[Ken522]

The 7mm is probably a nice bullet, but I am still partial to the 7.62x51 ....

[buwaya]

Teddy Roosevelt’s guys had .30 Krag carbines. The other volunteer regiments had the 45/70 Springfield. The regulars had Krags.

My great-grampa carried a 7mm Spanish Mauser because he was a Spanish soldier.

[matthew fuller]

"Others, like the 6.5×55 Swedish Mauser, are practically historic."

Gee, I've been thinking all this time that my 1896 Carl Gustavs SM was a authentic piece of history, being built in 1919 and all.

[Gman]

My go-to deer & elk rifle is a Howa chambered in 6.5x55.

[Mariner]

I've gone through several rifle calibers over the years. I think I liked them all in one way or another.

But nowadays I shoot only 30.06 in my hunting rifles.

The ability to purchase off-the-shelf ammo in the widest spectrum of bullet weight and sectional density has made me a believer.

From 125gr at over 3,000fps to 220gr with a ballistic coefficient of over .5.

No matter how cheap your rifle, there's a 30.06 bullet on the shelf that it will shoot sub MOA.

And I've loaded a 165gr Nosler that my chrony says left the barrel at 3,032fps.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

My favorite hog rifle is my 6.5mm Carcano cavalry carbine. It comes with a built-in pointy thing on the end in case you miss. (Not sure how the Italians hunted hogs from horseback though. :)

[Elderberry]

I re barreled both my 95 and 98 Mausers in 7MM Mauser. On the 95, I used a Madsen machine gun barrel. When I do my part, it'll shoot nice cloverleaf groups.

My next most accurate is my newly built 6.5 Grendel AR.

[Strac6]

Why does anybody need anything newer that 30-06?

Started with a sporterized 03 Springfield in 1959. Same rifle still shoots better than I do.