No, especially if its your only one. Its pretty much the measure for other cartridges. Shootable bullet weights, velocity, recoil, and powder used doing it. Kinda like vanilla ice cream. I would rather shoot prairie dogs all day with a 30-06 than bear hunt with a 223.

We have soooo many choices of calibers and rifles I have to wonder how they made something so good as the 30-06 so long ago.

I do not think this discussion would be possible if it wasn't for the 30-06 and the freedom it has protected.


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