Old Fud shoots 30-06

[BreakingNews]

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.

 

[BreakingNews]

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.

 

[BreakingNews]

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.

 

[BreakingNews]

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.