7 Mag vs 30-06: Let's solve this once and for all

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  @henniebasson515 · 4 years ago

  I am from Africa and hunted quite al lot with the .270 Win and .30.06, often large animals - gemsbuck, wildebeest, kudu and eland.  For me a big factor was (to old to hunt any more now!) the amount of meat damage caused by the faster speed of the .270 bullets - sometimes both shoulders were rendered useless.  I became a fan of slower bullets after shooting a large eland with a slow bullet  (189 gr. @2400fps) - perfect bullet expansion and very little meat damage.  That said, I seldom shot at distances longer that 250 yds.  It sometimes seems to me that Americans are perhaps to much in love with high speed and energy.  I sometimes cringe when I see hunters shooting at animals 700 yds away.  For me - hunting was always to approach as near as possible - so that I did not even need an enormous scope.  But - to each his own  Kind regards.

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  @hotrodsgarage · 4 years ago

  There's a reason the 30-06 has been around since 1906 and is still popular today.

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  @WillGate15 · 4 years ago

  Here I am still putting deer in the freezer for nearly 50 years with a .30-30 Marlin.

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  @drdes9609 · 4 years ago

  7mm won for a reason but honestly the 30-06 is a amazing cartridge. The years pass and 30-06 hangs around that really says something.

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  @ingvarkristjansson766 · 4 years ago

  For me its the 30-06….just so versatile and easy to load and you can find ammo in every store in the world

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  @mikeg9149 · 4 years ago

  Price difference must come down to production volume.  30-06 is an old cartridge and very popular.

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  @neilandlizziehart902 · 4 years ago

  My first rifle was a 30-06, after getting a couple big game animals and getting more into hunting I started to think I needed the 7mm mag, or another magnum. As I started looking I decided that there really wasn’t that big of a difference between the two to make the switch. I guess there is a reason the 30-06 has stuck around forever.

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  @jerdonestimating6113 · 4 years ago

  There’s something about the way a 3006 slug hits that ballistic charts don’t show. 3006 is never the wrong choice.

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  @Clearanceman2 · 4 years ago

  This is a crazy.  My whole hunting life I have owned a 30-06 along with other calibers but I have always heard what a monster 7mm mag is.  I had no idea it was that close to the 30-06.

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  @ReloadingQuest · 4 years ago

  I prefer 30-06. One thing been nice to see you bring up is barrel life. 👍🏻

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  @toddturnbaugh4451 · 4 years ago

  7mag was the first rifle I got for my 15th birthday and will always have a special place in my heart. I know it's not the new hottest thing out there, but it's done everything I've asked it to.

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  @jakemarley5783 · 4 years ago

  I've hunted with both, I normally hunt whitetail under 300 yards. I can honestly say the deer have never been able to tell the difference but my wallet and bullet selection on the shelf can so 30-06 for me.

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