Enough Gun

[SJB358]

Ha! Danged 30-06 folks around here. I do keep my eye out for the right 30-06 and promise, you all will be the first to know when I cave. You all keep pushing those awesome pictures of game taken with the 30-06 and I may cave a little faster.

 

[truck driver]

Scotty, Let's see if I read right in another post you said your Dad had a 30-06 you grew up with and your best friend's Dad had a 270. It's hard to believe you fell out of love with the 30-06 you grew up with. :shock: :roll: :lol:

 

[Elkman]

Ryan
Thank you for your service. !!!You and I are essentially the same age, with somewhat the same damages, I would bet that jumping out of airplanes has done more for your back than shoveling dirt has done for mine. But as already said, put me on that list of contacts "when" you want to make a trip. I am not much of a deer hunter or fisherman, but Elk and I have a very special relationship, and I will try and help out in any way. Good luck and a fast recovery, remember old age isn't for wussies.

 

[Elkman]

truck driver
My first rifle was a Remington 721, 30:06 that my dad bought used for $65 in 1959. I used that and a couple of other 06"s to kill a substantial amount of deer and some elk also. I one time I owned 5, the first one is now a 35 Whelen, the other 4 are gone. I do still have a custom low numbered 03, that spends most of its time in the safe. They have all been replaced by a $150, 300 Win Mag that I bought in 1970 after getting out of the service. I continued to use the 06 for deer, for several years, but then switched over to the 300WM for both. . I have never looked back.

 

[Ryan46]

Thanks guys for all your wonderful posts, you guys are awesome. As for my military service, it was my privilege. I thank the American people for allowing me to serve them. Elkman you are on target about the parachute jumps. It happened on a very dark night when we were tailgating a C-130 at 1500ft AGL. So dark we could not even see the ground only the DZ marking lights as I was jumpmastering a stick of 16 jumpers. When I finally did see the ground it was close I stiffened up and landed first on my heels. My back has gone further & further south since then in 1986. Funny thing is it was just a hollywood jump, no equipment.
I will meet with my neurosurgeon this coming Tuesday to find out just what all he intends to do. Lord knows, I hope steel rods will not be required to correct the bad curvature & relieve the pain.
I certainly keep in mind your invitation PJGunner thank you so much.
Thanks again guys for all your replies and wisdom.

Happy Shooting
Ryan 46

 

[Guy Miner]

Ryan, one of my young Marines broke his back, in the mid 1980's. It was looking glum for him. He ended up with a nylon coated rod up either side of his spine, couldn't bend worth a hoot after that, but said he was no longer in pain. At all. And, he went on to a career in underwater welding & diving... Lucrative. Said he felt real good underwater.

Guy

 

[SJB358]

Ryan, thank The Lord I haven't been bent like you but I know it could happen at anytime. I hope you get to hunt the West. Old Elkman would be as good as a partner as they come.

 

[truck driver]

truck driver
My first rifle was a Remington 721, 30:06 that my dad bought used for $65 in 1959. I used that and a couple of other 06"s to kill a substantial amount of deer and some elk also. I one time I owned 5, the first one is now a 35 Whelen, the other 4 are gone. I do still have a custom low numbered 03, that spends most of its time in the safe. They have all been replaced by a $150, 300 Win Mag that I bought in 1970 after getting out of the service. I continued to use the 06 for deer, for several years, but then switched over to the 300WM for both. . I have never looked back.

Elkman I still have my first rifle that was a 30-06 that I shot the barrel out of it . It now has a new tube in .257 chambered for the Roberts. Pus 2 other 30-06's that one of which is my go to rifle. Though I presently own a 35 Whelen, 300 Bee, 257 Roberts and 2 30-06s for the time being my 30-06 is King in the safe until the Whelen proves different. :mrgreen:

 

[Oldtrader3]

I still have a .270 Win Model 70 and a Mauser 7mm Rem Mag that I bought both of in 1973. My older stuff has already been passed on to kids and grandkids.

 

[truck driver]

Elkman I forgot to tell ya first ( 30-06 ) is a M725 I shot the barrel out, It now wears a custom Douglas barrel that I had installed back in 1980. Just couldn't give the old girl up and had to give her new life as a 257 Roberts.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I had a Remington 725, maybe the third bolt action rifle that I ever owned, back in the 1960's. Mine was also .30-06 and my wife used it for deer hunting. That was a decent rifle, maybe the best that Remington ever made. It is great that you still have yours and even better that it is a .257 Roberts now, Truck Driver.

 

[SJB358]

Elkman I forgot to tell ya first ( 30-06 ) is a M725 I shot the barrel out, It now wears a custom Douglas barrel that I had installed back in 1980. Just couldn't give the old girl up and had to give her new life as a 257 Roberts.

That sounds like the perfect way to get rid of a 30-06! 8)

 

[sask boy]

Scotty, I will back you on that 100% :wink:. The best thing about the 30-06 is that they make great donors :mrgreen:. Lol
My three favourite calibers are two necked down 06s & the other one is necked up!
However that is just this old guy's opinion.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[Guy Miner]

It would be very cool to have matching, or nearly matching:

.25-06
.280 (AI?)
.30-06
.338-06 or .35 Whelen

That would make a real nice four-rifle hunting battery.

Or a guy could just use the .30-06 for everything.... :grin:

 

[DrMike]

Great observation, Guy.

 

[Elkman]

Truck driver::Elkman I still have my first rifle that was a 30-06 that I shot the barrel out of it . It now has a new tube in .257 chambered for the Roberts. Pus 2 other 30-06's that one of which is my go to rifle. Though I presently own a 35 Whelen, 300 Bee, 257 Roberts and 2 30-06s for the time being my 30-06 is King in the safe until the Whelen proves different.

My Whelen is waiting for my 300 Mag to give up, however it shows no signs of faltering.

 

[gerry]

I have a question for some of you guys who live & hunt in the great northwest. In particular the areas where moose, grizzly and brown bears roam. As you can see under my posting name, the place where I live is a long way from where these animals roam. I watch just about every show on t.v. that shows the Alaskan landscape. This is because it is the most beautiful scenery I have ever laid my eyes on. I have wanted to hunt there ever since I started hunting. I even had a hunt planned for Alaska but it fell through.
When reading about hunting the animals mentioned above or watching a hunting program all the guided hunters carried rifles that were “big boomers” to harvest their big game animals. The cartridges went from .338mag all the way to .416.
Now here is the part that puzzles me. While watching the “reality shows” about Alaska the people who actually live there and hunt for meat and some who have to kill to protect their livestock or family use .30-30’s, .308’s, .30-06’s, 7-08’s, and .45-70’s. I think I have only seen one man use a .300mag Win. These citizens of Alaska seem to think they are not under gunned using these calibers for their intended purpose.
So, why do the hunters on guided hunts need the big boomers? Someone please enlighten me because I am puzzled by this.

Happy Shooting
Ryan 46

Sorry for not replying sooner.

There is a big difference between what TV and internet people use for grizzlies and what locals use. In my part of B.C. we see a lot of 7mm Rem Mags, 30-06's, and 300 Mags of some sort the most. There are a few 338's and 375's mixed in too, I shot my grizzly with a 375 Ruger but messed up on the shot, we did not recover the bear till the next morning. I'm sure had I used my 264 Win Mag that fit so well that day the grizz would have been dropped quickly with a proper shot in the lungs. I just didn't shoot the 375 as well as others so it went down the road. We have actually done better on bears with 300 magnums than with the 375's since we shoot them better. These days I will most likely be carrying my 35 Whelen which doesn't kick bad and the gun fits very well so I shoot it better. I do also miss my 308 Norma Mag which will one day be rectified. My uncle shot one years ago on his farm with a 7x57 and had no trouble killing it.

 

[SJB358]

Great info Gerry. I wouldn't have a thought about carrying the 270WSM, 7mm WSM, 264 Win Mag, all loaded with properly built bullets. Granted, the 338's and 35's rise to the top as hunts like that get closer, but I wouldn't stay home if they were all I owned either! :grin:

I heard something about a guy with a 358 Norma rolling bears somewhere in that country... :lol:

Might just be a premonition though...

 

[Guy Miner]

It is good to hear from those who have been there and done that.

For most of us, grizzly & moose are dream hunts. Unlikely to happen, and if they do, it will be once or twice in a lifetime. For Gerry & Mike and our other Northern Neighbors, it's almost routine... Like when I hear Alaskan's say "got our moose" meaning that of course they got a moose! Freezer is full. Onto the next thing.

Yeah Gerry, I didn't think you'd chuckle if I showed up carrying that well used ol' .30-06 1917 that I've been shooting off and on most of my life, loaded with good Noslers. Don't think the bear would chuckle either. It's a good ol' gun and I shoot it pretty well. So does my son. And yes, I think it's "enough" gun. Absolutely.

Guy

 

[truck driver]

Scotty, I will back you on that 100% :wink:. The best thing about the 30-06 is that they make great donors :mrgreen:. Lol
My three favourite calibers are two necked down 06s & the other one is necked up!
However that is just this old guy's opinion.

Blessings,
Dan

That's OK fellows I have broad shoulders and can take it. Just remember pay backs are H-ll :lol:
As for the the old Remington M725 being a donor for a classic round like the 257Roberts you couldn't ask for a much classier rifle to build it on. Oh and don't forget I went right out and Bought another 30-06 to replace the one I wore out. :mrgreen: And have a M70 30-06 waiting in the wings for it's turn. :wink: :lol: