06 or .270

[Leverhunter]

Either one will be good for whitetail. I keep a 30.06 for flexibility and I can walk into almost any store that sells ammo and find a box. My practice round is 110gr Hornady hand load and shoots great. 165gr will knock down anything in North America and seems to be the sweet spot for accuracy and power.

[SwampBuck]

Either one will be good for whitetail. I keep a 30.06 for flexibility and I can walk into almost any store that sells ammo and find a box. My practice round is 110gr Hornady hand load and shoots great. 165gr will knock down anything in North America and seems to be the sweet spot for accuracy and power.

I know there’s all sorts of knock down combos out there but the first time I started shooting 165’s in my old 30-06 I was clearing out hogs out of the steer feed pens on a ranch I was working at. My first shot was always the stand still broad side shot and after that the race was on and it was anyone’s guess if I’d even hit the next few shots. Surprisingly enough even with poor placement due to them running, that 165 was piling them up with spectacular results.

I did shoot one doe through the shoulder/lungs with that combo and the blood trail was just awesome. And not a god awful lot of meat damage either.

[Chase4556]

I know there’s all sorts of knock down combos out there but the first time I started shooting 165’s in my old 30-06 I was clearing out hogs out of the steer feed pens on a ranch I was working at. My first shot was always the stand still broad side shot and after that the race was on and it was anyone’s guess if I’d even hit the next few shots. Surprisingly enough even with poor placement due to them running, that 165 was piling them up with spectacular results.

I did shoot one doe through the shoulder/lungs with that combo and the blood trail was just awesome. And not a god awful lot of meat damage either.

I’ve got my grandfathers remington 7400 30-06 that I load 165 Speer gameking hollow points for. It’s a NASTY combo on pigs. Coupled with a 10rd magazine(if it doesn’t jam, haha) it’s like a poor man’s BAR and those first two pigs usually are in very serious trouble.

[tdwinklr]

I have both and I will keep both, guess because of a sentimental value for each.
One of the first rifles I ever bought was a .30-60 in the Ruger M77. Shortly after that I started
reloading rifle ammo and found that thing loved 165 grn Sierras. Now I loaded some 180 grn also
but I stuck with the 165 s for hunting and target shooting. That was about 40 yrs ago. Dummy me sold
that beautiful gun. Only until recently I purchased another -06 on this forum's Classifieds. One of the best
purchases I ever made, thank you TxxAgg for making it possible. The rifle is a Tikka model and its
the best feeling and handling gun I've ever had, and it shoots lights out.
The rifle I've hunted with the most is a .270 in a Savage model 110, purchased a few days before
deer season started one year. Now normally I'm not the kind to do that as I want to test and re-test the
things I buy, especially a rifle. I had just sold a .25-06 that I'd shot several deer with and was without a
rifle so on an urgent whim and again, right before the season opened all I could find was this .270 Savage.
I bought it anyway. Since then I've shot several deer with it and a hog or two. Its my go-to gun. I reload for it
as well and its favorite are the 150 grn bullets, particularly Speer Grand Slams.

[Radar]

I want a Browning Blr. And if I can’t do that I want another Weatherby Vanguard.

I had a 30-06 in a BLR Lightweight, I never did like the gun that much. The recoil was sharp and the accuracy was not all that, but I think a BLR in 7mm-08 would be a nice rifle though. The Vanguard Outfitter is a nice rifle for the money, my cousin has one in 270 and it groups green box ammo good.

I looked at what ammo was available at Midway for both cartridges and the 06 has more choices , from 125gr Green box to 180 grain Fusions. The 270 had 100 grain green box to 150 grain Winchester Power Point.

I like my 25-06 more better than my 30-06 and my 270😁

[xman59]

i have had both, i did not keep the 270 very long,,, 30.06 is a better all around choice, including finding ammo,,,, not that he 270 is bad,, the 06 is just better for anything i ever needed

[SmTx]

I have 2 of each and usually shoot deer with the 308.

[Big pig]

The bias against a .270 for a deer rifle here amuses me.
reminds me of the creedmore hate
130 grains in a .277 is all you will ever need for a deer rifle. But I have only played this game for 60 yrs.

I buy ammo more than one box at a time.
Availability is not an issue.

[muzzlebrake]

When the 270 first came out it was the Manbun of guns back then. Erbody had to have one to be cool.

[shwacker1911]

Have one of each. 270 currently doesn't have a scope and has not been shot in i dont know how long. 06 was taken on a hog hunt this afternoon

[SabreKiller]

I've had 3 .270's but no '06's. My first was a Remington 7400, then a 700 ADL and currently own an original Browning A-bolt Stainless Stalker. I got that ADL back in the early 80's, wood stocked and wore a 3-9 Leupold. It shot 130 grain Sierra's under .5 all day. Killed my largest West Texas Muley with it in 1987. I sold it to a friend cuz I wanted that Stainless Stalker. The Browning 270 has accounted for more meat in my freezer than any other rifle I own. It's preferred fodder is handloaded 130 gr. Speer Grand Slams.

I've never seen the need for an '06. 7SAUM and 7RM are the largest calibers I have. I am thinking about something in .338 though. 😀

[chrisk]

I've had 3 .270's but no '06's. My first was a Remington 7400, then a 700 ADL and currently own an original Browning A-bolt Stainless Stalker. I got that ADL back in the early 80's, wood stocked and wore a 3-9 Leupold. It shot 130 grain Sierra's under .5 all day. Killed my largest West Texas Muley with it in 1987. I sold it to a friend cuz I wanted that Stainless Stalker. The Browning 270 has accounted for more meat in my freezer than any other rifle I own. It's preferred fodder is handloaded 130 gr. Speer Grand Slams.

I've never seen the need for an '06. 7SAUM and 7RM are the largest calibers I have. I am thinking about something in .338 though. 😀

Find a Browning Bar in .338 Win Mag. I absolutely love mine.

[muzzlebrake]

I've had 3 .270's but no '06's. My first was a Remington 7400, then a 700 ADL and currently own an original Browning A-bolt Stainless Stalker. I got that ADL back in the early 80's, wood stocked and wore a 3-9 Leupold. It shot 130 grain Sierra's under .5 all day. Killed my largest West Texas Muley with it in 1987. I sold it to a friend cuz I wanted that Stainless Stalker. The Browning 270 has accounted for more meat in my freezer than any other rifle I own. It's preferred fodder is handloaded 130 gr. Speer Grand Slams.

I've never seen the need for an '06. 7SAUM and 7RM are the largest calibers I have. I am thinking about something in .338 though. 😀

.338WSM is bad to the bone.

https://vasilentarsenal.com/338-wsm-ammo

https://www.texasbowhunter.com/discussions/forums/forum/topics/the-other-side-of-the-ranch-firearms/26553431-338-win-mag-ammo

[coop2564]

30-06 is more versatile!

[Oldskool67]

30-06, back to back World War Champion