RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

I have shot a couple 300 win mags, WOW, I hate that recoil.

I bought a Marlin MR7, 30-06. My friend hand loaded me up some 150gr, pushing them at just under 3000 fps. Plenty accurate for deer out to 300. Would go bigger for blackbear, don't know about moose. I can shoot the 150 gr all day long, the 185 gr he handloaded starts to kick good.

I always view the 300 as a 300+yd gun, under that the 30-06 should work well enough as long as you can shoot it accurately (which less recoil will help with).

--Jim

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RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

Magnus,
Sounds like the debate will never end. I'm glad you asked the question and not me. I am new to this site. I am going to go with a new Ruger M77 in 30 .06. I have found in all the rifles I own this one does the job and then some. Save your shoulder and become an accurate shooter before you become a knock down power freak. Blessings.
Zimmer

RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

Hello all and thanks for your replies.
Yes this is tough on what to get and what not to get. I guess I should have when I wrote this tell ya all that I've only shot a .22 and 410 and 12 gauge before :D
I guess I'll go with the 30-06 to begin with anyway. A friend of mine that has more experience is thinking about getting a 300 mag and we will prolly hunt together, so with those two guns, we should be quite well equiped. :)

I'd like to thank you all for your postings, of course if you want to keep on giving me advice, go nuts :)

thanks all!!

Magnus

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RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

I think your choice of the 30-06 is probably the way I would go too . I have two of them and they make a good all around gun . But I'm not impressed with the remington .JMHO

RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

My choice would be the 30-06, nothing on this continent that you can't take with it.

RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

i just bought my first rifle last year. i bought a winchester 30-06 but i would have loved to be able to aford a ruger 30-06. but the 30-06 is so far the best gun for me. i go fear bear hunting and it isn't too big to do to much damage. i go deer hunting with it(works great for deer) and would hope to draw an antilop,mule deer, moose, elk lince and the 30-06 would handle them at long range.


mrfishy

RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

Would go for the 300 mag and be happy hunting anything on the north american continent. my opinion of course.

RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

my choice would be the 30-06.

RE: which gun? 30-06 or .300 magnum
 

Gettem both

Betcha can't just have one :o)