I'd say back before affordable rangefinders, clicky scopes, Christmas tree scopes, ballistics apps...the .25-06 played a more valuable role in the simple flat trajectory...and it was more affordable than say the Weatherby line. Now, with the advances, every cartridge is a medium range cartridge. Now it is just another flat shooter, mild recoil, proven cartridge...obsolete? No. You wanna see obsolete, let's take another look at the cartridges of the week craze over the last 25 years...your Noslers, Thompsons, super short mags, ultra mags...I predict many will be impossible to find brass for, let alone factory ammo.
