As suppressors become more commonplace, I think the 300wsm is seeing new life from folks that want a shorter barrel and still want to drive a .30 cal bullet faster than the 30.06 can muster.
Agree... this is why I've landed it on it as my main 30 cal. Recoil is right between an 06 and a 300 WM. Rifle is a little shorter with a suppressor. Even with a 20" barrel it way out-performs a 308...my 20" gets 200-212gr bullets close to 2800, though accuracy nodes are generally around 2750 fps. That's with temp stable powders.
Honestly none of these calibers are all that different.
