As things now stand, a 6.5 Creedmoor vs 30-06 showdown is, in essence, a title fight for today’s best all-around big-game cartridge. The 6.5 Creedmoor was developed in 2007 for target shooters by ...

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The .30-06 Springfield cartridge is often called the “grand old cartridge,” and it’s earned that title for a reason. With over a century of use, hunters continue to choose the .30-06 despite a flood ...

The old buck walked slowly around the point, stopped, reached up for a mouthful of browse. The gold bead came to rest against his gray­brown hide, almost covering him. Then the rifle cracked and the ...

This story was originally published in the November 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. The .30/06 is the most popular big-game cartridge for bolt-action rifles in the United States and probably in the world.