Big Sky, I agree wholeheartedly.

Id add however, if a guy would have quit hunting 35 years ago because all he had was a 30-06, he was never a hunter to begin with!

Only change I’d make to your 223/30-06 duo is I’d make mine a 243/270 combo.

“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery