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What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #45 on: June 01, 2019, 01:56:09 PM »
30-06 - most versatile game caliber of all.  Never have needed to track any animal I've shot with one. One shot, one kill.


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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #46 on: June 01, 2019, 02:38:59 PM »
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Mine is the 6.5 Creedmoor..  It's a 30 caliber after it hits the side of a deer. :chuckle:
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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #47 on: June 01, 2019, 03:03:02 PM »
Another vote for the 30.06 and the 300 Win Mag is right there too.

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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #48 on: June 01, 2019, 09:27:39 PM »
The new fad, 300 win mag
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Great chambering(.300 Win). It’s only been around since 1963. New fad would be better suited for .300 WSM, .30 Nosler , .30-.378(Never been a fan of anything Weatherby), .308-Baer, .300 Ultra. Forgive me for shooting them all. Don’t forget the .308 Norma Mag (1960) there were plenty of converted surplus rifles chambered in the .308 NM.

I was poking some good natured fun at @Stein about it being faddish.  Yeah I have been around a couple old 308 Norma Mags that were some cool old workhorses  :tup:

Until you have at least one world war under your belt (preferably two) it’s just a fun experiment.


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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #49 on: June 02, 2019, 01:14:55 PM »
Seems the crowd favorite is the 30/06, with the 300 winchester a distance 2nd. With so many new .30 cal cartridges from the 300 blackout to the 30-378, the '06 still does what it does best. Put meat in the freezer👍
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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #50 on: June 03, 2019, 05:51:44 PM »
The new fad, 300 win mag
:yeah:

Great chambering(.300 Win). It’s only been around since 1963. New fad would be better suited for .300 WSM, .30 Nosler , .30-.378(Never been a fan of anything Weatherby), .308-Baer, .300 Ultra. Forgive me for shooting them all. Don’t forget the .308 Norma Mag (1960) there were plenty of converted surplus rifles chambered in the .308 NM.

I was poking some good natured fun at @Stein about it being faddish.  Yeah I have been around a couple old 308 Norma Mags that were some cool old workhorses  :tup:

Until you have at least one world war under your belt (preferably two) it’s just a fun experiment.


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Hopefully that means the vanilla king, .30-06 will remain unrivaled  :tup:
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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #51 on: June 05, 2019, 07:48:18 AM »
The good old dirty-30.

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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #52 on: June 05, 2019, 07:50:13 AM »
Mine is the 6.5 Creedmoor..  It's a 30 caliber after it hits the side of a deer. :chuckle:
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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #53 on: June 05, 2019, 09:09:40 AM »
Mine is the 6.5 Creedmoor..  It's a 30 caliber after it hits the side of a deer. :chuckle:
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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #54 on: June 05, 2019, 09:36:12 AM »
Can't say I have a favorite. 3006 and 308 are too close to call.

Also like 300 blackout but it serves a completely different purpose.

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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #55 on: June 05, 2019, 10:07:34 AM »
.300 Win Mag

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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #56 on: June 05, 2019, 09:32:51 PM »
An old tanger Ruger Ultralight in 308.
Wonderful to carry and reaches out as far as I hunt. I'm no 1000 yard sniper.  Most of my kills are just shy of getting powder burns.
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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #57 on: June 07, 2019, 10:39:27 AM »
No question, the 30-06. It works from coyotes to elephants and everything inbetween. It is literally the most versatile cartridge ever developed.
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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #58 on: June 07, 2019, 07:40:31 PM »
No question, the 30-06. It works from coyotes to elephants and everything inbetween. It is literally the most versatile cartridge ever developed.

I think almost any of the 375s would beat the 30-06 in every conceivable way in every category and actually be legal for every use.

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Re: What's your favorite .30 rifle
« Reply #59 on: June 07, 2019, 09:20:04 PM »
No question, the 30-06. It works from coyotes to elephants and everything inbetween. It is literally the most versatile cartridge ever developed.

I think almost any of the 375s would beat the 30-06 in every conceivable way in every category and actually be legal for every use.
alas Andrew, the thread is on 30 calibers😊
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