Read this entire thread and am saddened at what has happened to you Washington hunters. I hope you can somehow turn it around.
In Maine, the HSUS carpetbaggers tried twice to kill bear baiting, in 2004 and 2014 through a special vote and failed. I'm concerned they'll try again or worse, try...
I only "play the winds" regarding bait site set up and my best guess as to where bears will come from. In my experience, being winded at a bait site is not necessarily a show stopper, especially if you're the one running the bait since they'll get that smell even when you're absent. I've also...
You're missing out on a few points if the "only consensus" you can see is bullet weight options. The .308 is a short action, thus offering shorter cycling and generally lighter rifles. It also has less recoil. There is also "consensus" on the much better availability of ammo, as well as more...
Uh oh, looks like I'm trying to oppress someone.
You didn't offer a dissenting opinion. You offered that the topic itself was worthless. I could find a quilting forum and sign on to say "Quilting is boring. Why are we even having this discussion?"
I wouldn't say I "don't like it", no. I say it is overrated and has been eclipsed by other cartridges.
If I lived out west, I might have more fondness for it, though I suspect the .270 and 6.8 variants would interest me even more. One data point I can note is that at bear camp, .30-'06s are...
The .30-'06 is one of the best black bear cartridges ever devised. It just isn't as good as either the .308 or .338 Federal for the purpose. As I said before, I think its too close to consider owning both a .308 and a .30-'06.
Ten years ago, I saw .30-'06 milsurp everywhere, which I think...