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.530Woodleigh
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Instead of calibers/cartridges we can do without, how about threads/topics/$h!t-stirring we can do without? Clint Eastwood was right: "opinions ARE like @$$h0le$, everyone has one". S bsflag horse donttrollome just stink more than others.
 
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.45 GAP and WSSM's
 
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Antelope Sniper
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I'm sure glad you guys are not with the gun grabbers.

If I threw out everything that someone in this thread didn't like I'd be left with

.22 LR single shot
12ga Remington 870
9mm Pistol.

All my hunting rifles would be gone, and I'd have nothing left to hunt with.
 
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I don't see much use for the .22 long rimfire. The short has about the same velocity and costs less.

However, even here, if someone were to give me a gun that would shoot only 22 longs (I don't believe there is such), I'd not turn it down.

Oh, by the way, I don't care for the 7mm or the . . . . either.

Variety really is the spice of life and for many, there is no really good reason they don't like certain calibers, while others just love those same calibers. That's why everyone doesn't drive a Ford.


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50BMG

Other than Military uses, what need does a civilian have for it?

1000yrd shooting? 338 Lapua works just as well if not better. Also the 408 Chey Tec, and its ever a little excessive for the civilian world. No animal in the world needs that kind of rifle to harvest it.
 
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Originally posted by vapodog:

But the all time dumbest cartridge not to be found here is anything ending with "AI"

That ought to rile things up a bit!


The same people that bad mouth anything A.I. will tell you Mr. Kilbourn was a genius. Go figure!


99% of the democrats give the rest a bad name.

"O" = zero



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50BMG

Other than Military uses, what need does a civilian have for it?

1000yrd shooting? 338 Lapua works just as well if not better. Also the 408 Chey Tec, and its ever a little excessive for the civilian world. No animal in the world needs that kind of rifle to harvest it.


What does need have to do with anything?
 
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when i was young a no sense cartrige would be an oxymoron. now that i am older i realize there are many cartriges that make no sense, mainly the ones i don't own.



it takes two to tango. that means someone has to spot
 
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This place has became too tame and mild like a geriatrics center. We need a thread that will rile things up, get some flames and tinkling contests going. Some folks favorites might get slammed. Tell which guns and cartridges make no sense to you. Keep in mind they may be big sellers so they will have a big following. I'll start with a few of mine, not in any particular order.
(1) 25-06. The 25-06 really is a dandy round, but why was it needed? We already had the .257 Roberts. Yes, the 25-06 has some velocity on it--but not earth shattering. Recoil and blast wise the 25-06 with 120 grain and the .270 with 130 grain are very close--with the 25-06 possibly being more blasty. Basically, what will a 25-06 do that a .270 doesnt do better? Some may ask what does the .257Roberts do that it's dad the 7x57 doesn't do better and what does the .270 do that the 30-06 doesn't do better.
(2) Bolt action 30-30. Yes you can shoot pointed bullets in it. Danger that those bullets wind up in a lever gun exists. Sorta like keeping a pet rattlesnake. Even so, why not get the .308?
(3) Bolt action .308. .308 is a mighty fine round. But the beauty of the .308 is the short cartridge which works better than long in actions other than bolt. If you aren't going to use that beauty feature and get bolt action--may as well get a 30-06. Savage 99's in lever and my favorite the Win 88---these make sense.

(4) .300 magnums. They are faster than the 30-06, but I don't think game would know it. To me not worth the about 50% again more powder and all the extra blast and recoil. You need bigger than 30-06 you need a bigger bore. In most cases the 30-06 will shoot through an animal and does it matter if you shoot through and bullet travels xx yards or xx+25 yards?

I have others just wanted to stir the pot alittle.


World would be simpler place if we all shot .30-06 and drove one brand of automobile.
 
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