leatherneck Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 30-06 will do the job for just about anykind of big game you choose. I shoot one and love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? Why just one rifle? No, IMO neither is ideal. But are excellent starting points. If it were me I'd buy the 7mm for everything except the moose and grizzly/brown bear. For those I'd step up to a .338 mag. Is the .338 totally necessary? maybe, maybe not. But thats where I'd start for the big-uns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooter Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? Personally I would go with the 30-06. Mainly for selection of ammo and availablility to get it. You can always find 30-06 on the shelf but the 7mm is a little tougher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? Welcome to the forums. The 30-06 will effectively kill any North American game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? hmmmm grizzly i might want a bullet larger than .308 in diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? Welcome to the forums. The 30-06 will indeed work for all of the game you mentioned. Its definately a good place to start. While its not the optimum rifle for all of the critters you mentioned, its well suited for most of them and if you can afford to go on all of those hunts, you can buy different rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? dbm, welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? Buy a 30.06. With todays premium bullets it will kill anything above you mentioned. The 06 has a bullet selection from 100 grains all the way up to 220. If you can get a copy of Petersen's Hunting magazine. They have a great article in this month's edition called "The 30.06 Turns 100" & several guys who favor it over anything else. One gentleman in the article has killed every species of game in N America with it, including walrus & polar bear. Not only that but he's killed nearly every species of deer sized game in Africa with a 30.06 including zebra. The only thing he doesn't recommend hunting with it is lion, hippo, elephant & the african water buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hookedonhunting Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? Since i think that both are a little 2 small for a MAD grizzly i would go with the 7mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colorado Bob Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? I've used my 30/06 Remington 700, for elk, deer, black bear, antelope, mtn goat, bighorn sheep & mtn lion-------all here in Colorado. I'll use it for moose if I ever draw a tag for a Shiras. I use 180 grain bullets for everything except antelope then I drop down to a 150 grain. But I've got a buddy who uses a 7 Mag again in a Model 700 without a problem on the same list of animals here in Colorado. If you can afford a grizzly hunt----get another rifle. Last piece of advice is top the rifle witha good piece of glass. I like the Leupold VX II - 3x9 - 40 MM. But you should also look at a Nikon Monark again in a 3x9--40 MM. I would not look at anything less. But if you want to spend more a Zeiss or Swarovski are both 1st rate. CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? Either will be fine, but I would go with the 30-06 as well. My 700 ADL 30-06 has been a great rifle for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Re: which caliber for me? The .30-06 is more economical but the 7 mm has a little more wallop. Not enough difference to get in a tizzy over. My personal preference is the '06 but probably because I have several and don't have a 7 mm. Bullet selection for the '06 is greater than for the 7 mm as the .06 can offer .55 gr. to .220 gr. bullets which makes it very adaptable for any use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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