is a hard cartridge to beat for all around use. You are right the new StaBall powder has given even more of an edge to the venerable '06.

[@hopefulballistics]

Thanks!

[@battru8302]

Based on 30 06, the 280 to me is almost a perfect cartridge. Wish it was more popular so I would buy one. But ammo availability and cost a bit high at present. Maybe in the future 😊

[@hopefulballistics]

Yeah, it and the 280 AI are excellent.