Capt,
I agree with you.

Most,if not all "new" cartridges are compared to the '06.

Then,why bother and just get an '06?

Tons of factory loads for it and an endless list of handloads for it as well.

The '06 cartridge case has been the "father" of numerous other cartridges such as the 35 Whelen,25-'06 which later became factory rounds.

Wayne