I got to fire 5 rounds this afternoon through my Ole Warhorse using some new Win brass that I turned the necks on this morning as I'm still checking out my pillar bedding job. This dude and load are working like a charm I must say. Load is 53.6 grs. H4350 behind a Berger 190 VLD target bullet w/Russian primers. I intended to shoot 10 rounds but there was some air to ground lightening in the area so when I saw that starting to pop I quit. These 5 rounds went into a group 1 1/2" vertical x 1 3/4" horizontal and I do have a BIG SMILE on my old kisser! I don't believe the 30/06 is quite dead yet! Maybe for the younger set but for one old guy....I'm still liking it! ;D 
5 shot group 600 yd. by Sharps45 2 7/8, on Flickr
5 shot group 600 yd. by Sharps45 2 7/8, on Flickr
Dad bought me my first 03A3 and I shot THOUSANDS of gas-checked cast bullets through it! That was in 1948. At age 10 white-tailed bucks starting falling victim to it and from there a love affair was born that has never faded! The Ole Warhorse is my first NRA Match Rifle I shot for a few matches before changing over to the .308 Win because of the short action and the sustained fire events required from 200 and 300 yards. The shorter bolt throw of the Rem 700 action helped beat the clock! I didn't put over 500 rounds through this rifle for years but it's come alive lately! The more things change...the more they remain the same!! 
