Its like the old saying....its not the arrows but the indian....get out and shoot your gun on paper....know what is shoots at a 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, etc....spend time siting it in and learning to shoot it.....the 30-06 is a great round....as long as you can put it on paper...i gurantee that it will kill just as good as a 700bdl, browning, or ruger.....