Which caliber is better for a rifle 30-06 or 7mm? ?
by admin on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 | 15 Comments
Just buying my first rifle and plan to hunt deer and coyote and maybe head out west to elk hunt in a few years.
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They’re both great, but you’ll find more and cheaper ammo for the ’06. I’d go with the slightly flatter shooting 7mm, but it’s really not that much different. Check out the discussion below for more info.
30-06 is better than 7mm in my personal opinion.
Probably just family tradition talking though since I’ve only done target practice once with a 7mm rifle.
30-06 ammo seems to be cheaper too. (supply and demand maybe?)
I prefer the 30-6 Its an all around gun and very accurat when mantained and sighted in properly.
The most versatile caliber is the 30-06; you can get loads tailored for elk, moose, bear, deer, antelope, varminting, yada. You can also buy surplus fodder for just having fun with cans; this helps you keep your eye in for hunting season. It is nice to be able to shoot and not have it cost a dollar or more each time you squeeze the trigger. The 270 is just a slightly necked down 06 case anyway; and doesn’t do anything different from its daddy. Most of the calibers that have been created are like the models of cars; to increase sales.
The difference is like a Ford or Chev. Both are good, both will do the job you are asking it to do. The ’06 is my preference, just because I have them. A common cartridge, with loads from 110 to 220, the 7 mm is not usually loaded in that range, so for more choices, it’s the ’06. Shop around, there are many fine long guns on the market, both new and slightly used. For elk, a scope sight and 220 grain load is a good knock down round.
I killed deer and antalope in my teens with dad’s 30-06 and they always dropped right where they stood.
I have a 7mag now and they pretty much cartwheel and drool with their eyes bugging out of their head where they stood.
I like neck shots up close and double shoulder shots from father away though.
Both hit deer hard but the 7mag hits a little harder.
Recoil is similar in terms of pain. The 30-06 generally seems to punch your shoulder whereas the 7mag shoves your shoulder. It’s about the same.
I would opt for big heavy bullets for elk. 175 grain for the 7mag and 180-200 for the 30-06. Both will be alright for cows and small bulls.
Personally I would want something like a 338 caliber and up for big elk.
It’s a toss up. With elk in the picture, I’ll vote 30-06
For an all around, the 06 is probably your best bet. The 7mm may be faster and flatter under 300 yds, but the 06 has more hitting power and a more consistent trajectory than a 7 mil. Like others have stated, you can get all kinds of different loads and grain bullets for whatever you need. I do not know for sure if they still have them, but years ago, remington had a sabot .223 round that fired from an 06. That would have been the ticket for those varmints. Both will work, but it comes down to what you feel more comfortable with.
Does not matter. The 30-06 has more ammo options.
It is hard to say for certain as 30-06 is a cartridge and 7mm is just a caliber in which many cartridges are available. Some 7mm cartridges include 7mm mauser, 7mm Remington magnum, 7mm B.R. and 7mm-08. Only use cartridges that exactly match you guns barrel markings.
30-06 is what you want.
The 30-06 is the do it all Rifle.* You have a greater variety of bullet weights to choose from with a 30-06. It has been tried, true, tested, and proven since 1906.* It will harvest any game in North America cleanly and efficiently. The vast majority of big and small game is harvested within 100 yards or less.* Do not shoot at any game beyond 350 yards.* A 7mm is not needed or necessary at all.*
I like the 30-06…. More rifles are chambered in it… Every sport shop shelf in North America has ammo for it and it will work perfect for elk……
.30-06 because the ammo is cheaper. Don’t get me wrong, the 7mm has a slight edge over the .30-06 in the ballistics department, but the .30-06 has been doing a good job for 102 years now for a few bucks less.
One of my two favorite deer rifles is a 7×57 Mauser, but it isn’t what I’d pick for elk. Not that the extra .024″ is a lot larger, but I’d pick 30-06 over any of the 7mm’s for the larger animals.
I have a 7mm Rem Mag. I have hunted everything in North America with it except Alaskan Grizzly. I have a .458 Win Mag for that job. I wouldn’t trade my 7mm it for a boxcar load of 30-06s HOWEVER (I can’t make the “however” any bigger or I would) I am a gunsmith and I built the rifle myself using the best of everything. I.E. cost was not an issue. I also built my own stock and fitted it to me perfectly. Add to that; I load my own ammo. If all those caveats weren’t present I wouldn’t consider anything but an -06. The availability of ammunition in all the different flavors can’t be matched by any other round. 30-06 can even be had with a sabot and 55grain slugs for varmint shooting. I don’t believe there is a better round available for a person in what I believe to be your position. I.E. someone who wants to hunt only and has no interest in developing some super rifle or a bunch of custom loads.
Enjoy the hunt… And what ever you get do practice with it and place your bullets carefully.