You don't think an '06 w/ a 200 gr. Partition or a 180X would have done the same thing?
Compared to a 338? Probably. That is why I said 338 for starters. Barsness has written that you have to jump up to a 375 to really see a difference. I don't personally have the experience to vouch for that but I highly suspect he knows what he's talking about.
I did run into quite a few locals, mostly employees at Wainwright and several BLM smokejumpers, who lived at least part time in the bush. Everyone I remember carried a 30-06, most with 220gr Rem core-locs, 'cause that was the best over-the counter bullet available at the time.
