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Sure, all the cartridges are overlapping as elk shells, and all will do the job. The 30-06 is the one with the easiest brass to get and the least expensive. But you are not a game department employee being issued a rifle for your needs. You buy what you WANT because it makes you happy and that is BY FAR the most important reason to get one.
Yup.
That's why I have three ARs, three .30-06s, three Marlin levers, eight .308 caliber rifles, six centerfire autoloading handguns, five Ruger revolvers, two 7mm rifles, two 6.5mm rifles, four .22 rimfire rifles, three .22 rimfire autoloader handguns, three 12 gauge shotguns, and two .50 caliber muzzleloaders.
If need was the requirement, I could have stopped with my Ruger 7mm RM, Browning SA .22, Browning Buckmark .22, Remington 870 12 gauge, and my Kimber .45. No, thank you.
