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.270, .308 or .30-06?
Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:49 pm
Which should I choose for my first bolt action all purpose hunting rifle?
Winchester model 70
Remington 700
Tikka T3 Hunter
Winchester model 70
Remington 700
Tikka T3 Hunter
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Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:50 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
Rem 700 30-06
Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:50 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
quote:either caliber
Tikka T3 Hunter
I have a M70, and it is a heavy rifle. Not ideal for walking around
Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:50 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
.270
Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:52 pm to Child of the Missip
winchester 70
308
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308
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Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:54 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
quote:
Rem 700 30-06
This or the 270. Easy to find rounds for.
A lot depends on were you hunt at the most. Very thick, 30.06 with a 180 gr bullet. More open woods or fields, 30.06 140-150gr bullets or .270 130=140gr bullets.
308's are nice till one day you try to shoot out to 300+ yards.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:56 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
A 30-06 is the best deer rifle know to mankind..........FWIW
This post was edited on 12/23/13 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 12/23/13 at 6:59 pm to Hammertime
If I go with the Winchester model 70 it would definitely be the featherweight w/ the wood stock
Didn't realize you could push as light as a 140gr bullet out of a .30-06
Didn't realize you could push as light as a 140gr bullet out of a .30-06
This post was edited on 12/23/13 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:00 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
quote:
Tikka T3 Hunter
.30-06
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:01 pm to oleyeller
The .308 delivers essentially the same terminal ballistics as the .30-06 ----- but with less recoil.
I wouldn't limit myself to looking only at the bolt actions. Several of the "good" AR10's are 1/2 MOA guns, and they hold 20 rounds in the mag.
Coincidentally (?), most .308 ammo is packaged with 20 rounds/box -- gotta love it when a plan comes together.
And you can buy most AR10's with a compensator that makes the recoil roughly = to a .223 (for quick follow-up shots). Then, if you get a sow and a batch of piglets out in a food plot, 20 rounds = fun.
The .270 -- well, why?
Just my interwebz $.02 worth.
I wouldn't limit myself to looking only at the bolt actions. Several of the "good" AR10's are 1/2 MOA guns, and they hold 20 rounds in the mag.
Coincidentally (?), most .308 ammo is packaged with 20 rounds/box -- gotta love it when a plan comes together.
And you can buy most AR10's with a compensator that makes the recoil roughly = to a .223 (for quick follow-up shots). Then, if you get a sow and a batch of piglets out in a food plot, 20 rounds = fun.
The .270 -- well, why?
Just my interwebz $.02 worth.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:02 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
.308 is a fantastic cartridge
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:15 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
quote:
If I go with the Winchester model 70 it would definitely be the featherweight w/ the wood stock Didn't realize you could push as light as a 140gr bullet out of a .30-06
I reload 125 gr bullets for my .30-06
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:19 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
All 3 are great calibers
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:19 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
I would go Rem in either 06 or 27. The other acceptable option is the same calibers but with the Tikka.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:23 pm to LoneStarTiger
You can't go wrong with any if those guns or calibers. I have two of the three guns in .270 & .308. I don't have a 30/06 because I have a .308 and a .300 win mag. Right now with the ammo situation I would go .270 or 30/06.
What calibers do you currently have?
What calibers do you currently have?
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:23 pm to LoneStarTiger
30-06 hands down. Best all purpose Deer rifle you can buy. FWIW just got back from West Texas Exotic hunt where I went head to head with 7mm mags, 308's, and 270's. My 30-06 had more knock down power than any of them. Distances from 75 yards to 300 on Elk, Axis and Fallow deer. Shooting 150 grain power points.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:25 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
Winchester Model 70 (pre '64 if you can find it) Any of those calibers will take care of just about anything in North America. My 2 cents.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:25 pm to Tiguar
quote:
.308 is a fantastic cartridge
I concur.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:39 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
Tikka T3 in .308
Posted on 12/23/13 at 7:40 pm to dawg23
quote:
The .308 delivers essentially the same terminal ballistics as the .30-06 ----- but with less recoil.
I wouldn't limit myself to looking only at the bolt actions. Several of the "good" AR10's are 1/2 MOA guns, and they hold 20 rounds in the mag.
Coincidentally (?), most .308 ammo is packaged with 20 rounds/box -- gotta love it when a plan comes together.
And you can buy most AR10's with a compensator that makes the recoil roughly = to a .223 (for quick follow-up shots). Then, if you get a sow and a batch of piglets out in a food plot, 20 rounds = fun.
The .270 -- well, why?
Just my interwebz $.02 worth.
Agree with all of this.
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