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What great calibers do you just not like?
27 January 2009, 19:07
dogcatWhat great calibers do you just not like?
Anything that has "ultra" or "ultra mag" or "Weatherby" in the name.
27 January 2009, 19:42
airgun1I have not read any posts yet but will.
I don't like the 270 Win, 308 Win or the 7mm Rem Mag. They don't do anything my 30-06 will in my opinion. There are plenty of other calibers that I don't care for but I wouldn't consider them "great" in the first place.
Edited: After reading page one I see another that definitely should have been on my list, the 243 Win. That one should have been my #1 dislike.
PA Bear Hunter, NRA Benefactor
28 January 2009, 04:00
vineswell i also dislike the 270 win. .. I guess it is just because i am tired of hearing about them. people think it cant be done without a 270. my 7MM-08 will do every thing a 270 will do..and yes i do like a 280 rem.,, I also do not like anything with the word short mag..on anything ..also 243.no 6-MM yes
I just know what I will never use - ammo like WSM,WSSM,RUM,RSUM. Yet better, I feel that there are sexy things and things that don't impress me much. Why? Its very much a personal matter. And its all about our expectations, wisches, imaginations...
28 January 2009, 07:36
KurtCI dislike the .30-06, but the 7.62x63 is OK.

28 January 2009, 18:35
airgun1quote:
Originally posted by KurtC:
I dislike the .30-06, but the 7.62x63 is OK.
There is always one in the crowd! The 7.62x63 can't possibly equal 30-06 in performance! Backatcha!
PA Bear Hunter, NRA Benefactor
28 January 2009, 18:51
Steffenhah...the 7.62x63 will easy duplicate the .30-06 with good handloads.
28 January 2009, 20:21
MyNameIsEarl30-30 is the most hated by me. Everyone I ever shot was loud, underpowered, and kicked.
I would not call it a hate but I dislike anything Weatherby. Overpressured for no reason.
29 January 2009, 03:04
BigfattsI hate the .308, .243, .223, .222, anything Rem Mag, RUM, WSM, etc.
29 January 2009, 04:56
tuffteddybjust remembered another calibre i dont like,32 win,besides disliking the 30/06 and 308.only think to make them calibres better is to put a .284 lead in them
29 January 2009, 04:58
MThuntrI'm not fond of the 243. I truly don't like anything "Weatherby" and those Lazzeroni rounds. I just don't see their appeal especially when I have to pay extra for the name.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit"--Aristotle (384BC-322BC)
29 January 2009, 16:49
376steyrThere are lots of reasons to dislike a cartridge for me, but package and performance of the bullet makes or breaks a cartridge. Look at the 30 Carbine, the rifle is a dream but the cartridge is a dud. I can't find any love for 8mm Magnums, but my gun safe has .338 and .366 caliber guns, with plenty of bullets and great rifles to chamber them in. I couldn't find any love for the .30-06, until I got a Colt Light Rifle, now it gets a change to go out in the woods. Before this, a .308 Winchester was high on my medium game list, lots of good bullets and rifles. Yes, it works on elk and deer.
29 January 2009, 18:02
buckoShort, skinny, fat or tall, for hells sakes boys I love em all..
If it goes bang when I pull a trigger, and I could concievably punch something, break something, or kill something with it then whats not to like?
Kinda reminds me of some gals that I have been with in my past.
Some I might not have wanted to take home to meet Mom,, but to a one they all had their good points, or point..
I love em all.
(When I was a kid my father used to tell me that God hated a coward, I finally realized he has even less use for a fool.)
31 January 2009, 20:10
SR4759My likes and dislikes have more to do with the rifles rather than the cartridge.
As in I don't much care for a .243 but I can't stand a Model 94 Winchester.
There is no reason on earth for a 6.5 Rem Mag or a .375 Win.
Oh yeah I hate .223s, 5.56s and AR-15s and all of it clones.
01 February 2009, 07:51
dsmit50I am willing to take any weapon in any caliber disliked by others. So if you happen to own a gun in a caliber you hate feel free to send it to me.

01 February 2009, 20:58
stubblejumperI will never own a 270 of any sort,or a 30-06.
01 February 2009, 21:11
rembothere are lots of cartridges that I'll never own for various reasons...most common reason is I just don't need one.
But to actually dislike a particular cartridge is strange in my opinion.
Let's dislike poachers and anti-gunners instead.
02 February 2009, 23:36
wymplequote:
I will never own a 270 of any sort,or a 30-06.
Just like to be different? I'll take both, and so does most of the shooting world. Sounds like a Chevy/Ford/Dodge kind of thing.