I've owned 3 30-06: Rem 798 Sporterized k-98 Browning 1895
One of the most convenient things, was going to sportmans warehouse, and finding $33 a box of federal blue box 220 grain. They registered better than 2400 fps in every one of my 06's. That's some no-nonsense, Alaskan goodness right there.
The k98 became my loaner rifle. Until I moved up to the Northwest Arctic to train my dog team on the sea ice. Multiple Inupiat hunters hounded me till I sold it. 30-06 sells fast in a village. Odd ball rifles, not so much.
