I'll pay closer attention to confirm or disprove this, my wife and I tend to keep a close eye on what's on the rack at Cabela's and Gander near us, and - without exaggeration - I don't recall seeing rifle chambered in 30-06 on a shelf in a few years (before Gander Mountain in Wichita remodeled their store.

Most of the Walmarts in Wichita no longer carry guns, but the one on the West side that I know does stock guns hasn't had a 30-06 that I have seen since they built it (I don't go over there too often though).

That's kinda the curiosity that drove my question - I haven't seen 30-06 or 308win rifles on shelves in a long time, so even though I'd REALLY like to believe they're still popular, I really don't think that's true.

I won't touch the 30-30 notion with a 10ft pole while wearing a rubber glove - it's very clear where leverguns in general stand today. 25yrs from now, unless there's a levergun revival between now and then, the 30-30 might be obsolete!

I'll do some calling over lunch tomorrow and over the holiday week, I'll see what companies, or at least which gun counter guys will share their numbers. While I think I'll be disappointed to confirm the 30-06 and 308win don't hold top spot any more, I really can't decide if I have a good idea what cartridge might hold that title these days.