Old Fud shoots 30-06

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Well, I've looked at a ton. Researched a ton. Friend's 6.5cm would make a great mountain rifle. But so will my dad's BLR in 7mm-08... if I can pry it from his warm live hands.

 

[CMP70306]

Here’s my 1903 with a reproduction Unertl scope during a WW2 match at my local club. I also killed two deer with it before I switched over to a pre-war Model 70 manufactured the same month and year as my Springfield.

 

[FredH]

When I first moved to Wyoming my rifle was sighted in for 150 grain Speer Hotcors over a max load of IMR4350. Talk about a slayer of game. The second elk I shot was at close range in some cedars and I accidentally hit the big cow in the shoulder. It broke the shoulder bone just under the shoulder blade and ended up against the ribs on the far side. Seems hitting that shoulder took a lot out of that 150 gr. Speer leaving a narrow wound channel through the lungs. She only went 50 yards and was dead when I got to her but I switched to 180 gr. Speer's and then to 180 grain Partitions. After that never an issue. I used them for everything, even antelope. The way things are today the odds of drawing a tag being so slim I am going to start using lighter bullets again. I have a selection of 150 and 165 grain bullets to play with. Speer, Nosler and Hornady.

 

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I have a bunch of guns but a few years ago I saw some posts here on rokslide where a guy had/has a 30-06 tikka with a silencer. I decided that’s what I wanted so I more or less copied it. 18” barrel, TBAC ultra 7, nightforce shv 3-10. It’s probably my favorite gun. It shoots great with 180g accubonds and partitions.

Great setup. I shoot 140 AB in my 6.5-06. Still working up a load for 30-06 and going to try some 180g TGKs. Would love a suppressed mountain rifle with short barrel.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Great setup. I shoot 140 AB in my 6.5-06. Still working up a load for 30-06 and going to try some 180g TGKs. Would love a suppressed mountain rifle with short barrel.

I love it, I’ve shot moose, caribou and aoudad with that rifle, it’s all I reach for anymore.

 

[Thegman]

30-06...never the only answer, but never the wrong answer! Cool rifle!

 

[FredH]

Well, I've looked at a ton. Researched a ton. Friend's 6.5cm would make a great mountain rifle. But so will my dad's BLR in 7mm-08... if I can pry it from his warm live hands.

That old Springfield made a great mountain rifle. The Tetons, the Wind rivers, the Rockies , the Cascades and others I can't remember.

 

[Macintosh]

30-06...never the only answer, but never the wrong answer! Cool rifle!

That about sums it up. I like this.

 

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That old Springfield made a great mountain rifle. The Tetons, the Wind rivers, the Rockies , the Cascades and others I can't remember.

Well, for now it's all I have really besides the 30–06.
It's a little heavy at almost 9 pounds scoped, 10 with a bipod.
These days, everybody wants a 5 pound rifle, which I think is probably fine for this cartridge or really a 6.5 CM, or anything with low recoil. But any bigger cartridges and I want 8 pounds, and then I'm thinking to myself, why spend $1000 for another rifle to save a pound. Lol

 

[FredH]

Well, for now it's all I have really besides the 30–06.
It's a little heavy at almost 9 pounds scoped, 10 with a bipod.
These days, everybody wants a 5 pound rifle, which I think is probably fine for this cartridge or really a 6.5 CM, or anything with low recoil. But any bigger cartridges and I want 8 pounds, and then I'm thinking to myself, why spend $1000 for another rifle to save a pound. Lol

Just weighed my 30-06. 8 3/4 pounds sling and scope included. Didn't bother me a bit when I was in my 50's and I can still lug it for a good ways. I have put together a couple of light 7-08's and a light 308.

 

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Both rifles are sentimental to me. I'd have to see how much lighter my dad's BLR really is if at all. Honestly that 7mm-08 I could use for everything. But where's the fun in that?

 

[EastHumboldt]

“Which way did dat wascawwy wabbit go? Why…,dat widdew fewwa is makin me vewwy maddd!!”

My first rifle. R700 30-06. 1963

Probably clocked 700 miles with it. Maybe 14 or 15 mulies and one elk. I’ve nearly scratched the finish off it.



Upgraded the butt pad with a limbsaver, dialable Leupold scope (another fudd piece of equipment), and a Timney trigger.

The buck in my avatar was taken with another 30-06. Tikka T3X. I took fudd gun writer Dave Petzal’s advice, and bought one years before I discovered Rokslide.

Recently drank the “lighter caliber koolaid”, and bought a Tikka in 7-08. Gotta say it’s more pleasant on my 67 year old shoulder to shoot the 7-08. And I do shoot tighter groups with it.

 

[EastHumboldt]

Obviously by the small number of replies, we should ask the moderators to start a new forum restricted to Fudd related hunting topics. Red plaid checkered shirts, ear flap hats, red wing or ll bean boots, pork n beans with hotdogs…. Stuff like that.

 

[prm]

-06 with 180 Partitions. Peanut Butter and Jelly!

 

[FredH]

“Which way did dat wascawwy wabbit go? Why…,dat widdew fewwa is makin me vewwy maddd!!”

My first rifle. R700 30-06. 1963

Probably clocked 700 miles with it. Maybe 14 or 15 mulies and one elk. I’ve nearly scratched the finish off it.

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Upgraded the butt pad with a limbsaver, dialable Leupold scope (another fudd piece of equipment), and a Timney trigger.

The buck in my avatar was taken with another 30-06. Tikka T3X. I took fudd gun writer Dave Petzal’s advice, and bought one years before I discovered Rokslide.

Recently drank the “lighter caliber koolaid”, and bought a Tikka in 7-08. Gotta say it’s more pleasant on my 67 year old shoulder to shoot the 7-08. And I do shoot tighter groups with it.

My old rifle went the furthest with an old Leupold 4 power and when it was put together I went with a Timney. The Bushnell 3200 3x9 Elite has been a good scope in it's own right though I don't dial. Set on 6 power I can use the reticle to range find. I really like both my 7-08's. Both lighter and shoot just as good as the old 30-06. I tend to use other rifles until the end of season and then get the 30-06 out as it has proven many times to be a lucky rifle. I am in the process of shooting up reloads I put together for it from 20 years ago. The target was fired with reloads made in 2013. This old Fudd is turning 69 in a month.

 

[BreakingNews]

Obviously by the small number of replies, we should ask the moderators to start a new forum restricted to Fudd related hunting topics. Red plaid checkered shirts, ear flap hats, red wing or ll bean boots, pork n beans with hotdogs…. Stuff like that.

That 700 is pretty just the way it is. I would be hard-pressed to refinish it given the battle scars, although maybe a nice protective coating if there isn't one on it already. I'm sure there is and I just can't see it. I redid the stock on my 6.5–06, but purposefully did not sand out all of the dings and scratches just for character.
Great looking buck. As to the Tilka, a friend of mine has had one in .270 for years. He has lots of guns but that's really the only thing he hunts with. They are hard to beat for a fairly economical straight shooter with smooth action right out of the box.

 

[FredH]

“Which way did dat wascawwy wabbit go? Why…,dat widdew fewwa is makin me vewwy maddd!!”

My first rifle. R700 30-06. 1963

Probably clocked 700 miles with it. Maybe 14 or 15 mulies and one elk. I’ve nearly scratched the finish off it.

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Upgraded the butt pad with a limbsaver, dialable Leupold scope (another fudd piece of equipment), and a Timney trigger.

The buck in my avatar was taken with another 30-06. Tikka T3X. I took fudd gun writer Dave Petzal’s advice, and bought one years before I discovered Rokslide.

Recently drank the “lighter caliber koolaid”, and bought a Tikka in 7-08. Gotta say it’s more pleasant on my 67 year old shoulder to shoot the 7-08. And I do shoot tighter groups with it.

That is a well worn finish! I hunt a lot down south and can't let my wood stocked rifles get bare wood like that. My rifle has been refinished 3 times.

 

[EastHumboldt]

That 700 is pretty just the way it is. I would be hard-pressed to refinish it given the battle scars, although maybe a nice protective coating if there isn't one on it already. I'm sure there is and I just can't see it. I redid the stock on my 6.5–06, but purposefully did not sand out all of the dings and scratches just for character.
Great looking buck. As to the Tilka, a friend of mine has had one in .270 for years. He has lots of guns but that's really the only thing he hunts with. They are hard to beat for a fairly economical straight shooter with smooth action right out of the box.

I probably should hit it with some tru-oil. But the finish has not been touched since 1963. The buck was only a 3 point, but 27” wide and pretty heavy. Big body too. It was quite the grunt packing the meat back to camp, especially since the first 1/4 mile was straight up a very steep ridge through an aspen thicket.

My brother saw him run after the shot and he had such massive hams he said his first thought was “Did my brother just shoot a quarter horse?”