The Elmer Fudds of the world have spoken

Wow!

'06 must have been managed by Obama's campaign folks....madness indeed.

ACORN and the Black Panthers must have controlled the votes because the 30-06 isn't the best long range gun.

Who woulda` thought the old `06 would live on in the hunting records for so many years?!

I guess if you have a vote, and a winner, then that's it eh? It's not like the 25-06 actually got more votes but those that voted from Florida voted another way and maybe instead of counting the votes we better let some five folks who like the 06 decide who ought to be the best cartridge. Is it?

Most of the voters must know their capacity and ability. The 30-06 is all most of us need to kill at ranges that are long for HUNTING. Like 200 yards in the East, maybe more in the west for deer. Most people don't have the time or money to shoot further with confidence. Plus its a different type of hunting to shoot further that most hunters don't do. Just my dumb opinion but you need to be as close as possible and use enough weapon to not disrespect the animal.

Wow, I guess the "Whats the best rifle?" crowd voted in force.

Just another example of how people hear what they want to hear, not what is actually said.

What the question really was: What's the best long range deer hunting cartridge?

What they read: What's the cartridge you're most comfortable with?

Can't help but feel that 95% of those who voted 30-06 never shoot at anything but a 100 yard range.

Voice,
That is the worst response i have readd to date. Sales figures and taste have nothing to do with how the 30/06 performs at long range. Clearly you haven't grasped the concept of this bracket... Its not about the deer telling the difference. It is about the shooter telling the difference. If you lob a 45/70 405 grain bullet at a whitetail which stands 300 yards from the shooter it will kill it. what will your hold over be???? Now, if you shoot the same deer in the same scenario but you are using a 257 weatherby which send a 117 gr bullet 3300 feet per second what will your hold over be? there is the difference! both deer are dead and taste the same however one round performs much better than the other at 300 yards. think man!

It is a shame the Remington big 7 did not hang in there. The 7mm has better B.C. and with the new VLD bullets even more so.
Although i have some long range capable guns, in the northeast i have never shot a deer or bear over 150yds.

From us 30.06 owners. Ppssssssslltt nah nah nah nah : )~

Hmmm... the ballistics chart says.....

Screw the charts.

The ignorant among us have spoken again. Is that a surprise considering the pisspoor shape our country is in at the hands of ill-informed voters?

The .30-06 is probably one of the best all around deer rifles out there, but it dang sure isn't the "long range champ". How do I know? I own two of them and a couple of real long range rifles that are not '06 anything! To each their own...

i have a sneaky suspicion that if there was a sweet sixteen of best duck guns, if you snuck a .30-06 in, it would probably beat out a super black eagle in the championship.

who cares if it was a popularity contest or not! the subscribers were asked about what their FAVORITE long range deer cartridge was and this is the end result. yes the .308 was up there as well as the ..30-06. guess what? its because they are reliable, easy to find, cheap to buy, and stood the test of time. yes the .300 and the .338 are amazing at 400 and 500 yards but that is not HUNTING!!!! AWESOME JOB FOR THE .30-06!!!!

And as Si Roberson from the Duck Commander would say "That's a fact Jack".

Lovin all the people crying on here like this matters

Well, Coach,

You're going to ignore the fact that long range shooters and hunters are in our sport too? that they are a valuable ally, that will support your right to hunt, regardless of your view on them? That because you cannot do something, you wish to restrict the rights of others? Sounds mighty PETA-ish to me.

I've gone 30 feet from Grizzlies that could paste me. I've seen cougar prints wider than my thick hand, seen the spurt of speed put on by a coyote in his tracks. I've tracked elk, moose and whitetail across some nasty terrain, felt the first snows of Canadian winter freeze the hairs of my beard. I've humped tent over thousands of vertical feet, 30 kilometers at a stretch, at near 300 pounds and 7000 feet above sea level. I've done so with perionoidal cysts, immune system suppression, flu, near pneumonia, rolled and sprained ankles, all the while not missing a workout at the gym during the week. What was I carrying while this was happening? The equipment for the OTHER 3 hunters in our group, and watching my young cousin take his first steps as a hunter. I've done it up 45 degree slopes, down the same too. Hell, I've seen the same flash of red-brown against the snow that means I've been spotted. I've felt the thunder of my heart against my ribs as I stared down the sight at a decent buck. I then dragged 260 pounds of the most glorious meat out, by myself, over terrain that would make a lumberjack weep.

To say I'm not a hunter because I train to shoot ethically past 400 yards is bogus. Because, in truth, I'm more of a hunter than you could ever be.

Sincerely, the guy who would peg deer at 4k with a .408 Cheytac if I could afford one

PS, look up the definition of "hunt" in a dictionary. I'd rather kill clean at 500 than go home because I wouldn't commit to learn a skill out of mistrust and ignorance. :)

it's funny how butthurt everyone is that the 30-06 won

Perhaps the meaning of "long-range" is a loose one, or at the very least an ill-defined one in the minds of some hunters.

Maybe next time... Leave the '06 out...

From Chuck Hawks:

"Here are the ranges at which the bullet drops 3" (the maximum point blank range) when zeroed for a maximum 3" rise for a few typical factory loads. These are calculated for a scope mounted 1.5" above the line of bore."

.243 Win/100 grain = 283 yards
.257 Wby Mag/120 grain = 317 yards
.270 Win/130 grain = 294 yards
7mm Rem Mag/150 grain = 305 yards
.30-30 Win/150 grain = 225 yards
.308 Win/150 grain = 267 yards
.30-06 Spfd/180 grain = 263 yards
.300 Win Mag/180 grain = 290 yards
.338 Win Mag/225 grain = 274 yards

the information that chuck hawks shares on his website concerning maximum point blank range is ballistically correct. however, such information has little to do with long range hunting or shooting. there are much more informative sources of information on shooting all over the internet for those who care to look. spend time at the range with the proper equipment and shooting at all ranges and as many angles and weather conditions as you possibly can will teach you more than anything. by the way; although there are cartridges better deesigned for the purpose, the 30-06 is far from a wimpy long range cartridge. maybe one of the most underrated next to the .375 h&h. if a 30-06 was all i had, i certainly wouldn't feel undergunned at any practical hunting range.

I am not as knowledgeable as some on this site. But I believe the wheels came off in the original question. Long Range in NY that's across the Hay Field. In DakotaMans neighborhood Long Range is the ability to see Tomorrow's Weather. I do love the 30-06 for my purpose.

30-06 rules the day!!!!

Long range for me is over 300 yards. Unless you can dope the wind and know your bullet drops the only rifles I consider long range have Magnum at the end. I own two 30-06's but I don't believe they shoot flat enough for me to take a shot over 300 yards with one on big game. I would shoot a 30-06 long range at a varmint but that wasn't the question.

There's a reason why nearly every new rifle comes out in 30-06 first. It's a popular round.

Were obuma election poll workers involved in this poll?

Sooooo, maybe next time you guys can figure a better way of doing this? Ohhhh I not know , maybe dividing it up among "deer" types? Saaaaay, White tail and Black Tail East of the Mississippi and one for West of the Mississippi. Limit the cartridge choice to a more likly working group? Maybe keep the larger calibers for the larger "deer" like Moose, Mule, Elk and others??? What do you think? Most hunters are not taking hunting shots over the 200 meter distance for he most part anyway. Those few of us that actually do hunt at longer distances are just that, few. Do we use long range, magnum calibers for these types of hunts, yep! Or better yet how about devising a way to decide these kinds of challenges on the merits of the caliber taking the "personal feelings" out of it.
I don't know, but what started out as a viable challenge for the most part ended up as nothing more than a "my favorite" caliber contest and ignored the description of the contest in the first place. Go figure!
I hunt with both calibers and voted for the .300 per the parameters of the contest. You guys need to find a better way if this kind of thing is going to have any meaning.
Hope you can figure this out for the next time.