View Poll Results: All around NA big game for stalking in any weather.
45-70 SS marlin guide gun
13
39.39%
30-06 browning BAR LW synthetic stalker
20
60.61%
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45-70 vs 30.06
01-14-2010, 06:29 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Adirondacks
Posts: 1,305
For versatility it's not even close.The 06 wins easily.That said I would buy a Marlin lever in 45-70 but not an 06.I already have a Ruger AW Hawkeye in .280 Rem which IMO beats out the 06 and the Marlin would be great in the heavy cover where I live.
01-14-2010, 01:37 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Orange county, NY
Posts: 2,949
The two cartridges are indeed very different from a ballistic standpoint, but I think the interesting comparison is that they are both venerable old calibers, that are both considered just enough to take, and have often taken, even the biggest NA game. I think alot of people would say the 45 70 shines at closer ranges, where the 06 obviously is the choice for longer range shots. The question is, what is more appealing to most hunters , "big" power close up, or "enough" power at all practical ranges?
Personally Id say the 06' wins all around because Id say in reality it can probably do everything the 45-70 can, at short ranges and blow it away at longer ranges. The 45-70 is cooler though!
Personally Id say the 06' wins all around because Id say in reality it can probably do everything the 45-70 can, at short ranges and blow it away at longer ranges. The 45-70 is cooler though!
01-14-2010, 01:42 PM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,746
I have both and I would say the 06 is more versatile. But for snarling beastys up close I would want my 45-70 Guide gun stuffed with 405 gr soft points.
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01-14-2010, 02:09 PM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Tug Hill NY
Posts: 420
Out to maybe 100 yards, the two may do an equal job of making meat, but the already rainbow arcing 45-70 is already out shot for accuracy potential well within that. The 06 can shoot varminting projectiles very efficiently, and is used for long range shooting out into the hundreds of yard. The punishment to the shoulder with the 45-70 with heavier loads to stretch the range are absolutly brutal, even compared to heavy 06 round. Versatility wise, there is no comparison. That said, I prefer my Browning 1885 45-70 to an 06 because I am limited to woodland shooting distances.
