JarheadNY said:
I would consider the .30-'06 to be a most versatile chambering, ...
My dad always said that about the 30-06. Versatile and efficient. And he had a chance to demonstrate his conviction:
In fall of 1964 dad won a new rifle in an airshow raffle in Lewiston, ID, home of Speer and CCI, and where Jack O'Connor lived (and where I was born and raised). He was on volunteer fire duty, and I recall us both standing in the shade of the firetruck as his name was called out over the PA. I was 9 years old, and it seemed like a dream.
When dad arrived at storied Lolo Sporting Goods on Main Street, where O'Connor often traded, to pick up his prize, they handed my dad a pretty new Model 70 - in 270 Winchester. Dad wrinkled his nose and said:
"Thanks, but would you happen to have one in 30-06?"
"Well, yes we do, but it's last year's [1963] model, a Featherweight."
"Yep, I'll take that one."