Xavantes

As far as I'm concerned you made the right decision. I just went through the same process of deciding on a new gun & caliber. I've been shooting a 6.5X55 for several years and wanted something with which I could hunt larger game if the occasion presented itself. (Plan to do some bear hunting this fall)

I chose the 30-06 because of all the reasons that you and others have mentioned and because I'm so used to the lite recoil of the 6.5x55, I picked the Browining BAR for the reduced recoil offered by an automatic. I'm quite pleased with both the gun and the caliber and can't wait to see how she performs in the field this fall.

Good luck with your new Odd 6.

firstshot