It's very amusing reading these threads. There is probably no better cartridge than the 30-06. Don't get me wrong...I load and shoot the 30-30, 32 WS, 303 Sav, 300 Sav, 243, 6.5 CM, 7-08, 270, 22 CHeetah MKII and 30-06. They are all great cartridges. But , realistically, the 30-06 is the most consistent, dynamic cartridge of all of these. It's great to be a Loony enough to spend my time and $ shooting all of these but it I had to choose just one...it would be the 30-06. If you live in North America....you can cover everything with it. But it's still fun playing with these other calibers...hence the loonyism.