Sgt.Fathead
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It's me, the newbie (to hunting four legged animals) hunter again! I just picked up my deer rifle for Fall season in NY state, a Remington 700 leftover Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in .30-06 with the black composite stock and the big white "8" on the stock (which I am going to cover with an elastic bullet band).
As a former Marine 0331 I am familiar with exactly one kind of rifle round, the 5.56mm NATO rounds handed out in cans and bandoliers for the M16A2s we had in my time. As a Machine Gunner, I am really familiar with the 100 round belts of 7.62mm/.30 ammo for the M60E3 that was my primary weapon and not too far off in terms of dimensions with the .30-06 cartridge.
Now I'm faced with a vast array of choices for this new rifle. My hunting partner Ed, also going with the .30-06, and I are likely going to buy a half dozen boxes of different ammo each, swap half boxes and proceed to testing them. I bought a box of 20 American Eagle 150-grain rounds the day I picked up the rifle because some small part of me that is still that young Marine from twenty years ago doesn't like having a weapon and no ammo for it. I also wanted something cheap to test it with.
Any and all help is appreciated. We will be going for Whitetails in NY state, hunting from stands or still hunting, from October to November. I imagine that I'll either be shooting from a seated, standing or standing with rest position at ranges under 100 yards. Thanks!
As a former Marine 0331 I am familiar with exactly one kind of rifle round, the 5.56mm NATO rounds handed out in cans and bandoliers for the M16A2s we had in my time. As a Machine Gunner, I am really familiar with the 100 round belts of 7.62mm/.30 ammo for the M60E3 that was my primary weapon and not too far off in terms of dimensions with the .30-06 cartridge.
Now I'm faced with a vast array of choices for this new rifle. My hunting partner Ed, also going with the .30-06, and I are likely going to buy a half dozen boxes of different ammo each, swap half boxes and proceed to testing them. I bought a box of 20 American Eagle 150-grain rounds the day I picked up the rifle because some small part of me that is still that young Marine from twenty years ago doesn't like having a weapon and no ammo for it. I also wanted something cheap to test it with.
Any and all help is appreciated. We will be going for Whitetails in NY state, hunting from stands or still hunting, from October to November. I imagine that I'll either be shooting from a seated, standing or standing with rest position at ranges under 100 yards. Thanks!