Roamin_Wade
Moderator
I see people every day come into the store and want a long reach rifle to go hunt with. They usually insist on the calibers 270, 7mm, 308, or any 300 besides the 30-06. What doesn’t make sense to me is that everyone knows that the 308 is just a few feet slower per second than the 06, and that the 270 is a flat and fast round that’s in a necked down 06 shell. Of course the 7 and 300 mag are great long distance rounds. So why does the 06 get looked over? One can shoot 100gr Bullets all the way to 220gr so if someone is willing to hunt with the 150gr 308, the 150gr 06 performs better. If a 140gr 7mm will do the job at 500 yards, what about a 140gr 06? I think it’s a great round although I prefer a 270 for white tails because they don’t tend to ruin as much meat but usually it’s less than 150 yard shots.