ruger m77 .270 enough said..30-06 in my opinion is inaccurate
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While I don't own one, I can assure you that a .30-06 is VERY accurate in the hands of a skilled marksman! Go one step further and start handloading and take accuracy to a whole new level. I just don't see how you can make such an egregiously misinformed statement!
I personally prefer the 270 but would have absolutely no problem carrying a 30-06. I've borrowed one, once, and killed a 6pt with it around 150 yards.
As Nacho said, just about anything out of the '06 case is a stellar round. I've got a 270 and a 25-06, both based off that case. Both are at or less than .5 MOA shooters - when you can do your part :chain
i can touch shots with no problem with the .270 but with the 30-06 i cant even come close same thing with my old man
Once again, that has nothing to do with the 30-06 caliber,(generally speaking).
Different guns like different ammo's. Some guns don't shoot worth a crap regardless, and some are tack drivers. I own (2) -06's and they are very accurate, even shooting cheap core lokts. Hell, the military used that caliber forever...
My 25-06 may be the most sensitive to bullet selection I have ever shot, but will shoot the Barnes thru the same hole.
A buddy of mine years back bought a .270. He lost 7 deer with that rifle that year before selling it. Could I sit here and say the .270 caliber is a POS, simply based on that info? Sure but it would be false. I am sure it was shot placement and/or bullet selection that caused it . Same thing saying a -06 is an innacurate caliber based on a personal experience
Once again, that has nothing to do with the 30-06 caliber,(generally speaking).
Different guns like different ammo's. Some guns don't shoot worth a crap regardless, and some are tack drivers. I own (2) -06's and they are very accurate, even shooting cheap core lokts. Hell, the military used that caliber forever...
My 25-06 may be the most sensitive to bullet selection I have ever shot, but will shoot the Barnes thru the same hole.A buddy of mine years back bought a .270. He lost 7 deer with that rifle that year before selling it. Could I sit here and say the .270 caliber is a POS, simply based on that info? Sure but it would be false. I am sure it was shot placement and/or bullet selection that caused it . Same thing saying a -06 is an innacurate caliber based on a personal experience
Allen is exactly correct. I had an awesome 7MM Mag Ruger 77 Tang gun that we sand bagged and sighted in at 200 yards. Off the bags I it would keep a 2 inch group no problem. I tried for two years shooting it and could not keep a group smaller than 6" off a bench. Was it the gun, no! Was it the ammo, no! It was ME! I have a Remmy 760 carbine in .308 and a Browning BLR in .308 both scoped with 4X scopes that I can shoot off hand (standing) at 200 yards and hit 4" plates all day long. Read what I wrote above before you guys just make statements about calibers and guns.... Come on gents...
Shot placement seems to be the consistent theme. Looks like both the .270 and 30-06 are so similar..... Heck even Jack OConner ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_O%27Connor_%28American_writer%29 ) had both. (Although he preferred the .270). Being my accuracy could old be stated as "decent." I will just keep my eyes out for a good priced one in either. I am going to do some looking in my Lyman reloading book and see the difference too. From what I remember, you can reload some heavier caliber in the 30-06 that you cannot in the .270.
Went to the Tampa gun show yesterday. I saw a few of both. Everything was over priced though.
one thing to consider is buying a gun in a discontinued caliber. if you plan on handloading it doesn't realy matter and you should be able to get a much better price on an older/better quality gun that few people want cuz they can't run to walmart to buy ammo. examples like 7-30 waters, 250/3000 or 300 savage, 16 gauge shotguns (not quite discontinued YET), 375's, 358's, the 257 ackley improved rocks among others. re-selling won't be easy but for personal use it doesn't matter.
