Originally hailing from Illinois (no rifles allowed), getting a rifle was new to me. I did my homework and investigated the calibers. I wanted something that was versatile and easy to get a hold of (read .270 or 30-06).

I too never thought I would hunt anything bigger than whitetails, for which the .270 is perfect and I was heavily leaning towards getting one. However, an opportunity arose and I am planning a trip to Colorado this fall to hunt elk and boy am I glad I bought the 30-06. Like so many others have said on this thread…you can walk into Bob’s Philips 76 station in the middle of nowhere and he’ll have 30-06 cartridges sitting on the shelf. I can’t say that is true for some of the newer calibers out there.

Both are great cartridges…I just felt the 30-06 gave me more options. The 30-06 will take any game I plan to hunt in North America, even the elk I thought I would never hunt.

Regards,
Steve