This is a new one for me. My wife bought this for me for a Christmas present so it has to stay a .30-06. The plan is to AI this cartridge and add an Accurate Mag 3.85" bottom metal to be able to seat 210 grain Berger's way out there and add a 26" barrel to take advantage of the slower powders.

To give an idea of what I am used to, the "smallest" rifle I had before this was a .338 Win Mag so the '06 is new to me since I typically shoot 1000+ yards on a regular basis.

My wife really tried to do this for me, since I tore a rotor cuff and shooting the big bores really hurts now, even with a brake. This came as a complete surprise for a Christmas present so it has to stay an '06 so it doesn't hurt her feelings or make her think she did something wrong, but I am used to hard hitting rounds at both ends.