Within reasonable shooting distances the 30-06 is very hard to beat.I'd venture to guess most game is shot inside 200yds.At that distance and even beyond that a bit,The 30-06 hangs with the best of them.Wide range of powder and bullet choices makes the 30-06 a true winner.
"Within reasonable shooting distances", are you kidding? A 30/06 can drive 200 grain bullets in excess of 2700 fps. When this is done from a modern short magnum, this is a long range, killing machine. Why, from a 30/06, is it suddenly a limited performer? Now, while I believe everyone should confine their shots to reasonable distances, to call the 30/06 "limited" in this regard is just silly. My 6.5 Creedmoor will drive a 140 to just over 2700 and this is considered to be a fine long range combo. My 30/06 will drive a 185 100fps faster but it's "limited". A 270 drives 150's in the mid-2900's. A 30/06 does the same thing with 165's. 150TTSX's at 3050 fps will shoot flat and kill anything. The 30/06 isn't just versatile and it's not a compromise; it's a damn fine cartridge. GD
