For the sake of this exercise by "big banger" I mean the Rem Ultras or bigger if under 375 bore. I am interested to hear what you observe to be the most popular big banger choices on the Forums in new factory rifles. So no rebarrels, rechambers etc., just new factory rifles but excluding the 45/70 and 450 Marlin

My list would be about like this:

300 Rem Ultra (well in front of everything else)

338 Rem Ultra
375 H&H
416 Rigby
416 Remington
30/378
458 Lott
375 Rem Ultra
7mm Rem Ultra
338/378

Mike

I see Winchester is offering a .404 Jeffery in their M-70. This took me by surprise!!!

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ALF, at $3,000 they are not likely to set record sales!!!!

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Did you leave out the 458 Winchester? Me think it is an excellent "entry level" 45 caliber big bore cartridge, especially for a newbie. On the other hand, the 375 H&H is probably the most popular factory chambered cartridge...

Mingbogo

Most 458s purchased by forum members seem to be with a view to rechambering to 458 Lott. However, now that CZ is offering the 458 Lott perhaps the 458 will be quite rare for new sales.

A mate of mine who does not go on the forums put the question to me and I gave him my views as I posted but said I would ask for other observations. Do you think the popularity of new 458s on the forums comes maybe after 375 H&H?

Mike

Mike:

I do not know mate but I believe that only the hardcore big bore shooters will buy into the 458 Lott because it is not as easy to tame as other lesser calibers, especially in the light weight CZ 550. You maybe correct that the Lott will eventually overshadow the Winchester but only time will tell....

I think the 375 H&H is probably the all around seller as the recoil can be handled by anyone without physical handicaps. But to say that most 458's are slated to become Lotts, I think is a moot point since only some forum members seem to be doing that. I agree with Ming as to the ease of the 458 recoil. Only the hardcore guys will convert the 458's to Lott.

475Guy,

You don't think that a lot more 300 Ultras (and 338 Ultras) appear on the forum than 375 H&Hs?

Mike

I haven't been paying attention to the smaller bore forums as I've just been concentatin on the Big Bores and African hunting so I can't say to the 300 Ultra's popularity. I must admit that I have one myself but what the hell.

Mike I reckon it would be in the big banger department the .375 H&H followed by the .458 win mag. Us blokes at the forum I do not feel are representitive of the rest of the shooting community as we are "gun nuts" or have a stronger interest in the hobby than some others.