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30-06 Magnum is Possible - 3 Simple Suggestions
« on: May 28, 2005, 09:15:39 AM »
If you're hunting elk or moose near the end of a rifle's limit, you can turn the same gun into a 30-06 Magnum by doing three simple things:

1.  Using Premium Bullets with much higher BC's can easily turn a 30-06 into a 300 Win Mag with standard / less Ballistically Efficient ammo.  

Example:  

Winchester's 2005 Ammo Catalog says that at 300 yards, a 30-06 Supreme 180-gr. AccuBond has 102 MORE ft. lbs of energy (2,004, p. 11) than their 300 Win Mag pushing standard 180-gr. Super X Power Points (1,902 ft. lbs energy at 300 yards - p. 13).  

The above figures are astonishing! especially when you consider the 300 Win Mag's 210 fps MV advantage over the '06.  The Magnum's faster moving Power Point bullets only had a BC of .349 - compared to the slower AccuBonds with a high BC of .509.  A .160 BC can make a big difference in downrange energy.

2.  Consider Federal's High Energy 180-gr. Partitions at 2,890 fps. or Hornady Lite Mag ammo (180-gr. Interlock Spire Points at 3,015 fps) that have a higher MV than a standard 300 Win Mag's Power Point at 2,960 fps.  In this case, 30-06 Supreme / Hornady Lite Magnum ammo beats the 300 Win Mag Super X line.

3.  A 24" barrel provides higher velocity over the standard 22 inchers; further upgrading a 30-06 into a magnum type round.
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30-06 Magnum is Possible - 3 Simple Suggest
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2005, 04:23:23 PM »
Another suggestion is to learn to get closer to your game and make a better shot.  That, combined with superior ammo should go a long way towards making sure the animal goes down and stays down rather than running into a thicket and dying.
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« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2005, 05:30:43 PM »
Dusty Miller

You must be talking about the difference between a Hunter and a killer.
I kinda like to sneak up on them myself, It sure cuts down on the oh oos
Can't stand to see an animal suffer and it ain't gonna happen with me.
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