Billy,

Both super, I have and like the .308. The subordinate 7mm-08, and .243 all built on the parent case are fine cartridges as well.

I really like the 7mm-08 and gave a Remington 700 to my son for his 14th birthday. After his Marine Corps he still loves it and hunts with it. I have a TC Encore in it and have taken an elk and a deer with it. A nice compromise of power and low kick.

Pap,

Years ago I bought a Weatherby Center Fire Pistol built on a MK5 light action, SS fluted barrel, laminated stock. Had my choice of .22-.250, .243, or .308. Bad choice on my part, the .308 was way too jumpy. I think the others would have been better choices. Anyway, I can see why it was discontinued.
I did better with my single shot TC pistol in .45-70 and shot my share of deer with it.
To its credit, any deer hit with a. 45-70 was toast. Shot a 6 pt at 15 yds and never saw anything like that before; no movement.

I agree with you on the 45/70 regardless of delivery platform.

The cartridge is tried and true and probably more popular now then way back then.
No "magnum bangnum" just excellent ballistics at realistic ranges.

Wayne

Boy has got serious Balls! Killer product looks like you can still move good in it as well.

No doubt he tried it like draped over a chair or something before shooting himself. Still, a little crazy for my blood.

Pap

no doubt they will sell more jackets with this "demo" over a gel one.I went to their web site to look around and if I had a need for one would probably buy one.

I side with the 30-06 as my favorite all around round. As has been noted here, it can do just about anything, handle pretty much all the game in NA with good shot placement and heavier loads.

Having said that, my favorite hunting rifle is my dad’s Mannlicher MCA in .270. Partly for sentimental reasons, but also because it just plain does the job, it’s fun to shoot and it’s a serious tack-driver, even with the old scope. At the 100 yd state sight-in range my son and I invariably make one (small) hole with five rounds at the start of every season – sub-sub MOA. The set trigger is something else. Insanely light. My father used this rifle almost exclusively for the last half of his life.

The .270 is a great round. Great for deer. But it can’t do everything the 30-06 can. If I had to pick just one, it would be the 30-06. Plus, it’s got that great history behind it.

Here’s a quick (and not so great) pic of my three favorites for deer. The Mod. 70 and the BAR are in 30-06. The Mannlicher - .270. Both the Winchester and the Browning are sweet shooters and you can’t beat the follow-up, if you need it, on the BAR. The Mannlicher is just a bit easier to maneuver in the woods.

And for reaching far out and touching something? …I went with .300 Win Mag. It’s not as powerful as some of the other options, but I like its accuracy at long range, one of the flatter shooting calibers. I set this one up for LR competitions, but I wouldn’t mind hunting out west with it. (Last pic).

Gary

Nice group of rifles. My wife shot an old Winchester Model 70 in 30-06, and when we lived in the south for a while, I had a BAR in 30-06, great rifle. A 30-06 will down any animal in North America. Bullet placement. I decided to go with a Thompson Center Encore system and have a 22-250, 243, 7mm-08, 30-06 and 50 cal black powder. Had the trigger set at 2.5 pounds. Takes about 4 minutes to change calibers. One shot, one kill.

Pap