The fun factor too the good old 30-06 is its history, and the chance for recreational shooters too use it as well.
What a game changer when folks in the America's were able to get their hands on one, USA and Canada were lucky that something like this came along.
Many of us on all kinds of shooting forums realize that there are better calibers, cartrages that support better BC &SD then the Odd-6, "as expected, yes". But what ever way we look at it the old school cartrage gets it done.
The 30-06 is a good plate forum for 100 plus years, ammo is frugal priced, recoil is ok depending on barrel length, weight of rifle, recoil pad, or the option on muzzle break that helps tame things down,,, this could be said for all rifles too.
Those of us getting up there in years "could" plan a course of action with this or other calibers too reduce or collections of fire-arms if we choose "that is".
There are so many ways too come up with what might work best for us in regards to owning 1 rifle or many as each of us have different flavour rifles and cartrages that suit our needs,,, where we live, game that we choose to harvest, critters or target plingking. Paper or steel silhouette.
The fun factor for me is all the above, walking into a firing range too set up is always a thrill as every person asks what you shooting today,,, my reply will be the Odd-6 as it is a peace of history that will be on going long after the day I'm gone.
Not sure what's happening down in the lower 48 States, but every sporting goods store and firearm deal up here in Canada always has 4 or 20 brands of rifles chambered in good old 30-06.
Some sales folk mention other calibers at the counter, but even today most folks up this way head out the door with 243, 270, 308, and 30-06 since they are very common place with the general public.
That's not saying that many other caliber rifles are not selling either since the 7-mm-08, 6.5creedmore, and 20 too 30 others are good sellers too
Pal Don with thoughts from Northern bush lands of lakes rocks and trees for as far as one can see.
Perhaps the day will come when I start a story about this long time rifle and the places it travels.