Thread: 30-06 Freebie!

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

you are keen but approach this 30-06 with caution - I have 50 years of shooting and I would approach a 30-06 with the correct attitude - they can kick and worse they can start you flinching unless trained on how to shoot it and the rifle set up so it does not boot so much - but some questions 1) what is it 2 ) is it being given to you no questions asked as to what you do with it - why - is it a firearm worth spending money on to get it to suit you - a decent recoil pad definitely a suppressor and possibly even some soft hand loads for it - - if you roar in and start shooting it and develop a flinch then that is hard to fix - maybe if the rifle is going to be yours to do with what you wish then trade it on something a lot more suitable - because every thing so far I would not recommend you a 30-06 unless you are built like a Russian weight lifter - they boot period - trade it on a .223 243 or one of the 6mm 6.5 family - kind to shoot - you would be doing yourself a favour - because develop a flinch then its hours of practice with a .22 and soft cartridges to build up your confidence again- and you can concentrate on hold -trigger - breathing - and shooting accurately - I have seen a shooter flinch so badly that they shut their eyes and turned away as they pulled the trigger - we dont want you doing that - approach this 300-06 with caution sorry maybe not the caliber for you without a lot of experienced advice and work on it - yes a very very good caliber in the right hands

That's good advice. Im not going to be taking it straight out and going it alone. He has given it to me because he considers me family. Its a gift. Which I don't really feel worthy of but I have helped him alot in the past with other things. He will be giving me guidance and coming to the range with me first time. I'm fine with a .308 but I was just unsure of how the kick compares. I hadn't even heard of a 30-06 . He's a very experienced and knowledgeable hunter/gun owner and has rebuilt guns he inherited in the past. He's got a 1912 something or other that he has brought back to life . So he's pretty good at what he does. I trust him. But to know about the kick, and what it might be like, gives me food for thought. I will observe him firing it first, then if I don't enjoy it when I shoot it, I will try lighter loads, and if needed, get it suppressed.