I've used a .300 H&H and a .300 Win Mag as well as a .338 Win Mag for years to hunt elk and African plains game. Then I witnessed a guy using a .30-06 on an Eland and it went down like it was hit with a lot more gun. Same thing with an Gemsbok and the rest is just a matter of asking.....what do I use the bigger guns for.....and the answer was not forthcoming. The real reason I like the .30-06 is that it's available in a lightweight M-70 featherweight rifle and I like the lighter guns. Further I can get 2,800'/sec in a 22" barrel and 180 grain bullets in the old '06 and that's serious power so now the magnums stay in the rack and the ole '06 goes hunting because it is clearly enough gun and it's lighter to carry.....

If one chooses to use more gun that's ok with me.....but I'll continue to make my point about the great old cartridge in the lightweight package.

If one chooses a heavier gun he might as well get a .300 Magnum and have the extra twenty yards of range in his hands.