RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

Thats exactly what a 30-06 is "Jack of all trades" and a master of it...
So I've got a question,if you are Elk hunting with your .338 (master of elk)and you see a "Buck of your Dreams" does that mean your going to let it walk away cause you don't have your master deer rifle thats chambered for the .270?:D:D
Yeah I'm a 30-06 fan..
But for me its not that I'm a one gun hunter, the fact is many of the big game species I hunt, over lap
open seasons....
If I'm hunting August and Septfor I often find myself with big bucks, elk, sheep all in the same area
all are open to hunting....
Everything depends on shot placement and bullet choiceand min caliber selection...
The 30-06 has it all,even cal selection is well above the minimum suggested for big game species hunted in North America..

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

James B for president!!!

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

:DOK!

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

Would you consider a good 300 H&H an Elk cartridge?

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

James B has a vote.

One time around 1903 there was a 30cal round that revolutionized the hunting world and I believe that it held it's ground with not any dispute until the magnum craze hit the world. Even though the magnums were out before the craze didn't really happen until the late 80's. Bigger better and killed on both ends. If you did a nationwide survey it would still be the No 1 spot of a caliber that is used to hunt almost everything. And this is coming from a person that's not a 30-06 true fan. I prefer the 270win over it. I'm a trajectory man. I like em fast and flat. But all around from deer to kodiak one rifle it's hard to leave it out of the top spot. Hail the 30-06 they got it right the first time.

All around caliber is the one that is accurate enough to hit where you wanted it too.

All around bullet is the one that killed your animal.

The world is full of preferences I'll take the old traveled road it all ways leads me home to a gut pile.

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

wolfkiller...as long as it kills....its alright with me..good hunts to ya

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

I would have to say that the 30-06 did and still will kill any animal in the states include alaska with more than enough energy and power to do so with the right lead and shot placement... But myself do like and prefer the 7mm RUM or plain 7mm RM over the 06...

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

Isn't the .300 WM a .338 casing necked down to 30 cal?

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

Thats about right. The 338 was the 458 necked down and the 300 was based on that case with the shoulder moved ahead a bit.

RE: 30-06 Jack of all trades, Master of None.
 

Out west here, you may be hunting in what WE call a remote area. Like around Hulett, or Ten Sleep, or Centennialand you discover you left your ammo on the kitchen table!
(Hasn't happened to me, but I know a guy . . .)
It is then and there that you are glad you chose a 30-06, or 7mm Mag, or even the 30-30 because that might be the only ammo the local "sporting goods store" carries. For me at least, that is a major consideration.
No the balistics don't match up to some of the more modern lazer beam flat rounds of today, but the .06 is powerfull enough for any North American big game and still comparitivly easy on the shoulder. Still a huge favorite out west where what you shoot is almost as important as where you shoot. (Don't show up with too little gun!)