I have to agree, there are lots of other cartridges to chose from, but there are no cons for the old .30-06. It is as simple as that.

I have used dozens of different cartridges over the last 42 years I have been big game hunting and I am a great fan of a number of them, including less potent rounds than the '06 and some that pack a lot more punch. But after all this time it is still one of my favorite cartridges for 95% of the hunting I am going to do.

I have shot a lot of game over the years with one......from pronghorn to moose and grizzly. The .30-06 was absent from my gunroom for a number of years but just this past month I found a beautiful old Husqvarna Crown Grade in .30-06 and I bought it. I sold my trusty old .300 mag. I have no regrets and as I get older I find I am slowly going back to just a handful of trusted cartridges that get the job done.

When I quit traveling to distant place to hunt it may well be that the .30-06 will be the only rifle left in my gunrack.