Me and my “ aught 6”

[White Eagle]

I had a aught 6 for one season then converted it to
the 35 Whelen
I was never a fan of the 06

 

[ebb]

You are right my first centerfire rifle was a 742 rem 30-06. I sold it to buy a 25-06 Ruger to hunt lopes with in 1989. i thought it had to go because i want a repeater not the single shot Remington.

 

[Joe Maisto]

30-06, 270, 30-30, 7mm rem mag still kills the deer around here. Ive known one guy around here that used a 308 and that was when i was a kid. It was a model 100 winchester

Yeah Dusty. Here in WI., a 308 in a Model 100 be tough to beat. The 88’s & 100 were to me ...superior . Safety was in the right place too, unlike a REM 760 or 742.

 

[Bottom Fodder]

Yeah Dusty. Here in WI., a 308 in a Model 100 be tough to beat. The 88’s & 100 were to me ...superior . Safety was in the right place too, unlike a REM 760 or 742.

The 88 best I remember was a lever action, Remington made the 760 that was a pump

 

[Shooter13]

30-06, 270, 30-30, 7mm rem mag still kills the deer around here. Ive known one guy around here that used a 308 and that was when i was a kid. It was a model 100 winchester

I still have one of those in the safe! (model 100), Need to get it out and put it through its paces again!

 

[mikeinct]

I'm old. Shot way too many cartridges in a borrowed 30 06 A3 Springfield as a youth target shooting. Shot my first deer w a 1970's version of a model 1894 Winchester lever gun. The quality of the rifle was just average The cartridge was fine for N E hunting . I really did biz w another so so example of a production rifle a Ruger 1970's vintage 257 Roberts bolt gun. A model 77 ? Anywaty over the years I've used many rifles/cartidges. Most of my rifles today are single shot target guns. For hunting I reach for a Marlin 336 35Rem lever gun or my wife's super lite Huskvarne 30-06. I have a few other "Deer"rifles but they are not my first choice . mike in ct

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I will most likely always have at least one good 30-06 rifle. It's arguably the most versatile cartridge ever made. Not a thing wrong with it. There are bigger, there are faster. There are also smaller and slower...but it's just a cartridge that will do just about anything you could want in North America, including being competitive in long range. Just look at German Salazar. That proves it as a viable cartridge in a very demanding discipline.

 

[Bottom Fodder]

I remember the 270 -06 debate a guy at our hunting club said the 270 shot faster and flatter, I said were shooting deer in the woods at less than a 100 yards what’s your point

 

[rockhound78]

During our hunter sight in days at our range, I will take all the left over '06 brass if someone throws it in our brass buckets. I get about 40 every year. I have an O3A3 and Garand to feed. Lots of 270's in the buckets too.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I remember the 270 -06 debate a guy at our hunting club said the 270 shot faster and flatter, I said were shooting deer in the woods at less than a 100 yards what’s your point

Flip a coin in terms of performance. Bullet selection goes to the 30.

 

[Dgd6mm]

Wasn't it German Salazar's favorite?

I don't remember if it was his favorite ( could have been )but I do know he highly favored it.

 

[Doug Casner]

I remember I emailed back and forth with Salazar on some site. Good ole boy. I think he might of died. I started shooting 125s in mine. Dont like that recoil. That 700 is a cdl got a thick pad on it. Still pop you. Doug

 

[Joe Maisto]

The 88 best I remember was a lever action, Remington made the 760 that was a pump

And I have had 2 - 760’s , ‘06 & probably the worlds 1st ( by Oberneyer) in a Whelen back in the early 60’s, and 4- 88’s . 2 in .284, 1 in a .243, and a 100 in .284 . Wish I still had them all , but am married to a woman that didn’t know ...... or care about getting involved .... If I am given the chance to come back this way again, there will be dramatic changes .

 

[Bottom Fodder]

This is really fun, I like talk of “back in the days of good ole guns and calibers”
more fun than reading “6 Dasher vs. 6BrX“ or “ Nightforce vs. March” lol

 

[Joe Maisto]

Flip a coin in terms of performance. Bullet selection goes to the 30.

REM. 180 round nose Core lokt.

 

[jonbearman]

I love the 30-06 as it can kill almost anything in North America.

 

[Dgd6mm]

30-06 used to be my wife's deer rifle. 165 Corelokts. She had no problem anchoring a deer at 200 yards. Remington 700 with a Harrell's radial brake.

 

[timeout]

30-06 used to be my wife's deer rifle. 165 Corelokts. She had no problem anchoring a deer at 200 yards. Remington 700 with a Harrell's radial brake.

My wife is soft. She shoots her deer with a .223 and the only way anyone will ever get that rifle from her is to pry it from her cold, dead fingers

True story, first year she owned it she shot one horn off of a spike. I asked where she was aiming? She replied "right between the eyes". I had to inform her that her pencil barreled Ruger Hawkeye compact didn't shoot as well as her custom target rifle.

 

[cmysix]

Fred Bear took a elephant with a 30-06 and a bow and arrow.

 

[Bottom Fodder]

REM. 180 round nose Core lokt.

Now is that was a killing machine, best I remember that short fat bullet would shoot out of any twist barrel