Lived in Alaska for 37 years, shot approximately 60 big game animals with many different calibers. Finally settled on the 30-06 as my favorite do it all caliber...

I think you left out the 30/06’s greatest pro: a tremendous variety of bullet weights that allows for great hunting versatility. A new hunter can load it down to 125 grain bullets with less powder and recoil. You can use 150 and 165 grain bullets for deer. But then you can hunt big game with 180 -220 grain bullets. If you could only own one gun, this would be it for most hunters.

I have been using the 30-06 since I was 16. Still nearly 20 years later I'm still shooting the 30-06....not only can it be loaded up or down for velocities, but bullet selection makes it extremely versatile! King of the rifle cartridges in my opinion!

If you need .300 mag power but you've got a 30-06, just get 75 yards closer.

For everyone who started with a 30-06, got fancy due to an over abundance of testosterone...but now, due to wisdom of age, have returned to the 30-06, please raise your hand🖐🏼🙋🏻‍♂️

"The .30-'06 is never a mistake."-Col. Townsend Whelen

Hard to beat the .30 -'06 as an all around cartridge. If I were limited to just one rifle in the states, an accurate .30-'06 would be the choice.

Pro, due to the election year with the ammo shelves dwindling and fire arms dwindling. 30-06 ammo and rifles are still available.

I've been shooting my 30/06 since I was 12 and now I'm 48 it still shoots true

One advantage is price, I found them to be cheap enough to target shoot but powerful enough for big game. Once you step up to a 300 win mag, or 7mm mag the ammo cost increases a lot.

Would love to see .270 in one of these breakdowns. In my area of longer ag fields .270 and 30-06 are hands down the most common cartridge.

I’m 66 years old. My first memory of a “30-06” was when my father, who was a WWII vet and a police officer in the LAPD, served during the first Los Angeles riots in the 60’s. He brought a beautiful 30-06 bolt action rifle with him. Since that time I fell in love with the caliber and have used a 30-06 for deer, elk, pig, coyotes and general utility. I love the caliber!

One factor as to why I really like the 30-06 the most is reloading. This has been by far the easiest best round to reload accurate ammo from 125 to 180 grain pills. From 4895 to 4350 it takes all kinds of powders and delivers an accurate hunting load.

Here in Canada the .30-06 is easily the most popular cartridge for hunting moose.

Been using the '06 for 55 years, I'm 70. Started with a converted 03A3 thruogh the NRA using 180 gr Remington CorLoc. Now using a Tikka. Been reloading it for 50 years. This has always been my go to round. Other calibers in my arsenal is 308 win and 45-70 Gov. 30-06 is still my favorite.

More like the last 100 years when our soldiers had returned from World War I shooting the 1903. They found a accurate round that worked and stuck with it.

Great video guys. I bought my first big game rifle back in 1996. It's a Winchester Model 70 Classic Sporter in 30-06. It has the claw action controlled round feed like the pre 64 models. It has been my favorite rifle even though I have other guns in 270 Win and 300 RUM. You can't go wrong with a 30-06.

The .30/06 is the one centrefire that all others are measured against. It's a superb versatile calibre, with the largest range of bullet weights available. I've had my '06 for 35yrs and have taken game from kudu and wildebeeste down (including sharks!). Now my daughter uses my rifle for African PG and she took her 100-pt NT water buffalo with it. One happy Dad!! 😊👍

I'm just getting into hunting. With a wealth of modern cartridges available to me, I went with the .30-06. I just needed something I can readily acquire that can do the job without a lot of drama. I'm not interested in 1000 yard shots. I don't need to kill a TRex. .30-06 is flexible, readily available, and good enough for what I want to do. Yeah, there's probably better cartridges out there, but I'll let all of the internet ballisticians argue the finer points of the next enigmatic cartridge while I hit the woods.

First rifle I bought was my 30-06 about 10 years ago. Took my first big buck with it. It will remain with me till I leave this earth. There's a sense of pride when it comes to this cartridge with all the options out there today.

Great review. Well done. Can't go wrong with an 06. One of my youngest is going to buy his 1rst high powered rifle this next year. The 30/06 is his choice at time. I won't discourage him.

Keep these up. Love seeing an accurate cartridge analysis that doesn’t have any obvious bias behind it.

Finally some articulate conversation regarding cartridges! Keep it going.

Long live the King !!! 30-06

Awesome Work! You rarely find channels who put this much effort into their video’s. Keep up the exceptional work.

After all these years being a gun enthusiast, how is it I am just now finding this channel? I was fascinated by the cartridge profile link. Subscribed.

One of the best ammo/ballistics reviews I’ve found on the net. Great stuff, thanks, subbed!

After much back and forth and forth and back, the 30-06 is my rifle build caliber of choice. It does everything and allows the reloader to do even more. Custom barrel profile with a installed muzzle brake, perfection. Shoot that same bag of MM's with a light load 30-06, one hole show. And there you go. Perfection explained.

Talking about recoil. Recently, fired about 12 rounds with my Remington .30-06 (165 grain) with a steel butt plate. Ended up rupturing my major pectoral muscle and a few blood vessels. First time ever, been shooting for like 50 plus years, never even bruised. So, I got a nice recoil butt pad. At 72 years old, probably overdue.

Barrels are like tires, but even if you actually shoot 40 rounds a month for 5 years straight, you still have life in it. Heat kills barrels, so avoid rapid fire.

I have no doubt these guys will be at 100k subs in no time! Always killer content.

Really enjoying these, hope you continue!

30-06 STILL available at gunshops in my area ...... meanwhile almost everything else is GONE

30-06 M2 Ball. Tested and approved by our greatest generation.

Keep posting these! These caliber videos are awesome and some of the most comprehensive I've stumbled across

Awesome channel, and amazing info you pack into the vids, keep them coming! I love my old ‘06. I shot a muskox with it this past May. Oh and the 30-06 has been popular WAY longer then 30 yrs.

The /06 case has been the 'father' of many other cartridges. Wildcatters have loved it for a hundred years. The one drawback to the standard 30/06 is the requirement for a long throw action. As clearly stated, it still is among the most versatile rounds ever developed and a most respected one at that.

The cartridge profile on your website is very cool. I’m looking forward to you adding more calibers

This is great information. You guys educate without it being boring looking forward to more. I will check out they chart comparing calibers.

You are getting better and better! I like how are you checking the facts yourself, not just repeating common believes.

As a hunter and avid shooter I always thought of or looked down on the ol 06 as being slow, like you guys. Until I built one and started developing handloads. I load for the 6.5 creed. With my gun, specific bullet 140gr and powder IMR4350, my Creed handloads are running at 2625fps. Pretty pedestrian in my opinion. My 30-06 loads which are within published data are, 150gr TTSX and RL17 at 3175fps and 165 gr Berger Classic Hunters at exactly 3000fps. That’s a pretty smokin 30-06 load and right up there with the small magnums. I would t consider that slow. Yes most factory rounds underperform. But if reloading you can give the boring ol 30-06 new legs and new life.

there are no "cons" to the 30-06 period !!

Really enjoying these videos! Please keep them coming!

Hands down, one of the best reviews I have came across. Own both a 300 win mag and 30-06. At times, I feel more confident shooting the 300 at longer distances....but 30-06 still as capable as the 300 in most circumstances.

the 06 rifling was designed for the 180r bullet but really shines with a good 150 or 165 gr boat tail soft point for most game.

Great review and video of the 06. In my 50yrs of hunting here in western Canada I have owned dozens and dozens of rifles. I ran the gamut of the magnum bug for several years and a number of .300 Win Mags and WSMs have gone through my hands. After the dust settled and all was said and done, today I’m back with the 06 and I hunt a lot now with open sighted 30-30s. In your vid you mention grizzly. I think you may be referring to coastal bears as the interior bears are a different animal. I see grizzlies every year and they aren’t bullet proof. In camp or deep bush I stoke my 06 with hot hand loaded 220gr Nosler Partitions to 2500fps and I don’t feel the least bit undergunned. A friend of mine shot a grizzly back in the late 90’s with his 06 and hand loaded 190gr Hornady SPs at 400yds . The bullet passed clear through and killed it with the one shot on a broadside presentation. In my experience people tend to overestimate the size of bears and again I’m not talking about coastal salmon fed bears but interior bears of BC, Alberta, Alaska and even in Montana/Wyoming.

In military testing back in the 60s they found that 30-06 barrels lasted about 15000 rounds until they would no longer shoot 4 inch groups which is what they say is good enough for there use

Great video guys, looking forward to more just like this one. The new website has a lot of information, but obviously its a work in progress, because you only have background information on only 2 cartridges. Keep up the great work and good luck.

Thanks for your good review. I saw an interesting comparison recently between the 30-06 and 300 Win Mag. A shooter fired both rounds into paper plates. The 300 Win Mag only penetrated 13 more plates than the 06. That is insignificant.

I would love to see y'all do this on 35 whelen. A lot of folks have never heard of it but a lot of us have. It's 30-06 case neck to 35 caliber, I guess the biggest con's about it is recoil and trying to find rifles chambered in it. My very first hunting rifle was a 30-06 but once I found the Whelen my 30-06 has been a safe Queen for about 15 years now.

Just found this channel. Love it and the website. Please keep up the good work gentlemen

Dudes, where have you been all my life? This kind of in-depth diagnostics is the exact sort of information I’m looking for. Y’all are thorough! Definitely got me to subscribe and I can’t wait to check out your other videos!

Just about to go moose hunting with my 30-06 next weekend here in Finland :)

It was good enough for my granddaddy's M1 Grand and it's good enough for mine.

Dad had one of the first Remington 700 BDL from 1962 in 30-06. I was a Sharpshooter in the military so 308 Win/7.62 NATO is also well known. I've owned a Weatherby Vanguard in 30-06 for 12 years (round count is at 1120). The target in the box was a perfect 1/2 inch triangle. With my loads I get .33 inch ( Winchester Nickel brass, Win Mag Primer, 55 grains RL17, 176 grain Chinchaga RBST. 2840 FPS.). Lots of meat in the freezer and on paper and steel it's outrageously great. I have done several upgrades to the rifle and have scored amazing groups at very long range. I still use a variety of factory loads for general hunting and have always been happy with the results. Yes it's an old cartridge and yes it's still great.

I am happy to hear all this information!! Thank you for this video and the analysis!

Adding a limbsaver butt pad to your rifle is a lovely accessory along with a dime to dial in your scope if it so happens to need to be adjusted

Dude! Literally just looking at ballistics between 270 and 30-06. It’s new rifle time! Thanks for the vid!

You guys do solid videos like how you guys name off the cons but are realistic about the cons. Instead of pushing certain biases.

because of the detail put into this channel, i wont be surprised if it has 500k subs in a year or two from now.

Love this series guys!

I think the variety of bullet weights is a big pro for the 30 06 too! At one point in my ammunition collection, I had some sabot rounds from Winchester that fired, if I remember correctly, something like a 60 grain bullet. Go from that to 220 grain brush busters and that's a pretty big variety. That and you touched on the availability. Here in Wisconsin, if you forgot your box of 30 06 rounds for deer hunting, you can stop into any mom and pop gas station in northern Wisconsin and find you a box. If you left your box of 243 WSSM's at home, well, hopefully you can help out the camp cook until you can run to Cabelas...

These guys are making great videos! Thank you!

I was already sold on .30-06 but now I know for sure that I want it. A good leader in power without too much recoil is exactly what I want

"A bullet? Where?! There are decent humans here!" earned my subscription. LOL

Dude that stats page is awsome!!!! That's exactly what I was needing!

Chose the round in my 20's. Spent 40 years with multiple different rifles of all sizes ,actions, prices. Most times today I hunt with a lefty Browning A-bolt St,stalker and a BAR mkII with Boss. I have over 200 whitetail racks and several large black bear pizzles to attest to their effectiveness.

Love these caliber profiles!!! Going to Patreon right now

Having owned a few 30-06's (my first one was a 1917 Eddystone Enfield), it is a versatile and capable cartridge. As far as taking a grizzly I would much prefer to have my 95 Marlin in 45-70.

30-06 was my first hunting rifle, love it!

I love what you guys did with the Channel

Use to turn groundhogs inside out with my Winchester model 70 in 06 in my teen years back in the 80s and I’ve never have lost or missed a deer 🦌 with a 30-06... great round 😊

Reloading and new high bc bullets take 30-06 farther than I could have expected. I have a browning hells canyon speed in 30-06 loaded with 54.3gr RL17 and 190gr Nosler ABLR. I get 2700fps! 1500 ft/lbs at 575 yrds!

Still the most popular calibre in South Africa!

I liked your list of pros and cons. No one caliber or round is going to be perfect for everything. That's why it's fun to own different calibers and different actions. I always want a reason to be able to go and buy a new weapon.

Well glad I found yall. Just subscribed!

Can you do a pro and con video on the 338 win mag? Its turning a very popular cartige in europ. Thanks

There is no cons to the 06, its the father of most calibers , n if a 100-200 fps is a big deal to you, then get a hyped up 6.5!

I shot 2 Does with my 30-06, one at 60 yds, one at 125 yds. The wound channel was identical. 2 ribs missing on the other side. Good review 👍.

After my 243 was stolen 40 yrs ago,I poured over everything I could find on different rifle cartridges,because being only 15 yrs old,I knew I wanted a rifle I could use anywhere in the states,or even the world.After much thought,I settled on a Ruger M77 in 06 and am happy I did,I still have the gun and it's my go to rifle.I have been fortunate to own many different rifles,in many calibers,but that old Ruger is still my favorite and the last I would ever get rid of.Like I said,I was 15 when I bought it,and I never had a problem with the recoil,and I have shot everything from 150s to the 220s in it,both factory and handloads.So for me,this video just validates what I've known and learned thru the years.

Will stick to my 30-06 over the 300 win mag

You guys are hilarious and informative. I own an M1 Garand, so I have to be careful not to use modern 30-06 loads. However, amazing rifle. Thanks for all the info.

I just loaded 50 cartridges 3006 with Lapua Mega 185 grain bullets for Moosehunting now on saterday. Love this calliber!

Love shooting 30-06 Garand... the semi-auto action helps a lot with recoil.

Let’s not forget scope eye. I remember as a kid my introduction to the 30-06. My cousin shot his Fathers 30-06 when we went hunting and the scope sliced him at his eyebrow and boy did it bleed. He received no sympathy and we ridiculed him for a few years after that. That’s what family does right?

I'd love to see .270 and .308!

Great channel and great comments and discussion.

"It wouldn't be my first pick … I would probably step up a bit" Good advice for you folks who like reasons to buy more chamberings for your oversize safe. For the rest of us, the 30-06 is completely capable of taking the largest stuff walking North America. And easy to load down for much smaller stuff. It's a legend because it covers such a wide range that you don't need 3 or 4 expensive rifles to cover your hunting aspirations.

Sweet cartridge. I just worked up a load with a 165 grain Trophy Bonded Tip going around 2970fps. Excited to take this out moose and Caribou hunting the next few years. Have a 308 load worked up with the same bullet tailor made for the wife if she decides to hunt further down the line. Great cartridges for sure.

I always go back to my 30-06

With over 50 years of experience my gun recommendations are as follows: 12 gauge shotgun with various choke tubes and shot size 22LR, 25-06 with 100 grain bullet, .270 with 140 bullet, 30-06 with 180 grain bullet and / or a 35 Whelen with 220 bullet Never owned or needed a Whelen to take what I wanted.

These videos rock! I cant wait for the video on 270,308 so I can compare them to the 30-06 and 6.5 C you have done so far

30-06 has the right amount of stopping power!

Ricky drives an old Suburban? I knew I liked him!

Have been shooting my A Bolt for 40 years, 30.06 is a fast moving hard hitting round.

Im really amazed that you are doing this. From all your videos Ive seen you seem to be leaning towards the next best thing. That sounded worse than I meant it to be. Im a 7mm08 guy myself just because of the efficiency low recoil ease of reloading and lots of other things. But I have had a 30-06 for 30 years. Its a browning A bolt that really shoots well with anything I put through it. Notice I said well, not wonderful but For what I hunt which is whitetail it is minute of deer out to 300 yards. I know its not a 6.5 or 7 PRC but again out to 300 yards its more than plenty accuate and powerful and now that there are better bullets out there its even better. As a matter of fact if I was never hunting past 150 yards it would always be a remington core lokt. Anyhow Thank You so much for giving it a little breath and I really enjoy your channel and I especially enjoy seeing you getting your kids involved. Keep up the good work.

Since 1974 I've taken 31 deer and 2 bear with 30.06 rarely has an animal taken more than a few steps and I don't think I spent $100 in rounds .

One huge reason to use 30-06, Ernest Hemmingway used a custom Griffin & Howe '03 Springfield with 220-grain solids to take huge African Lions!

Outstanding video friend. Great job. Keep up the good work. Thanks a lot. SC Navy vet

The 30-06 great advantage is it works. It isn't the best at anything but it is good enough for nearly everything.