never without a 30-06 may not hunt with it every year but always have one, current 30-06 is a tang safety Ruger 77 in a Bell & Carlson stock and a 3x9 Leupold, just like Finn Aagard thought was perfect.
Finn spent the last years of his life with the 308 Win. He liked that it kicked less than the 30-06, while doing the same thing.
It doesn’t do the same thing though ... it’s slower