Originally Posted By: Steve Timm
I've killed several dump-truck loads of North American big game with a .30-'06. I've also killed a little over sixty head of African plains game with the '06.
The cartridge is obviously quite capable for cleanly killing everything from coyotes through eland. Even better, the .30-'06 has a relatively low recoil, so most folks can handle it well.
Given my choice of ANY one round to handle deer, I would probably opt for the .280 Ackley and I'd use 139-grain Hornady Spire Point Interlocked bullets. But that's just me.
Steve Timm
PS. Here is a photo of an eland I whacked in the Northern Transvaal. I killed him with a single 180-grain Hornady Spire Point bullet out of my .30-'06. He fell dead-right-there with all four legs pointing towards the Afrikan sun.
Eland is the largest antelope and this critter weighed 2,352 pounds on the farm's certified scale. Big bugger.
And here is are a couple of photos of our trophy room. All of the Afrikan and Canadian game was killed by me and my .30-'06.
And here is an incredible impala. Again, I killed it with the common .30-'06.
Finally, a Limpopo bushbuck that is on the first page of the Rowland Ward Book of Game Records. Yup, the .30-'06 works on these gorgeous beasties, as well.
Great Pictures Steve. I never get tired of seeing your Dead Petting Zoo
I've killed several dump-truck loads of North American big game with a .30-'06. I've also killed a little over sixty head of African plains game with the '06.
The cartridge is obviously quite capable for cleanly killing everything from coyotes through eland. Even better, the .30-'06 has a relatively low recoil, so most folks can handle it well.
Given my choice of ANY one round to handle deer, I would probably opt for the .280 Ackley and I'd use 139-grain Hornady Spire Point Interlocked bullets. But that's just me.
Steve Timm
PS. Here is a photo of an eland I whacked in the Northern Transvaal. I killed him with a single 180-grain Hornady Spire Point bullet out of my .30-'06. He fell dead-right-there with all four legs pointing towards the Afrikan sun.
Eland is the largest antelope and this critter weighed 2,352 pounds on the farm's certified scale. Big bugger.
And here is are a couple of photos of our trophy room. All of the Afrikan and Canadian game was killed by me and my .30-'06.
And here is an incredible impala. Again, I killed it with the common .30-'06.
Finally, a Limpopo bushbuck that is on the first page of the Rowland Ward Book of Game Records. Yup, the .30-'06 works on these gorgeous beasties, as well.
Great Pictures Steve. I never get tired of seeing your Dead Petting Zoo
