If we go back to its beginning in 1903, the nought-six is now 120 years old, which is getting on in anything but geologic terms. It’s certainly pretty old for any invention intended for modern use. But then, centerfire cartridges pretty much reached their peak of development around 1900, and anything since then has been refinement, on the good side, or pointless tinkering on the bad.
After 1962, the 7mm Remington Magnum made a concerted run to displace the .30-06 as the best all-round cartridge for
