30-06... worth maintaining?

[paveknife]

Hey all, going through my annual inventory crisis... I have a single rifle that fires 30-06. I don't have a) much ammo for it and b) reloading dies for it. The last couple of years I've focused more on 308, 300BLK, 270, 243, and 223. I would love to score a Garand but given the price spike over the past 5 years or so, unless someone donates me one, I can't see it happening.

Is there any reason for me to maintain this Remington 700 in 30-06? I already have a 308 that can do 95+% of what it can do, and it's another caliber I could trim out of my stockpile.

If I had infinite money this wouldn't even be a question, but I have many hungry rifles crying for optics...

 

[zackmars]

I mean, .30-06 will cover whatever you need .308, .270, and maybe .243 to do.


Go buy a garand. You owe it to yourself to be the best American you can possibly be, and that requires owning JCG's masterpiece.

 

[Moonpie]

Sell it. You’re good to go with the .308.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

I had 3 nice 30-06s used one to take a Mule deer then traded or sold them all. Only reason I had them because my dad had convinced me it's the best thing in the world it will take any North American game. That sounds great but all I'm going to hunt is pigs, deer, elk, and black bear. Most anything else will take those animals. Never regretted the loss. The 270 became my favorite.

 

[paknheat]

Looking at what you have in your inventory already, I’d say sell it.


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[Fishkiller]

Plus one for selling.

 

[justmax]

You could always turn it into another 308 with a one shot adapter

 

[zackmars]

You could always turn it into another 308 with a one shot adapter

You are better off in the long run just getting a new barrel.

 

[lonestardiver]

You are better off in the long run just getting a new barrel.

For the cost of a new barrel, and gunsmithing fees to finish the chamber and do the barrel swap you could just have the gunsmith re-chamber the existing barrel if there is enough material there to work with.

It never hurts to have a .30-06 around. But ultimately it is up to the OP to decide if that is practical for their purposes since most of what they are likely to do can be covered with their existing lineup.

 

[zackmars]

For the cost of a new barrel, and gunsmithing fees to finish the chamber and do the barrel swap you could just have the gunsmith re-chamber the existing barrel if there is enough material there to work with.

It never hurts to have a .30-06 around. But ultimately it is up to the OP to decide if that is practical for their purposes since most of what they are likely to do can be covered with their existing lineup.

Either option is better than the those chamber adapters.

 

[gll]

I would say it depends on what it is worth, a $1000 might get you something else worth having, but...

If it's not worth much, and you have room for it, even if you don't have much ammo for it, just keep it...

Who knows, when SHTF, it might be the one rifle you can find ammo for, or the one rifle somebody that has ammo is looking for.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I'd say you have some fine calibers there without the 30-06. Sell the 30-06 and buy some optics that you need.

 

[cycleguy2300]

Hey all, going through my annual inventory crisis... I have a single rifle that fires 30-06. I don't have a) much ammo for it and b) reloading dies for it. The last couple of years I've focused more on 308, 300BLK, 270, 243, and 223. I would love to score a Garand but given the price spike over the past 5 years or so, unless someone donates me one, I can't see it happening.

Is there any reason for me to maintain this Remington 700 in 30-06? I already have a 308 that can do 95+% of what it can do, and it's another caliber I could trim out of my stockpile.

If I had infinite money this wouldn't even be a question, but I have many hungry rifles crying for optics...

The questions I ask myself go like this

Does this perform a task better than my other options?

Would I have capability gaps if I didnt have it?

How much do I just like it?

How much is it worth on the open market and if I wanted it again could I buy one.

If I sold it, could I purchase something to fill capability gaps (even if that is ammo for training).

Can I afford to keep it and just buy what I need?

My AR's out preform my MINI-14, but I jist like it.

My Howa 1500 minis in 6.5Grendel and .223 can be used for hunting where my ARs cannot if I go to some anti-2A states.

I just like my Enfield No. V, even though it really is an outdated as combat rifle... its just cool.


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[oldag]

Never sell a gun. Only buy guns.

 

[deemus]

I would feel Ike I was cheating on my 30-06 if I shot a 270. We go way back. And I can load for it.

 

[paknheat]

I would feel Ike I was cheating on my 30-06 if I shot a 270. We go way back. And I can load for it.

That’s why I have both. Just gotta share the love.

Although, my 30-06’s outnumber the .270 3 to 1.


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[zackmars]

.30-06 is the pinnacle of American exceptionalism. Powerful, elegant, modern. It spent over 50 years turning German, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese family trees into wilted shrubbery.

It is a cartridge so perfect, that the only people who hate it are gays and communists. It has no time for metric numbers. This round has killed it all. Armored vehicles? Check. Planes? Done! Dangerous game? Yup. People? Don't get me started.

Be something future generations would be proud of. Shoot .30-06.

 

[oldag]

If you don't use it much, you can pass it down to future generations.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

If you don't use it much, you can pass it down to future generations.

Most likely they won't even know what it is other than some old fart of a cartridge. The human species is evolving.

 

[deemus]

The young in my family tree look at the 30-06 in reverential awe.