30-06 is as good as it gets for all around hunting and target shooting . The problem I've had , maybe looking in the wrong places , is none of the Remington , Savages , or 03's will perform well unless I hand load .
It is nice to have a rifle that if times gets hard , it will shoot acceptable with most ammo . They are rare , but they are out there . But I have been through a pile of them over the years and have only two rifles that will shoot just about anything I feed it into 1 1/2" -2" groups and stuff it likes will run 1/2" -1" . Unfortunately they are neither chambered in my favorite caliber , 30-06 .
One is a 243 Icon and the other a 308 T/C Predator . These two rifles send it home on the money every time . Factory ammo is good , hand loads , outstanding .
Kenneth
