What do you use for a "Non-Magnum?"

No plans whatsoever of owning any magnums. While they are certainly effective in their own right I still feel they are marketing tools. Sure they are flashy and amazingly powerful but in all but a few cases the lowly 308 and 30-06 are bad news for game and not too shabby in a war either. Cheaper to buy and way cheaper to load too so I am staying where I am. Or maybe I will look at an 8mm or 6.5mm......
 
6.5X55 ,303 brit,308,30-06,7.62 X39,7.62X54. thats all i use. I dont need a small canon to take a deer, or moose 150 yards or less, usually less.
 
Just checking and it turns out I'm useing all magnums for my hunting. Don't have anything against standard calibers and have used most of them. I use what works best. The best non mag. is the 416 Rigby.
 
Only ever owned a couple of "Magnums", all 44 Rem Mags.
An 8-3/8" Model 29 S&W, a 1892 Conversion from a 44-40 rifle and a Marlin 1894.

My first few deer and an adult black bear were taken with the 44-40.
Two deer hunting buddies both had great success with their 32 Special
and 300 Savage respectively ... and both took a couple of moose with them as well.

Today, it's a 257 Roberts, a 25-06 and a 35 Whelen.
 
6mm-284 (was a 243 that I had rechambered)
280 Rem (Rem 700 LSS)
30-30 (pre 64 Win 94)
308Bellm (150gr @ 2600fps in a 21" barreled T/C Contender carbine)
30-06 (Rem 700 LSS)
375JDJ (260gr Accubond @ 2300fps in a 21" barreled T/C Contender carbine)
45-70 (22" barreled T/C Contender carbine & Marlin 1895GS)



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"...give added insurance for a clean kill..." Nope. Likely more game is lost due to magnums than any other reason. If a rifle pounds you, you won't practice with it.
 
I like both the 25-06 and the 308. Different cartirdges for different purposes but both are pretty effective. I have a 308 in a light little rem model 7, with scope it's under 6.5 pounds and still doesn't kick the tar out of you. I have yet to meet the deer/elk/moose that walks away with a 30cal bullet thru the heart...
 
I don't anything that is a magnum but I would say that what I have is magnum enough for any of my needs. I do almost all of my hunting with a .270 Winchester and a .35 Whelen.

A lot of guys will use a .300 magnum of a some sort for long range deer hunting and more power to them if they like it and shoot it well. I even thought about a .300 myself. But, a .270 with a 26" barrel and good handloads shots just as flat and I don't have any worries about whether it is enough power. When it comes to game heavier than deer a .35 Whelen is already more than enough gun when I think of the smaller calibres that work perfectly well.

For me I don't own any magnums, and while I have nothing against magnums, these two cartridges cover everything that needs doing. Other than that I have a couple others just for fun.
 
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sunray said:
"...give added insurance for a clean kill..." Nope. Likely more game is lost due to magnums than any other reason. If a rifle pounds you, you won't practice with it.
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I don't necessarily agree I'm thinking more game is lost/wounded due to the hunter/shooter not taking the time to sight in and become proficient with their firearms.

Blaming a cartridge for a person screwing up a shot on game is like blaming the law abiding Canadian gun owner for the criminal use of firearms.
 
Don't know about that Dan, I've got an original article writen by him when he developed it and the word Magnum doesn't appear anywhere. Don't want to argue the point though as it is on belted brass and is the big brother to the 458 Win Mag.
 
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