ORIGINAL: retrieverman
The '06 is 100 years old and according to many here is a do-it-all cartridge. My parents gave me a 270 20 years ago which has served me very well over the year, so I have never owned an '06 but have shot several of my friends. Ballistically, the 30 06 is a great caliber and will take down anything in North America as well as much around the world. That being said, over the last 100 years to the present, what has led to the developement of so many new whiz bang calibers? All I can come up with is marketing both in gun sales and ammo, does anyone have any other ideas?
Some of it has been asked for. Like a beltless 300mag but while your at it outperform the weatherby. Or beltlessshort action with the performance of the 300win mag. These are thing that people have been asking for for a while. No other reason other than we are Americans and love choice andalot of em. I sure wouldn't say marketing greed and stuff. We have the choice ane real americans like that. These poeple just recongnized this trait in us and acted on it.
I love the choices.