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  • @realbuffstuff
    @realbuffstuff Month ago +6

    My grandpa gave me his favorite rifle before he passed. His .270 Win. I love it! But he also extensively used his 30-06. He gave that to someone else. The .30-06 will be my next buy.

  • @michaelmaruffi662
    @michaelmaruffi662 Month ago +6

    I had a friend I hand loaded his 30-06 & 300 Wby ammo. He booked a Alaska Moose, Bear & Sheep Hunt with an Outfitter. 1st think the Indian Guide had him do was shoot both Rifles at 100yds . Then the Guide told him to use the 30-06 not the 300 Wby because he shoot it without Flinching. He thought he would be under gunned. Got all of his animal's with 1 shot kills.

  • @NorthwoodsNomad
    @NorthwoodsNomad Month ago +12

    Yep 👍 I agree with the .30-06 king of cartridges , I’ll always have this one and it’s usually my GoTo rifle with 165 grain Nosler Partitions, although the .308 and .270 are good choices as well .
    But the aught six is just so versatile and manageable to shoot.

  • @quentinbottorff9286
    @quentinbottorff9286 Month ago +2

    .30-06...'nuff said.

  • @richbelog2117
    @richbelog2117 Month ago +3

    All good rifles but you won’t see me shooting any other rifle than my 7mm mag or my 270.

  • @StumpkillerCP
    @StumpkillerCP Month ago +15

    Somehow I have managed to eat venison since 1980 without using any of those "must own" cartridges. There are 40 or more cartridges that will reliably kill deer of any size or genus under 300 yards with proper shot placement and a good bullet choice. Deer haven't changed in 10,000 years but some cartridges last just a few years. Marketing hype.

    • @chrisbornman716
      @chrisbornman716 Month ago +2

      Same here lol. I own only one rifle. BRNO in 7 x 64.

  • @jamesweise480
    @jamesweise480 Month ago +4

    I basically agree with your overall selections. I love the .30-06 and have 7 rifles chambered in it. I really enjoy the fact that there is a wide range of bullets weights handled by this one caliber, that ammo is readily available, and recoil is not punishing. I will also note that and recognize the .375 H&H Magnum as more practical and effective over the .45-70 and would rank higher than the .45-70. Thanks for the good review.

  • @MrEperson390
    @MrEperson390 Month ago +3

    Yay though the valley hunting, my 308 or 270win shall comfort me.😊❤🎉

  • @KrisJones-k2o
    @KrisJones-k2o Month ago +1

    I've always loved the 30-06 it's drops anything u hit

  • @poncianomoragomez1569

    Gracias Amigo
    Saludos Del Edomex 🇲🇽

  • @johnhunt4579
    @johnhunt4579 Month ago +13

    I have two .308s and I love them. I also agree that this is one of the best rounds to use for cost, efficiency and accuracy in normal range for most deer hunters or antelope hunters.

    • @HenryAllen-z4n
      @HenryAllen-z4n Month ago +1

      They are a good round i am thinking about switching to 308 i have used a 270 for 30 years

    • @reloadnorth7722
      @reloadnorth7722 Month ago +3

      @HenryAllen-z4n My hunting group only hunts moose here in Canada. We use 270, 308 and 300WM. All 3 will efficiently do their part if the hunter does his.

  • @blksn8k
    @blksn8k Month ago +2

    The only gun I currently have chambered in .30-06 is an old Remington 760 Gamemaster pump. I installed a synthetic model 870 pump shotgun thumbhole stock and fore end. The only part I had to modify was the fore end by adding a slot to clear the 760's magazine. Works great and gives the gun a more modern and functional appearance.

  • @Wendell309
    @Wendell309 Month ago +2

    I love my Winchester, 300 Magnum and I’m in my late 70s and I’ve had this gun since a very young age. Personally I love this gun and I’ve never had any trouble with it. I will say it’s got a significant kick on it but I’ve just learned how to totally ignore that although my right arm is a little sore at times 🤣🤣🤣. To each his own.

  • @basshunter428
    @basshunter428 Month ago +2

    2 .308s, .270, 30'06 and 30'06 gets the nod all day, every day. Yes, recoil is up there, but I like recoil. Let's you feel the bang! 😂

  • @marckcarbonelloifveteran410

    I stay with my 30.06. Second to this round the 7 mm Mauser.

  • @stgraves260
    @stgraves260 Month ago +1

    45-70 doesn’t come to mind when you brought up recoil sensitivity.

  • @JoeG-h1j
    @JoeG-h1j Month ago +2

    I have two hunting rigs. A CVA 50 cal muzzle loader and a Weatherby Vanguard 30 06. There is no game in North America that a 30 06 cannot harvest. It is the king and will always be. Free country so pick whatever cartridge works best for you, but I will never be without my 30 06

  • @8551-w5v
    @8551-w5v Month ago +1

    I also use my .300 WinMag with 180gr. Nosler Partitions or Accubond and Remington Core-Lokt Tipped 180gr. when I'm in an area where 300 yard + shots are required. Great bullets. Actually it's my preference for Moose or Elk and a comfort in Bear woods.

  • @firemedic396
    @firemedic396 Month ago +2

    I agree with your ranking and selections with the exception of 1 round. I think this should be replaced by the 7mm Rem Mag due to it's effectiveness, power, availability, price point, and ability to take everything including moose. Might be light for brown bears or grizzly but effective for most large game. My 2 cents, next!

  • @michelleruger9394
    @michelleruger9394 Month ago +2

    .300 win mag. Is great. But everything that needs to be done in North America the .30-06 could do it !

  • @JohnShowell-s6r
    @JohnShowell-s6r Month ago +2

    Thank you this was all helpful!

  • @richardalonzo5768
    @richardalonzo5768 Month ago +1

    I have kept my 1903 Springfield that I paid $7,00 dollars in an war surplus store in 1964. If taken down mule deer with it and shot it with the original barrel dated 1906 yes even with todays modern loads though I’m not supposed to because people have told me the chamber Will explode. I was a small arms repairman in the marine corps and heard the stories about the history. Yes some did explode when being tested to see how much the chamber will take. Has anyone ever known one to explode NO. But I want you to know hunting ammo KICKS like a mule in such a light rifle and the bbl still has good rifling and glass smooth action. Those were good days you could find war surplus everything and have background checks or waiting periods.

  • @MrBm1968
    @MrBm1968 Month ago +2

    For many years, 25-30, I only had and carryied Mauser M98 in 30-06 springfield. Never needed anything else. That gun has had two barrell-changes, I am on the third barrel now, and is still working like "all is fine and dandy". The action is from 1937 and had the german infintry stamp on the first barell i shot out. It is retired now and sits in the gun-locker ready for action but I use blaser r8 now in 308 win and 9,3x62:) But now, if I had to go with just one cartridge I would choose 280 ai. I think that would be it.Greetings

  • @sampike5978
    @sampike5978 Month ago +2

    Hats of to you sir ,all great calibers I'm sure ,having owned and hunted with most of em but I,will say that bullet placement and not cal. Or bullet the ultimate factor. I have successfully hunted and,taken big game...Moose...caribou and the likes with many caliber - rifle combinations, and it always boils down to bullet placement. By the way ir for me personally, the 243win and the.300 win mag are a d,will always be my favorites.Now that's just my personal take on things. To each his own. Good hunting and God bless all you hunters and shooters out there. Keep em coming. Hold steady and squeeze er off.

  • @yeetarmyitstimeforgoodtime8958

    Have a .270 a.308 and a 30-06 All three good on deer

  • @darwindodson2460
    @darwindodson2460 Month ago +2

    I have three number one rifles. One is the 308 Ruger American and a 30 Ott six Winchester model 7o pre-64 and I found this rifle with the Woodstock itself was burnt, but they put a polymer stock on the hardware and I got it for $400 the second one or third one is a a 6.5 Creedmoor and a270 Glenfield 20 inch barrel. I love them all these guns the 30 06 is the number one now.

  • @victortracy178
    @victortracy178 Month ago +2

    Keeping my Winchester mod 100 in 308

  • @jamesmcfarland2636
    @jamesmcfarland2636 Month ago +2

    300wm 180g sst superformance is just a hair under 4000 ft/lb

  • @Cjtarinelli
    @Cjtarinelli Month ago +1

    I didn't learn anything from your video, but I don't think you're way off on your choices. Sure, you could have included the. 243 Win., but as a matter of fact, the 6.5 Creed can do more and it is outrageously popular these days.

  • @8551-w5v
    @8551-w5v Month ago +1

    Good morning Sir. I'm running a Marlin 1895G with Barnes TSX FN FB 300gr all copper HPs with a Muzzle Velocity of 2,200 fps. I'd still not take game over 100 yards. I've never had a Hog or Whitetail take a single step after impact. Semper Fi!

  • @benhoward7006
    @benhoward7006 Month ago +2

    My 300 Weatherby is the single rifle I would keep. Mine is exceptional.

  • @marckcarbonelloifveteran410

    30-06! The king!

  • @hendriettedeBeer
    @hendriettedeBeer Month ago +1

    A 308 Win Mac is ,and still the best riffle for me.❤

  • @jimatkinson9126
    @jimatkinson9126 Month ago +2

    .30-06 165 grain Nosler Partition

  • @Dusk_333
    @Dusk_333 Month ago +3

    Agreed sir. 30 cal. 1906

  • @josephstolar-nz8vu
    @josephstolar-nz8vu Month ago +2

    My first rifle was a world War 1 bolt action 30/06,those flip up sites ,those army surplus stores with army ammo,they are not around any more.in the 60s when I was a kid,then I got another one from a old farmer,,he knew I hunted and offered it to me ,heck yes I'll take it off your hands like a world War 2 one,with a custom stock,then a couple years later 😀 at 17 I bought a brand new browning automatic,not full 😀 30/06,nice Gun all open sites
    ❤😊

  • @reloadnorth7722
    @reloadnorth7722 Month ago +4

    My hunting group only hunts moose here in Canada. We use 270, 308 and 300WM. All 3 will efficiently do their part if the hunter does his.

  • @nickalexander8287
    @nickalexander8287 Month ago +2

    1:26 45.70
    3:33 7mm PRC ?HornARDY?
    5:02 6.5 CM
    6:30 270 Win
    8:07 300 WinMag
    9:28 308 Win
    11:01 30.06

  • @larrymarsee1431
    @larrymarsee1431 Month ago +2

    I very much enjoyed your video. Early on I have harvested several quality bucks with a .3006 without very much tracking. As I have become older I prefer the .308 as it has a little less recoil. I have recently purchased a 6.5 CM as the modern .243 for my grandchildren to learn on. There are many good calibers and loads that can work well but IMHO the .308 and .3006 are just time and tried choices that will be hard to replace. Good luck to all for what ever your choice.

  • @JamesLewis-xe8qc
    @JamesLewis-xe8qc Month ago +2

    I own what I think is the best cartridge and that is the 300 WSM In a lighter, short action rifle.

  • @jimjett-073
    @jimjett-073 Month ago +2

    I agree with the 30-06 , I've got the old Belgian Mouser . Been shooting it for 38 years , no trouble . I did put a medium slip on kick pad on it , so much sweeter to shoot in my older years lol .

    • @Cjtarinelli
      @Cjtarinelli Month ago

      That's kinda big for shooting a mouse! (Sorry, just kidding.) I totally agree with your point.

  • @BradJennins-h2h1x
    @BradJennins-h2h1x Month ago +2

    Regardless of WHATEVER is Said by the BIGGEST NAME ever held a RIFLE.... The 30-06 has TRIED & PROVEN that it is KING!!!!! & That's including WHATEVER new Caliber comes about in the Future

  • @GuyTassé
    @GuyTassé Month ago +1

    Je crois que tu as raison 👍

  • @RoyWingfield
    @RoyWingfield Month ago +4

    I agree on 30 - 06 being number 1. I have shot 30-06 more yers than I can count
    Had 300 Weatherby Magnum was great but way too explicit to shoot regret selling it but it is what it is. I like the 243 but it has his limitations looking to get AR 10 to 308. I like that round. Use it a lot when I was an army.

    • @harteverett
      @harteverett Month ago +2

      Mk V deluxe sat in my safe after purchase for several years. Finally ordered dies and got a steal of 3 boxes of 338 Weatherby magnum brass, sized some down to 300. Boresighted and went to the range with 168’s on top a bunch of H4350. 100 yards first ever 3 shots bullseye-one ragged hole. I didn’t know what I had all along. It is awesome

  • @charlesmcquinn6858
    @charlesmcquinn6858 Month ago +1

    It works good with 55 gr bullet the 3006

  • @marckcarbonelloifveteran410

    How many times has the 6.5 creedmore round proven on the battlefield?

  • @KJ-qz4gh
    @KJ-qz4gh Month ago +1

    Winchester model 70 in 30.06

  • @stgraves260
    @stgraves260 Month ago +1

    If you don’t care about recoil then I’d pick a 7 RUM or 7 MM Nosler and a 195 Grain Berger Bullet.

  • @jamesmcfarland2636
    @jamesmcfarland2636 Month ago +2

    Number 7 should be Number one, with level 2 or higher right rifles things a tank and im talking beyond lever gun those will not handle level 3

  • @markgreen1782
    @markgreen1782 Month ago +1

    What are your thoughts on 300 PRC,?

    • @JohnPeterson-n2l
      @JohnPeterson-n2l Month ago

      My two sons, three grandsons and a grand-daughter all have 25-06's.

  • @CarlDENHAM-y3r2e
    @CarlDENHAM-y3r2e Month ago +1

    To victortracy wish winchester would bring back the model 100

  • @jimbenton7191
    @jimbenton7191 Month ago +1

    Agree

  • @jc73
    @jc73 Month ago +1

    je chasse avec le 308 W avec une carabine Kipplauf chasser avec un 30-O6 c'est la même chose !!!!

  • @darrellatene833
    @darrellatene833 Month ago +3

    25 -06 have it for 25 years can run with the pack

    • @ToddKisse
      @ToddKisse Month ago

      That's what I use for varmits, deer sized game plus elk, my son uses a 260 Remington also with equal performance. Others would be a 257 Roberts, 7mm08 Remington, 270, 280 or 3006 .

  • @MichaelNeely-o9l
    @MichaelNeely-o9l Month ago +12

    I will never buy a cartridge that has prc, legend, or creedmore (crapmore) attached to its name

  • @mercman2.5
    @mercman2.5 Month ago +3

    .280(neck down 30.06) or 30.06 will harvest anything that walks, swims, or crawls in the lower 48, rest of this is marketing. So many of these cartridges are the bastard children of the 30.06.

  • @richardtackentien6414

    The 30/06 is king in my family.

  • @rockefeller9913
    @rockefeller9913 11 days ago +1

    338 Lapua!!! then, .300 PRC and 7MM PRC For Big game, the .300 win mag is the all arounder but its dated and just not the same as the new kids on the block, just like the 30-06 for the medium size game. 6.5 PRC, 6.5 Creedmoor, the .270 and any 6MM for the most part up to 1000yds+ the 243 for less than 600yrds and then .308 under 300yds and 30-06 is a true nostalgic king among kings but not so popular with the average enthusiast today, but sure why not from 100-700yds ok fine, whatever. Kinda boring to drive like a Honda, reliable and everybody that's ever owned one will say its dependable but boring is the truth. In a world of Diesel trucks and for the electric heads that like the Tesla cybertruck or any other hipster plug and play, it's evolution that makes sense today and If it's horsepower you need then here is my .02 cents... If I am taking 2-3 guns only its the 338 Lapua or .300 PRC for big boy country precision sniper time. If its varmit to coyote/deer/sheep/antelope or whatever, 6.5CM all day! Undisputed!! If anybody wants to sit here and argue about their zipper and what's behind it that's fine but I have been outside the wire and in the suck as navy corpsman attached to 2/7 scout sniper platoon in 2000-2001. I know WTF i'm talking about if and when credentials matter. I say shoot what you like and what suits you best as a civilian hunter that's looking for trophy killing any of these fine calibers will take you to the moon and put meat in your freezer. Most important paradigm is the integration of the high level cognitive, perceptual and motor skills commonly referred to as the complex sensorimotor process that us elite shooters know and have trained with and also have the highly regarded natural ability or gift of the "quiet eye" and ability to maintain focus under pressure during psychological and physiological stress factors and the abilty to adapt and overcome when unpredictable , real-world or competitive scenarios require success. In conclusion, all I can say is Semper Fi!

  • @jc73
    @jc73 Month ago +1

    et le 9,3 74 R c'est le meilleur pour la france en battue ou a 150 m

  • @joztunes69
    @joztunes69 Month ago +3

    30-06 yes, I grew up with it, watch the PRC snobs cry about this, I would have put the 270 win at number 3 or 2

  • @arlieaustin448
    @arlieaustin448 Month ago +4

    30.06 Nothing better

  • @tjsochacki6164
    @tjsochacki6164 Month ago +4

    7mm PRC is a glorified 280 they’re trying to rebirth! It’s a dog!

  • @AbelGuerra-xz3pc
    @AbelGuerra-xz3pc Month ago +1

    All the creeds and prc cartridges don’t belong on this list

  • @ronthompson4286
    @ronthompson4286 Month ago +1

    I WAS A HUNTING GUIDE IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO THE 30-06 OUT WEST IS NOT WORTH SPIT NOT ONE OUTFIT I'VE EVEN GUIDED HUNTS FOR TOLLED CLIENTS TO BRING A 30-06 TO A HUNT I'VE KILLED MORE BIG BULLS AND BIG MULE DEER THEN MOST, 264 WINCHESTER MAGNUM OR 300 WINCHESTER MAGNUM IS THE BEST OUT WEST

  • @stephenwilliams-gm2xt

    They won’t run off with that 300 mag. Lost one with a 270, 30-06 but never with a 300 mag.

  • @BillB-c3r
    @BillB-c3r Month ago +3

    If the .308 came out in 1900, and the 30-06 in 1947, we'd be saying the .308 is king here. It can be said the .308 is the most efficient, inherently accurate cartridge design ever made. It's is the modern day re-loader's high power cartridge of choice.

  • @gunn-d6v
    @gunn-d6v Month ago +1

    Simple 308

  • @grannydeen1586
    @grannydeen1586 Month ago +1

    Hor-notty?

  • @alanbishop6486
    @alanbishop6486 Month ago +1

    375h&h take anything on the planet

  • @Romvin-e7w
    @Romvin-e7w Month ago +3

    This AI video is like the rest full of liars bull shit !
    It claimed all 7mm Rem mag chambers are over sized which is a lie and when I order chamber finish reamers from Pacfic Tool & gauge there is no such chamber reamers of over sized - look for your self's !
    The 7 mm Rem mag does everything the 7mm PRC does and I even have shot the heavy weight Burger 7 mm bullets from the 7mm Rem mag with NO change in accuracy .
    Then the liar's crap of burn out barrels that won't happen for hunters and recreation shooters it is the competitive shooters that shoot out barrels and they think a barrel is shot out if printing a 1-inch group!
    The only big popularity of the deer guns of 308 and deer gun 30-06 is from East coast deer hunters, here where I live in Alaska we long time Alaskan's aren't that stupid to risk our lives using deer guns that can't put a stop to a raging brown bear hell bent on killing you.
    Even the 300 WN is not a reliable brown bear gun, it will kill the bears, but many bullets will be needed to put an end to the bear and keep the bear down.
    There is so much liar's crap about these deer guns 308 and 30-06 that has brainwashed the low IQ stooges.