what should i buy
 

Hey im 15 and am going to buy a gun but dont know what to get im stuck between a 30-06 and a 7mm Mag, i would apreciate any imput i could get from ya'll on the subject, Thanks a million.

RE: what should i buy
 

I prefer the 7mmremmag.It will take any game that the 30-06 will but has a slightly flatter trajectory.

RE: what should i buy
 

The nearly 100 year old 30-06 will do anything the 7mm Rem Mag can do with less recoil. At reasonable distances say out to 300 yards it doesnt give up much to the mag. When you get past that, marksmanship and shooting ability play a bigger role.

just my $.02 doubleA

RE: what should i buy
 

Either cal. is good but I much prefer the 30-06 because the differance in drop at 300 yds is not a lot and most game is killed at 200 yds or less . The 06 will handle a heiver bullet. There is factory loads from 55 gr to 220 at least.

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Thanks for your imput, im not really leaning any way right now but i want something with quite a bit of "UMMPH" behind it if you know what imean. Are there any other loads out there that would be good?

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What will you be hunting for and what type of cover do you normally hunt?

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ill probably hunt whitetails and go out elk hunting and such sometimes,

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Either will work but I prefer a 7mm RM. If I wanted a .308 cal I would opt for a 300 wm.

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The recoil between a .30-06 is not that far off from a 7mm Mag and the drop in flight seems to be quite a bit more, at least that's the info provided by www.chuckhawks.com that I'm pasting here for your reference:

Recoil:
Cartridge (Wb@MV)--------------------Rifle Weight---Recoil energy---Recoil velocity
7mm Rem. Mag. (140 at 3150)-----------8.0--------------19.1---------------12.4
7mm Rem. Mag. (150 at 3100)-----------8.5--------------19.2---------------12.1
.30-06 Spfd. (150 at 2910)----------------8.0--------------17.6---------------11.9
.30-06 Spfd. (180 at 2700)----------------8.0--------------20.3---------------12.8

Trajectory
Cartridge (Wb@MV)--------------Bullet BC 100 yds. 200 yds. MRT@yds. MPBR (yds.)
7mm Rem. Mag. (150 Sp at 3110)--.456-----+2.5"-----+2.3"------3"@150--------305
.30-06 (150 BT at 2910) -----------.435-------+2.6"-----+2.0"------3"@145-------287
.30-06 (180 Sp at 2700)------------.483-------+2.7"-----+1.5"------3"@125-------269

RE: what should i buy
 

dead eye, i own both a 30-06 in a remington 700 bdl and a 7mm rem mag in 700 bdl ss. Both shoot very well with factory ammo. I hunt more with my 7mm, however, if i could only pick one, i would have to go with the 30-06. For someone who does not load (like myself), the 30-06 seems to easier to find a larger variety of ammo for. For example, in 7mm, 140 to 175 grain is common is either soft points, ballistic tips, etc. In the 30-06, i've seen everything from 125 grain up to 220 grain in soft points and it is also common to find 150 grain to 180 grain in nearly every type of bullet out there. Also, the 30-06 offers quite a bit of match grade ammo out there. The reason that i shoot my 7mm more is probably becuase it is stainless/synthetic so it takes weather very well. The 30-06 is walnut with deep blue and is more a of a keepsake since it was my fathers gun and is a older.

** Just a note, if you are considering a 7mm Rem Mag in a remington, you may want to buy it pretty quick. The reason for this is becuase remington will no longer offer the 700 bdl ss in 7mm rem mag, the are going to replace it with the 7mm rem ultra mag. Their logic behind this is that they want to push their new "ultra" cartridge in place of their older one in order to boost their sales. Just a rumor that I heard from a source that has never lead me wrong.