30-06 vs 7mag
06-10-2005, 08:31 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Denver, Colorado
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30-06 vs 7mag
Which is better for elk/moose at the range of 250-400 yards??????
P.S. i feel like i am always asking this ?i think the 7mag is better for taht kinda game but he thinks the 30-06 is better!!!!!!!!!!?????????? but me and a friend of mine got into an argument over this and now i wanna c what other people have to say about this situation.
P.S.S. I would get a 300wm/wby but i can't handle the recoil of that gun jsut yet.
P.S. i feel like i am always asking this ?i think the 7mag is better for taht kinda game but he thinks the 30-06 is better!!!!!!!!!!?????????? but me and a friend of mine got into an argument over this and now i wanna c what other people have to say about this situation.
P.S.S. I would get a 300wm/wby but i can't handle the recoil of that gun jsut yet.
06-10-2005, 08:47 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: 30-06 vs 7mag
For what you are talking about, there would be about NO difference. The 7MM shoots a bit faster and flatter but the 30-06 has plenty of power and heavier bullets available. The 30-06 with 200 Grain Nosler Partitions will take any animal in North America. Pick either one. You can't go wrong.
06-10-2005, 08:56 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
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RE: 30-06 vs 7mag
Ive seen test that showed the 7 mag to have no where near the penetration the -06 did.
but does it really matter, I dunno. these tests arent on actuall animals.
The 7 mag is explosive in my opinion. great long distance medium game round. But thats only my opinion.
but does it really matter, I dunno. these tests arent on actuall animals.
The 7 mag is explosive in my opinion. great long distance medium game round. But thats only my opinion.
06-10-2005, 09:26 PM
#5
Boone & Crockett
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RE: 30-06 vs 7mag
The dead elk or moose won't ever know the difference.
A 7mm mag shooting a 160 grain accubond and a 30-06 shooting a 180 grain accubond will only have about a 4 - 6 inch difference in trajectory and would be about dead even in energy levels at 400 yards.
Both of them have bullets designed for light thin skinned game and both have bullets designed for large heavy game. Use the wrong bullet in either one of them on the wrong game animal and either one could easily be seen as being explosive.
A 7mm mag shooting a 160 grain accubond and a 30-06 shooting a 180 grain accubond will only have about a 4 - 6 inch difference in trajectory and would be about dead even in energy levels at 400 yards.
Both of them have bullets designed for light thin skinned game and both have bullets designed for large heavy game. Use the wrong bullet in either one of them on the wrong game animal and either one could easily be seen as being explosive.
06-11-2005, 01:32 PM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: 30-06 vs 7mag
Both will work but the 7mmremmag does have a slightly flatter trajectory.
And I can show you tests that had the opposite results.It is totally dependant on bullet design.
Ive seen test that showed the 7 mag to have no where near the penetration the -06 did
06-11-2005, 06:12 PM
#10
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rocky Mtns
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RE: 30-06 vs 7mag
I know several people who owned 06's and went to the 7mm. Glad they did. I agree with everyone above, very comparable, but I give the edge to the 7mm for flatness alone. Combine that with good bullet selection and it will take down any of the bigger game at ethical distances.
7mm IMO.
7mm IMO.