I have done everything I could to avoid using the old .30-06 for most of my life just because everyone had one. I would buy one every now and then just because it was chambered in a Rifle I liked but always ended up selling them. I tried all the calibers around it .270, .280, 8x57mm, 7x57, .300 H&H and God knows what else. Now that I am past 50 I find that when I want to use a scoped rifle I reach for a Steyr Mannlicher Model M Professional in.30-06 with a Kahles 6x scope. Simple and uncomplicated and just works. It makes sense now after all these years

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