I just do not "get it" about hating a caliber. It's like hating 5/16 wrenches, or 1/2 cup measuring cups for some ridiculous reason. It makes anyone who says they have a hate for a particular caliber look kind of dumb. Why is it even a topic? They all do what they are supposed to do, so use the one that does what you are trying to do.
Why do we start to Hate some calibers?
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I like them all, especially proven classics like 30-06, 7x57 and 6.5x55, but I have recently simplified/settled on 7.62x39 in a Ruger #1 as my go-to deer rifle and an IZH import as-issued 1954 Tula SKS as my primary plinker. I need nothing else in a rifle. All my shooting is under 125 yards these days.
I genuinely want to know who is saying this? ROTFL.
Many feel like you about the "big 8" They do dish out a fair dose of recoil in a light rifle.
However, your observation about being a great "Elk slammer" is certainly a fact.
My 700 Remington/Benchmark barrelled 8mm Mag will drive a 220 grain bullet to 3150,
and a 200 to 3300+, something neither a 300 Win nor a 338 Win can do. And...it shoots
both the 200 & 220 A-Frames under moa consistently.
I have enough brass and bullets to last me the rest of my life, so no issue there.
Dave.
X2....!
Love the .243/.25-06/.308/.30-06....have about 40 years hunting with them....meat tastes great regardless!!
The 6.5 guys and the internet. A 140gr 260 rem is A-OK but a 150gr 308 win is no good. I think these days there are some pretty good 30cal bullets to compete with the .264 cal bullets no?
Most of the time, people that "hate" a caliber are the ones that have never owned or fired one. There are calibers I like less than others, but none I "hate".
For example, I don't see much use for 30 cal magnums. I have a 300 WM, BTW. It's just that for hunting, there is nothing I can do with a WM a that I can't do with the 308. The 308 will kill anything in North America out to 400 yards, and personally, I would not take a shot at any game animal at more than that.
I'm a fan of bigger, slow moving chunks of lead, because you get less tissue damage than with the WhizBang Magnums, but I don't "hate" faster calibers.
For example, I don't see much use for 30 cal magnums. I have a 300 WM, BTW. It's just that for hunting, there is nothing I can do with a WM a that I can't do with the 308. The 308 will kill anything in North America out to 400 yards, and personally, I would not take a shot at any game animal at more than that.
I'm a fan of bigger, slow moving chunks of lead, because you get less tissue damage than with the WhizBang Magnums, but I don't "hate" faster calibers.
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thatmikeguy
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I used to dislike the 270.
My very first experience with a 270 was marred with painful recoil. I discovered later that my friend was using excessively hot loads.
My next experience was pleasant when I fired a tikka T3 in 270 and then an x-bolt. No problem.
My very first experience with a 270 was marred with painful recoil. I discovered later that my friend was using excessively hot loads.
My next experience was pleasant when I fired a tikka T3 in 270 and then an x-bolt. No problem.
Havent met a cartridge i didnt like. Problem is there is so many out there and lots of overlap between cartridges. Makes it hard to justify owning many of them. Which is why i have settled on 7mm-08 for deer and black bear, and 30-06 for everything else. Took almost 10yrs of hunting to reach the realization that it was all i needed.
thatmikeguy
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thatmikeguy
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- Steinbach, Manitoba
The 270 came out in 1925. Not much really outperforms it 95 years later. We now have the 6.5cm. Not much different really.
