caliber birthday
 

Was reading in a magazine this last weekend that there is going to be a lot of writing about the 30-06 this coming year of 2006 as it is the caliber's 100th birthday upcoming.:D

RE: caliber anniversary
 

yup.....and I suspect it's going to be a grand birthday.....a lot of custom .30-06 rifles made next year.

Call it anything you want....it's the cartridge of the century and likely the next century as well.

RE: caliber anniversary
 

i had a 30-06 for 30 years loved the calliber ..but sometimes u just have to move on ..i am now the PROUD owner of a 300 wsm ,ps. for this century ;)

RE: caliber birthday
 

100 years and still going strong.

RE: caliber birthday
 

Yeppers...

I am a proud owner of one also. I don't see how it CANNOT be called the cartridge of the century!! It has spawned many of what are now factory cartridges and is what many cartridges are judged against!! I don't plan on getting rid of any of my .30-06's soon!!

RE: caliber birthday
 

It saw us thru two world wars and Korea.....and went on to become the most popular big game cartridge in the world. I'll bet there's 20 million in the United States alone.

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My father switched to an 30-06 in the 60's (from a 35 Rem.) and although he's used several other cartridges & calibers over the years, he still loves the 06 best.

Dad is 92 now, almost as old as the cartridge he loves best... He bought his deer liscense the other day, and plans to take another buck this fall...

IMO the 30-06 is the greatest cartridge of all time!!!

Drilling Man

RE: caliber birthday
 

i'm definately going to have to agree with this. i've always liked the 06 and just bought my first one this year. the 06 my be alomost 100 years old but she's nowhere near her end. as long as people are hunting deer, deer'll be getting killed with an 06 as long as i'm still around.

RE: caliber birthday
 

Biscuit salutes the Cartridge 30 06. In war and in the field, a grand performer.

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THAT GREAT TO HERE YOUR FATHERS STILL HUNTING AT OVER90 YRS. (DM )
MINES ALMOST 80 AND STILLS GOES OUT
YES THE .06 IS A GREAT CAL.,MINES A RUGER 1

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I got a bolt and an auto. Killed my first deer with the 06 so of course I got a soft spot for it. Its a dandy.

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yup i know the feeling

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And the 45/70 makes that look young, Both great calibers ..

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and both former US military cartridges as well.....a good way to get a start but both making it nicely on their own merit.

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The old Scotsman, when asked "Sir, is anything worn under your kilt?" replied "Nay, nay lassie. It's as good as it ever was!".

The same thing applies to the .30/'06. As a matter of fact, it is a much better cartridge these days, with our current powders and bullets......

RE: caliber birthday
 

OH 6 OH BOY !! The BENCHMARK