It's funny when you look at it from a timing perspective. The 30-06 is one of those cartridges most can agree is one of the better all around cartridges available. Now, assume it wasn't introduced when it was and instead was introduced this year, half of the rifle "loonies" around would be saying "why do we need that"? along with the moronic "won't kill any deader" and similarly moronic "animal won't know the difference" ad infinitum. The other half would be proclaiming it to be the best thing to hit the rifle scene since the 7X57.
S P O T on. ... !!
Jerry
Yup. It wouldn't have any claim to fame - not the fastest, won't fit an AR15 or AR10, too much recoil for some and not enough power for others, isn't optimized for sub-sonics or SBRs, lower bullet B.C. than other options, etc., etc. The complaints would be endless.
Of course the selection today would be much different as there would be no .25-06, 6.5-06, .270 Win, .280 Rem, .338-06, .35 Whelen and others.
And we wouldn't be calling it the .30-06. Maybe the .30-17?
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
