Have come to appreciate the .30-06 more and more as I age.
There are cartridges that shoot fatter bullets, shoot faster, shoot flatter or whatever. But a good .30-06 is still hard to beat for an all-pupose rifle.
I’m the opposite... I’ve come to appreciate the 270 and 308 more. In the field they do the same thing, but kick less. However, the 30-06 is indeed a fine cartridge.
Agree with this, when comparing 308 Win and 30-06 in performance. With 180 gr loads the numbers in general typically indicate an increase of about 25% in powder for the 06 with an increase of about 4% in velocity for the 06. If that’s important to some that’s fine, certainly nothing to lose sleep over.
