Originally Posted by smokepole

The answer here is not the 300 WSM. The answer is, find a place to hunt where less than 10 hunters see the same bull and go after it.

Ahh, now you're talking - the .30-06 is the cartridge that makes you play thousands in trespass fees to do what others do for free laugh

Additional reach, terminal capability, and rifle lightness are the keys to a good cartridge. That's obvious to anyone but a few stupid morons on this thread. The .30-06 is an abject failure at reach and lightness and a well below average cartridge.