I just went through the exercise of picking a new caliber and new rifle. I wanted something that could handle anything from varmints to whitetails...up to elk, moose, bear, etc. Basically I wanted a round that could handle anything on North American continent, yet not have so much recoil that it would rattle your teeth every time you pulled the trigger. With that in mind, it also needed to have an effective range out to 300-400 yds; however, most of the time it would be used on whitetails / hogs at ranges under 200 yds. I also wanted a popular caliber with a wide selection of easy to find factory ammo. I want to be able to walk into any sporting goods store in the US and know that they would have this caliber ammo in stock. I also wanted a large selection of reloading options (bullets, bullet weights, powders, etc.) because I plan to get to know this gun "very well" and reloading will not only allow me to shoot it a lot, it will also allow me to make the most of the versitility.

I picked the .30-06 for all the reasons described above and got it in a Browning BAR (absoutely beautiful by the way)......well, just cause their fun to shoot and I've wonted one since I was a kid..........and the icing on the cake.....my new BAR turned out to be very, very accurate. Here is a .35" CTC 3 shot group I shot with it this past weekend.



Suppose I better add "Very Accurate" to the list of reasons why.....LOL

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