Comments on: In Praise of the .30-06 — ‘The Old Warhorse Ain’t Dead Yet’

By: Guy

Guy — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:10:13 +0000

Problem with the 6.5×47 is it just doesn’t have enough case capacity to do the job with the 142. If your not shooting the 140 or 142 there no reason to leave the 6mm for the 6.5.

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:29:32 +0000

“That does not mean one would not be competitive with a 06.”

yes it does….there’s a thing called math that proves that….

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:23:35 +0000

I sold my Savage 110 in o6 that had a heavy barrel, that was a gret shooter, I miss it, I have a 300 wsm a 300 WM and 3 6.5 as well as two 308’s and 3 223’s I might as well build another in 06 now.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:16:35 +0000

The comparison was of two trajectories, and now people are comparing calibers. The articles just said that, within these parameters the 06 had less wind drift. Rifle calibers like the fame and glory of the moment, lets see if the 6.5×47 will still be alive in 100 years. Remember the 25 wssm? But to be honest competition shooter would tell you that he will select the caliber that cost the least to reload, kick the least, gives him the most round count on one barrel. Isn’t it what we are seeing on the range? mostly smaller caliber that do the same job as the bigger and giving all of the mentioned advantage and more. What I am saying is the the 6.5 is doing all that the 06 can do with more advantage to competition shooter. That does not mean one would not be competitive with a 06. And we can’t really compare a new born caliber …. with the 06 ..

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 23:00:21 +0000

To add a bit of info here`s a older artical on the 06 as a match rifle.

http://www.6mmbr.com/gunweek091.html

By: Fred

Fred — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 21:00:50 +0000

Well Pat, you’re wrong, all you need to do is run a ballistic calculator for 140 VLD at 6.5×47 speeds and a 210 VLD at 30-06 speeds and you’ll see that the 30-06 loses.

If it weren’t the case then 1000k shooters would be using the 30-06 but they don’t.

No worries for you though, the moderator will probably delete this post to and you 2 can both go on believing the ’06 is the greatest cartridge to ever grace a rifle….

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 20:30:26 +0000

If this cartridge is VERY ACCURATE @1000 yards, wouldn’t it show up at some matches?

By: Tommie

Tommie — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 19:37:31 +0000

Besides for being a historical icon and an admittedly emotional favorite, the 30-60 still wears the crown of the “one rifle” do it all cartridge. I don’t own an ’06 and may never own one. But if I were limited to a single centerfire the old warhorse would be my first choice.

By: ELR Researcher

ELR Researcher — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:14:51 +0000

Jim22 – look at the muzzle brakes that rifles in 338 LM and 300 WM sport and you have your answer. No funny, just prudent.

By: Jim22

Jim22 — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 16:57:27 +0000

@Pat,

The .30-06 does recoil more than the 6.5. That rifle looks like it weighs in excess of twelve lbs. Even a .30-06 wouldn’t hurt too bad in a heavy rifle.

Funny how people shoot .338 Lapuas and .300 Win Mags out of rifles like that and don’t complain about too much kick.