11-22-2010, 01:41 AM
the 30-06 has plenty of power at that range... i dropped a cow elk dead in her tracks at 627yds with my 06. she piled up immediately! i handload my own hunting ammunition. i used a 168 grain nosler combined technology bullet 55.5 grains of H4350 powder with a standard remington case and a cci large rifle primer. handloading is not as expensive as people might think it is and it works wonders for your game on the range and in the field. you can taylor your rounds to meet your needs. i still shoot factory ammo too, but when i want to get serious i shoot my own loads.... i watched my grandfather shoot a deer with a sprg mod 1903 30-06 and drop a deer dead at 800 yds. so i will never sell that round short... honestly if i had to sell the rest of my rifles and own one for the rest of my life the 30-06 would be the one for sure. if i can help out anymore feel free to hit me up
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