HughW2
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Menhadenman,
Great graph; I would say .270 Win and .30-06 need to be flipped .270 green and 30-06 blue. But otherwise very accurate.
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7mm mag vs 30.06
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Great graph; I would say .270 Win and .30-06 need to be flipped .270 green and 30-06 blue. But otherwise very accurate.
Jester896
Senior Clown
my .25-06 has put down a gracious plenty
menhadenman
Senior Member
Thanks @HughW2 - Actually I ain’t that smart… computer made it based on numbers
- cluster analysis. My guess is bullet weight and flatter trajectory is what grouped the 270 and 284s.
But your point is right on, a lot of heated debates have been had over marginal differences (like 0.024” or 150 fps). I’m guilty as the rest.
I killed a couple really nice mule deer out to 350 yds with one shot out of my 25-06 with 117 SSTs before I learned that’s not enough
menhadenman
Senior Member
Oh yeah, you’ll also see that green and blue are closer to each other than they are vs either of the other two. Definitely think green/blue groups are more or less interchangeable all the way up to elk.
Either will do the job,out to farther than 99% of us can shoot accurately! I’ve had both..they both recoil about the same. Stock shape & recoil pad make a big difference in felt recoil..to me. I can shoot my Sako 7mm, with Monte Carlo style stock & good recoil pad 5 times,with a t-shirt on. After 5,I want a break. I’ve also found that 140gr projectiles recoil less than 160’s
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killerv
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More pellets of TSS for a turkey, yes please.....
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Regarding 7 MM vs 06, I own both but use 270 WSM mostly for deer. With respect to Africa , been twice for Plains Game and took a 300Win Mag , everything DRT with one shot except for a Gemsbok and that a shot placement issue .
If I go back to Africa for PG will take my 308, it will get the job done with less recoil . Todays bullet designs also help.
If I go back to Africa for PG will take my 308, it will get the job done with less recoil . Todays bullet designs also help.
GunnSmokeer
Senior Member
several years ago I bought a Savage 10 in 7mm Rem Mag, just to say I had a magnum rifle(!) I never hunted with it, but did test shooting it at buckets of water and stacks of newspaper or old magazines at 200 yards.
I found it to be indistinguishable from the .308 and .30-06 rifles I'd owned for decades. So I eventiually sold off the 7mm
I found it to be indistinguishable from the .308 and .30-06 rifles I'd owned for decades. So I eventiually sold off the 7mm
Dub
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rosewood
Senior Member
My 110 7mag police tactical is absolutely the most accurate rifle I own. Shoots sub 1/2 Moa every time I have took it to the range. Was the 2nd rifle I ever bought after my enfield .303. Will never let it go. Didn't own a 30-06 until about 2015 which was also a savage 110.
HughW2
Senior Member
To UEGs point,
When I went to Zimbabwe for plains game I took a .375 H&H because I thought it was what was needed. My guide was a former SAS trooper during the bush wars. He said that for plains game all you need is a .308 until you get to eland, buff or elephant. Back in the 60s and 70s when all Rhodesians were trying to run farms the kudu were considered pests because of what they did to crops. They used FN FALs in .308 to night hunt kudu on crop depredation hunts and fed all of their hired hands. A .308 with good bullets is all you need for a lot of medium to large game.
Jester896
Senior Clown
i still don't own a 30-06 
menhadenman
Senior Member
i still don't own a 30-06
menhadenman
Senior Member
Can’t be too critical, swapping my barrel to a 35W still on my list
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Big7
The Oracle
Me either.i still don't own a 30-06
Nothing against it and would look at a deal on one just like anything else.
Dub
Senior Member
i still don't own a 30-06
Here's a Blackhawk you'll remember....parked next to my '06.
Jester896
Senior Clown
actually I have been kinda eyeing a 30-06. It was one of Mike's rifles that John Whiddon built for him on a trued 700 action....dang thing is 1.230...all 28 or 30" of it
chase870
Possum Sox
My Grandfather told me a 30.06 with the proper bullets will kill any game animal on the North American continent. He also told me it was plenty of gun if I did my part, and the maximum effective range of a shot gun is 40 yards or so and the hype of 3 and 3.5 inch shells is a marketing ploy of the ammo companies for the most part. Full disclosure I do shoot 2 Oz. of #5's in a 3 inch load however, I have killed plenty of Turkeys with a 2 3/4 inch shell and a 1.5 load of shot
rosewood
Senior Member
The 1st 30-06 I bought, I rebarreled it to a .260. Then I bought a rem 700 in 3006 so I had a remington and an 06. As i think every American should own an 06. Then I found a super deal on a savage 116 in 3006 and then traded my rem 700 06 for the same in .223. So I still have 1 rem and a 06. Then inherited an ABolt in 06, so I have 2 in safe now. At this point I have only killed 2 deer with 06, savage 110 and 116. Never killed a deer with the 7mag. Too heavy for woods carry. Although i dream of killing an elk at 500 yds with a 7mag.
Rosewood
