ORIGINAL: dh4stretch3
I plan on hunting in the west, with wide open spaces and have chosen the 30-06 for my first rifle. This calibre will bring down a deer 200-250 yards right? Assuming I do my job properly of course, with lots of practice.
Assuming youdo yourjob properly, the .30/'06 has enough remaining energy to kill a deer out to at least 800, if not 1,000 yards! I am of course, not suggesting that anyone shoot at one that far away.
The old '06 is quite a cartridge, and many of today's magnum fansfail to realize that the differences between their hotties and such old timersas the '06 and .270 Win. only amounts to two or three inches in trajectory at 400 yards, and very little in remaining energy as well.
IF you can put that first round where it needs to be, the '06 will kill any deer, elk or moose that ever walked, and some much bigger critters as well!