i have enjoy many cartridges over the years and 30-06 is the king but now at 69 years of age with bad shoulders that both have had surgery even the 30-06 is no longer fun to shoot ,i am very close switching to a 257 Roberts to hunt with and on the bench i am really enjoying shooting my 6 BR . but if i draw a bear tag this year i will use the King the 30-06 cartridge in my PRE-64 Winchester model 70 its not fancy but this old rifle with the old 30-06 cartridge will still get the job done and most likely with 1 shot too , with an old bullet a 30 caliber Nosler Partition 180 gr. and a old used resized 30-06 brass case.
I bet a 165 grain bullet started around 2600fps or a 180 at 2500 would kill a lot of stuff and go easy on the shoulder. Even a 150 Partition at these speeds would be formidable.
Saving men from the Creedmoor, one shoulder at a time. 😁
If recoil is of concern go with a 130 TTSX at maybe 2800.
Retained weight will be the same as an expanded 180 Partition.
I’m in no position to disagree as I’ve not killed anything with that bullet. It may work great as well.
