Where is the data coming from to substantiate the claims made here? Is there some clearing house I don't know about that keeps score of how many kills for each cartridge? Lots of around the campfire conjecture not well grounded in fact, makes fodder for discussion/debate and that's about all.
I agree. BobinNH put some sales data up and I think that's about as best we can ever do on this topic. I'm sure the 30-06 and/or 30-30 have put more meat in the freezer than anything else (in recent history) but I'm also 100% sure that the 7mm Remington Mag has to be in the top 10, if not higher. It is just way too popular (no matter what some say here) and can be mastered as easily as any 30-06. Of course, it has only been around for about half the time as others, so it could never be ranked higher than about 5.... probably, in reality, a bit lower than that.
