Thread: 30 06

Originally Posted by jakewire

Who has one, who doesn't, and why not.

I have a couple of the buggers at home, both BSA's A Majestic and a Monarch. The Majestic has 24" Barrel and the Monarch has been cut to 18 and 3/4" and is my go to Bush Pig. Shoots like it should at minus MOA and kills shit dead, recoils like a Mans rifle rather than a Latte caliber. The Majestic also shoots MOA and kills shit dead and recoils harder than the Monarch, Majestic stocks are really fucked so I always put a Boyds on any I have. A very versatile caliber and I wouldn't be afraid to walk across Africa with one. I have shot Wapiti, Red Deer, Sambar, Black Bear, Northern territory Buffalo, pigs and crocodile with a 30.06. If you want something hard to kill and is extremely dangerous have a crack at NT Buffalo..those fuckers are legendary for being tough and nasty. I have shot Rabbits, and those smelly little Prairie Dogs with one and turned a couple of Coyotes into dog shit with one as well. Shot a shit load of Goats around Cromwell using 130gr Pills to great effect, very spectacular kills on Goats with these pills.I now use my Monarch for Red Deer using 150gr Interlocks and RE 19 at around 2700fps for one shot kills out to 200 yards, if boredom sets in then it is used for Hares, Possums, stinky evil Stoats and Ferrets. Shot cats on Stewart Island with a 30.06 Majestic for the Govt. years ago...some said it was overkill but the fuckers were as dead as they can get so.........