i am a DEVOUT 30.06 fan....i would hunt any animal in north america including polar bear with my 30.06...i think (my opinion) that people who shoot the big magnums are not
confident with their shooting ability... i can hit anything that i aim at. i would be living in alaska if my wife would move with me.(with my 30.06) 180 grain winchester fail safes
are good on any animal that i will ever run into..I personally witnessed a gruesome event
while deer hunting.... i witnessed a hunter shoot a doe muley with a .338 magnum , she did not drop.. it took 4 more shots from his browning bar to drop her.. (this hunter shot her at 100 yards or even less.and they were front quarter shots.... i have never had to fire a second shot at any deer or elk that i hit the first time...the MAGNUMS are useless at close ranges.. i know that i will get alot of flack for this but this is my thesis that i have developed by hunting big game animals in idaho for the past 14 years...REMEMBER NOT TO FLINCH WHEN YOU SHOOT A MAGNUM..LOL...