[Hi Ball]

Now for those of you who may think the "Old Soldier" has been put to rest because of all the other magnums stemming from the 60's to the WSM's of today, best you think again OK. It is still in the top 3 for sales in the USA today!

I can personally tell you that I wittnessed, a hunter harvest a bull elk in Wyoming across a canyon, with the distance being a measured 447 yards.....FACT! A 180 grain Nosler Partition bullet entered it's side and took out it's liver and then traveled forward to the lungs.

So those of you, who might be wondering do I need a magnum to get the job done, guess again hunters. The 30-06 will kill anything on this planet with the proper weight and constructed bullet inserted in the chamber. You only have to put the bullet into the vital zone of said animal to become successful on your hunt.

It is far harder to be accurate with a rifle period, never mind at long ranges shooting magnums types. Most magnums deliver far more recoil to the body than a 30-06. Something on the scale of 28 to 50 pounds or recoil to the body in small & medium bore calibers like the 300 Win mag, 338 Win mag, 340Wby, .358STA or .375 Wby. A 5 pound increase in recoil to the body can surely be felt for those of you who don't realize this fact.

The 30-06 is much easier for most hunters to control with it's mere 22 pounds of recoil that is within most hunters pain tolerances. Many many large bears where taken in Alaska in the 40's, 50's and early 60's using the corner stone caliber, known as the 30-06 with 180 to 220 grain bullets back then.