[In 70's the 30-06 was an undisputed king on Texas hunting lands and on the shooting ranges.
Would you happen to have access to any DATA to back up that assertion?
Well, it depends what do you mean by DATA.
That round's popularity is well anchored in the hunting public trough out the nation. Everybody knows that. It originated in the war. As far as new calibers coming to replace it in many hunting household, be it 7mm, 300win, 7-08, 25-06 etc., when people started looking to fine tune their personal needs, everybody who visited gun show, gun shops and shooting ranges on the regular basis knows about the turning tide. I do not need a "DATA" and I especially don't need to argue with a total stranger. Clear enough?
Data means facts. Facts like sales data from manufacturers or retailers. Not idle inferences based on one man's observation of his friends.
I believe it was W. Edwards Deming who stated that, "without data, you are just a schmuck with an opinion".
What is clear, my friend, is that you present your "guesses" or your "Opinions" as fact, with absolutely no data to back them up.
What is clearly NOT clear, is your rambling, pointless, obtuse response.
Sure, the good ol' ought six is and has been for many years, one of the most popular cartridges around. But to proclaim it as "the undisputed king" is pretty silly. And that "everybody...knows about the turning tide...
Hint: don't every try to be an engineer, or enter a debate.