The 30-06 is indeed a fine round, and the one others are compared to. I have the 270 Wicnchester and 30-06 Springfield. Love them both. But in all honesty they do much the same thing and I would be comfortable with either one. The 30-06 has one benefit, in that there are more varied factory rounds out there, and it shoots 110-200gr well if loaded properly.
Which is better will fill the writer mags for ever, or until they finally outlaw our guns. But that is a different thread for a different forum. Dan


"no sense messin' 'round with the kids (270, 280, Whelen) when you can just go with the daddy -- 30-06 -- a round that was invented before the word gack."