For the best part of 100yrs , the .30-06 was considered both the most versatile all around rifle, and unquestionably the yard stick against which everything else was compared, for every aspect . ( Hint - the simplified version is the '06 split the difference between the later .308 and .300WinMag .

And the widely available , if somewhat simplified answer for the masses of " What hunting ctg has about the same recoil as .30-06, similar muzzle energy, and shoots way far away , and able to find ammo every place ammo is sold ? " , the answer is 7mm RemMag .