In reply to elkhunt4fun. The main reason why we are looking at the 30-06 is that both me and my dad will be using it and recoil bother's me being i'm only in my teens. And alot of people have told me that if I do my part the 06 will hold up it's end of the bargin. we will be hunting in unit 3 during the 1st genral season with some friends.