Oh not to say an '06 doesn't work, it does, but a .308 does the same thing on deer size game with 23% less recoil for a hundred less fps in a shorter cartridge. I've shot deer with a .30-06, .308 and a .300 Savage and couldn't tell a bit of difference in how they all reacted. We had a guy in camp with a .30-06 760 and while he liked the rifle, he didn't like the recoil. I sold off my m70 .30-06 for the same reason.
