I started this thread because of a flippant remark from an arrogant outfitter that had way too much starch in his collar! Not to spark a debate on what cartridge is "better", or shoulder angles, or case capacity, or ..... whatever! This great cartridge won two world wars and still gets it done today, 111 years later. Are there better cartridges? Are there worse cartridges? Too much recoil? Not enough energy? Too much energy? We all know the '06 is nowhere near obsolete. But like any cartridge/gun combination, it's only as good as the person using it. It's been interesting reading all the different comments and view points. Imagine how boring it would be if we were all the same! Like I said in a couple posts back, the '06 is so obsolete that I just bought another one! The better bullets today make it better than ever!


It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you!

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