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Old 05-13-2007 | 08:17 PM
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Default RE: Would you buy a 30-06 and a 338 win mag?
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From the Barnes manual

30-06 - 150gr bullet for deer drops around 7" at 300 yards with a 200 yard zero, 1.5" high at 100yards.

30-06 - 180gr bullet for elk drops 7.86" at 300 yards with a 200 yard zero 1.88" high at 100yards.

30-06 - 200gr bullet for moose drops 8.99" at 300 yards with a 200 yard zero, 2.22" high at 100yards.

Why would you need anything else?
My thoughts exactly. Don't succumb to the "but it is a magnum" thinking.

I believe the above specs are for factory loads. Handloading really opens things up.
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