[seeker_two]

(Hey. It's been a full ten minutes...:D )

Which would you prefer for a big-game rifle & why?

Thanks in advance...

[Smoke]

I own a .45-70, I no longer own a .30-06 but still voted for it. Better multi-purpose round capable of taking all north american game.

.45-70 is fun though.:)

[Art Eatman]

The '06 is the more suitable for the hunting that I do.

Were I meddling around bear country, or in generally close-range-shooting country, I might well go with the .45-70 and Garrett-type ammo.

:), Art

[Hand_Rifle_Guy]

Pah. 45-70

It's classic-er.

AND, while the 30-06 will take anything in North America, the .45-70 is plenty good enough for African stuff when stuffed in a double rifle or two. Lets see a .30-06 drill all the way through a Buffalo!

Disclaimer: I'm horribly biased for antiques, and I prefer to look throuugh the rose-colored glasses of historical context. :neener:

[Coot]

I own a Marlin .45-70 and don't currently own an '06, but feel strongly that we don't need much more that the latter for anything on this continent.

[Skunkabilly]

.30-06, because they can go ping :D

[stevelyn]

What the hey......????? The two most practical non-mangalum hunting calibers, and you ask us to choose between them? *#@*& that! I refuse to vote for either. I choose both or none at all. :D

[Fatelvis]

I like the `06`s trajectory better.