Pathfinder45
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Reloading makes every caliber more versatile. But if you are limited to factory ammo, I don't think any other caliber has as many options as the 30-'06. And this is coming from a 270 guy....
Why magnums for the LOWER 48, when even in AK Fish & Game say 30-06 enough?
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I crawl up their butts before I shoot... so I don't need much power in a rifle.
All I can picture is Ace ventura and the rhino....I crawl up their butts before I shoot... so I don't need much power in a rifle.
I live in Mississippi and used to hunt across soybean fields. The 30-06 has always been my go to rifle but I wanted something that shot a little flatter for those long shots so I got a 257 Weatherby Magnum. I used it for about 6 or 7 years and killed some deer with it but moved away from the soybean fields in 99 and never hunted with it again.
i have a 700 rem classic in 300 wb that the original ower had glass bedded with pillars and a new trigger installed and adjusted, and if i could only own one rifle that would be it. i reload and it can be loaded down to 30 carbine or to full blown weatherby speeds if needed or wanted. for deer i load a 165 gr nosler at 2700 fps, i have loaded the 165 gr nosler at 2700 fps for my 3006,s for years and it never left me down with a good shot.
Excessive meat damage caused by bone splinters being turned into secondary projectiles, blood shot meat, large entrance and exit wounds where dirt and debris can enter.What's your definition of "overkill"?
The odd thing here is this is about bears and you are not going to be shooting bears at 600 yards (well not if you are sane)
I never had a shot that was critial (like only a skull showing). Anything from 243 on up will do fine in heart and lung (not for bear but up to Moose yes.
Scandinavia has been shooting moose with a 6.5 forever.
If you want to shoot flat you load a 30-06 up with 130 gr bullets. Done deal.
Better cartridges for target work but that is reloading barrel wear out and recoil related .
My step dad is going to send me the pictures he has of the Grizzly bear shoots his dad did up at his Homestead and mining claim. No charges, just getting them gone as he had a wife and kid to keep safe (as well as himself up at the mining claim alone)
Stuff up in that area was huge, bears, caribou, moose, primo grazing and eating area.
Coastal bears are supposed to be biggest but those in that valley matched and maybe exceeded. All with a somewhat shot out 30-06.
I never had a shot that was critial (like only a skull showing). Anything from 243 on up will do fine in heart and lung (not for bear but up to Moose yes.
Scandinavia has been shooting moose with a 6.5 forever.
If you want to shoot flat you load a 30-06 up with 130 gr bullets. Done deal.
Better cartridges for target work but that is reloading barrel wear out and recoil related .
My step dad is going to send me the pictures he has of the Grizzly bear shoots his dad did up at his Homestead and mining claim. No charges, just getting them gone as he had a wife and kid to keep safe (as well as himself up at the mining claim alone)
Stuff up in that area was huge, bears, caribou, moose, primo grazing and eating area.
Coastal bears are supposed to be biggest but those in that valley matched and maybe exceeded. All with a somewhat shot out 30-06.
GE-Minigun
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I haven’t read any of the responses, but just want to kick the hornets nest to get the natives in an uproar again…
The reason for the magnum over the 06…the extra velocity (which equals greater energy) makes up for the lack of shot placement
The reason for the magnum over the 06…the extra velocity (which equals greater energy) makes up for the lack of shot placement
If you do not read any of the other responses, why should anyone read yours?
GE-Minigun
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I loose no sleep either way, besides these “type” of threads pretty much all start or end the same way…
Starts with a question that has been asked a million times on a million different sites and instead of either not answering the question or ignoring it someone ALWAYS…”blah, blah, blah, why does it matter blah, blah, blah” and in this case the second post. Which eventually leads to a moderator…in a nut shell stating; “thanks for stopping by, thread is closed”.
Starts with a question that has been asked a million times on a million different sites and instead of either not answering the question or ignoring it someone ALWAYS…”blah, blah, blah, why does it matter blah, blah, blah” and in this case the second post. Which eventually leads to a moderator…in a nut shell stating; “thanks for stopping by, thread is closed”.
Doesn’t Alaska have a minimum cartridge for use on Brown/ Grizzly ? I’m thing it’s magnum.
I bought a 300mg for range. I bought a 375 H&H to use on Moose/ Bear ect. My hunting in lower 48 only calls for 150gr bullets. The range is the only governing factor. 30/30 close and 300 far.
I bought a 300mg for range. I bought a 375 H&H to use on Moose/ Bear ect. My hunting in lower 48 only calls for 150gr bullets. The range is the only governing factor. 30/30 close and 300 far.
Double Naught Spy
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Did you read the article that is the root of this mess?
So reading a thread first isn't even a thought going in?
Wrong.That might be an unintended secondary benefit from a Magnum due to poor marksmanship, but the primary "reason(s)" of using a Magnum cartridge is "reach" over longer distances between you and the critter, and better terminal ballistics on impact so as to achieve deeper penetration of the projectile.