High Plains
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The ubiquitous 30/06 Springfield enjoys great commercial ammo success (when the stuff is available) as a parent cartridge from the 25/06 Remington through the 35 Whelen. I am sure a smart, skilled gunsmith tweaked a few things and created a wildcat off the /06 case of even greater safe and consistent accuracy than we generally know of.
Hand loads for 25/06, 270 Win, 280 Rem, and the old 30/06 base cartridge have yielded great results for me. I used 30/06 cases for my 9.3x62mm Mauser and while that works in a pinch, I would rather use factory brass vs necking up, trimming and fire forming the cases.
What are your best rifles of the 30/06 cartridge family? Mine is a 280 Remington put together with various pieces laying around a gunsmiths shop. It’s a tack driver now,
Hand loads for 25/06, 270 Win, 280 Rem, and the old 30/06 base cartridge have yielded great results for me. I used 30/06 cases for my 9.3x62mm Mauser and while that works in a pinch, I would rather use factory brass vs necking up, trimming and fire forming the cases.
What are your best rifles of the 30/06 cartridge family? Mine is a 280 Remington put together with various pieces laying around a gunsmiths shop. It’s a tack driver now,