JB, I totally concur... I think most of the "advantage" of the various 300's is between the shooters ears...
I also think that the guys that harp on the superiority of the 300's over the 06 are predisposed to magnums and, therefore, have taken more game with the various mags than standard rounds like the 30-06 and, as a result, are overly impressed with the various mags and unimpressed with cartridges like the 30-06.
I find it remarkable that a cartridge as powerful as the 30-06 has been relegated to some hapless middle of the road category... it's a figgin powerful round! Most GI's couldn't shoot it well and as a result was dropped in favor of less powerful rounds.
I don't have the number of kills of you (or many on this thread) but I do know what I've seen on elk. Every one I've taken with 338's and 300's could as easily have been taken with a 30-06 and yeah, I've taken more than a few big bulls with the 30-06... I've never seen much difference.
