Iused a Remington 700 in the .30-06 last year and it was quite effective. I hunted with several different calibers prior to that. I cut my teeth on a marlin lever action .44 mag. I've also used the 7mm magnum, .30-30, .270,6mm. By far my favorite cartridge for deer sized game is the .260 remington. Unfortunately, my wife threatened to leave me if i kept taking her rifle out.....so she bought me the .30-06.Marriage is all about making compromises!
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