The 30-06 is still a "great" cartridge, even as subjective as "great" may be. As someone else stated, modern propellant and bullet improvements have improved it beyond what it was in the past. These same improvements have occurred across the board and thus narrowed the gap which existed in the past. Some cartridges benefitted more than others from all of the across the board improvements. Some just needed less "improving" than others. The amazing thing is that most criticisms of the 30-06 (and other cartridges) are not directed at what it is or what can be done with it; rather, they are directed at what it is not. That's why there are so many other choices.
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