I really wanted a 270 for a long time.
I always heard such good things about them.
I finally bought a Nice savage. Expectations were high.
sheesh....what a lemon. had better accuracy with my sks LOL
Cursed calibers. Firearms that just cant/don't go well for you.
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I really wanted a 270 for a long time.
I always heard such good things about them.
I finally bought a Nice savage. Expectations were high.
sheesh....what a lemon. had better accuracy with my sks LOL
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Savage brought out the Model 42, reversing the number on the iconic model 24. Old model 24 in 22/410 go for over $600 in auctions pre covid. The model 42 is much worse. Tupperware and mim pos. Perhaps the worst.gun I've ever owned....past tense.
For me it has been 2 7mms. One a REM mag and the other a Wby mag. One I missed out on a wolf because of a goofy floor plate design. The other i struggled with accuracy for a long time. Either way both went down the road along with dies and all my 7mm bullets. I’m out, although many others have great success with 7mms. I have gone almost exclusively down the 30 cal rabbit hole.
For me it’s the belted magnums. Cursed with slow barrels and unacceptable accuracy. I understand things like sizing them to headspace on the shoulder not the belt and that sort of thing but could always beat the 7RM and 300wm with the WSM’s. Have even done custom barrels up, one 7RM that was a good 200fps slower than it should have been at the first signs of pressure. My last was a 300wm that shot 6 moa at 100m. I have top notch bushing dies, hundreds of brass, everytime I see that stuff I think I really should try another lol!
Had a complete fluke turn around , seriously considered selling my 12g/6.5 Swede. As it was acceptable but minute of pie-plate . It wasn’t acceptable to me . On a whim I tried a box of PPC 120gr. and it’s one ragged hole at 100m. I expect/ hope for this out of a quality bolt gun never out of a break action single over single .
I'm with you on the .223; either a gun would not shoot well, or a couple of others had feeding/extraction issues... until I built my AR; now I can't shoot it either. .223 has been just one frustration after another. Finally got a couple 6.5 x 55s again, and am very happy. Should have kept the ones I had 40 years ago.
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Yup. I'm coastal. Nearest range is ferry ride away. Bayonet distance blacktail, I hunted with a 44 mag rossi carbine.
If I was a target shooter, or used it stand hunting in Southern Alberta. Just not fun to pack a 13lb + long rifle, through Salal and Ocean spray.
If I was a target shooter, or used it stand hunting in Southern Alberta. Just not fun to pack a 13lb + long rifle, through Salal and Ocean spray.
Cursed calibers for me are 3006 and 300wm. Every 300wm I get takes way to much effort to shoot right and I have never been able to match factory speeds reloading for them. My last one was barely able to surpass a factory 3006
As for the 3006 I love the caliber and have had likely 20 or so over the years but I never seem to be able to keep them around. Friends either buy them or I find something else I just have to have and move them on
As for the 3006 I love the caliber and have had likely 20 or so over the years but I never seem to be able to keep them around. Friends either buy them or I find something else I just have to have and move them on
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The .257 Roberts for me. i LOVE what it can do.....deer to 300-odd yards, light recoil, great history and "cool factor."
I've owned half a dozen, and while all would shoot well, they were finnicky to load for, especially when compared to the .250 Savage. I've had about a dozen of those, and all shot accurately and consistently.
I've owned half a dozen, and while all would shoot well, they were finnicky to load for, especially when compared to the .250 Savage. I've had about a dozen of those, and all shot accurately and consistently.
For me its not a chambering but a rifle, it shoots awesome, its lightweight, very reliable, great trigger, etc., I like everything about it but its just "Unlucky".
I've packed this rifle for many miles and the only thing I've ever taken with it is a single black bear.
On one hunt after several days of nothing I swapped out the gun and an hour into that morning I shot a whitetail buck, while gutting that buck I shot a nice Black Bear and a few hours later a mule buck.
On a moose hunt with my "unlucky" rifle I was down to the last day of the (7 day) season. So on the morning of the last day I switch rifles and yep 2 hours into that morning I killed a very nice bull moose.
My "UNLUCKY" or maybe I should say "cursed" gun that I still won't give up on is a Kimber Montana 280AI.
Is there such a thing as a "7 year curse"??
I've packed this rifle for many miles and the only thing I've ever taken with it is a single black bear.
On one hunt after several days of nothing I swapped out the gun and an hour into that morning I shot a whitetail buck, while gutting that buck I shot a nice Black Bear and a few hours later a mule buck.
On a moose hunt with my "unlucky" rifle I was down to the last day of the (7 day) season. So on the morning of the last day I switch rifles and yep 2 hours into that morning I killed a very nice bull moose.
My "UNLUCKY" or maybe I should say "cursed" gun that I still won't give up on is a Kimber Montana 280AI.
Is there such a thing as a "7 year curse"??
300 blackout
Couple different rifles, several bullets and powders. Never got it shooting worth a ####.
And as a bonus those rifles are now prohib. Or at least their stripped and reclassified receivers are…
Cursed guns - SAM 1911. Had 3. All had issues under the heading of poor workmanship. Sold them. Yet no one else seems to have bad luck with them
Mine must have been made by a guy fresh in out of the bush
Couple different rifles, several bullets and powders. Never got it shooting worth a ####.
And as a bonus those rifles are now prohib. Or at least their stripped and reclassified receivers are…
Cursed guns - SAM 1911. Had 3. All had issues under the heading of poor workmanship. Sold them. Yet no one else seems to have bad luck with them
Mine must have been made by a guy fresh in out of the bush
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- Saskatchewan
I've owned a couple of 45-70 riles. For no good reason, I almost never saw any game while carrying them. The one shot I did take at a whitetail resulted in a wounded and lost deer. Took the shine off of that cartridge for me. I got rid of both the rifles and the curse.
I bought a new Browning Medallion rifle back in the 70's, and I was many years figuring out why it never stopped rusting under the stock. Almost a total loss for me and it's long gone now. Also back then, I bought a cheap surplus Steyr carbine with a straight pull bolt. The gun shop wasn't sure of the caliber but thought it might be 8mm, and gave me a few surplus rounds. The right caliber but it kicked bad, and I never could stop the bore from rusting after I cleaned it. Sold it, and much later I realized I had used corrosive ammo.
