Who doesn't own a magnum & why?

Do you or do you not own a magnum?

  • Nope; magnums are for other people.

    Votes: 93 35.9%

  • No, but I'm getting one soon.

    Votes: 22 8.5%

  • Yes, 1 or 2, but I have no preference either way.

    Votes: 118 45.6%

  • YEP!!! LOTS!!! I am Magzilla.....king of the Magnums!!

    Votes: 26 10.0%
  • Total voters
    259
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Monty.:D
It's a subject I feel fairly strong about and I thought it'd be worth a punt.
The thing I really like is that it's stayed civil and objective.....knock on wood!;)
And None, it's your sort of angle that helps show why people feel magnums have a place, which they clearly do for some.
Keep it up the excellent replies, guys.:cool:
 
kombi1976 said:
Boomer, if it has "Magnum" in the name it's a magnum by my classification.
If you advertise it as a magnum, and the RUMs certainly are advertised that way, then it qualifies.
The jury is out for stuff like the the .416 Rigby, which I think is also described as the .416 Rimless Nitro Express, and the 7mm STW, etc. but it's clear that even though cartridges like it don't have the word Magnum in the title they're aimed at that crowd.
The Lazzeroni cartridges are an excellent example as are the Dakota.
I guess this is where the discretion of the voter comes in.
But I think you're kidding yourself if you own a 7mm STW and don't consider it in the same class.
Whatever the case, belted or not, the RUMs are definitely magnums.
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Kombi my freind, you are correct - large capacity cased cartridges are marketed towards the same folks who typically bought magnums. My point was that belted cases normally associated with magnums have have proven to be a disadvantage. On the other hand how can a little .458 Winchester rater as a mugnum in the truest sence of the word. It suffers from not only a belt, but also from a lack of capacity which limits the maximum effective bullet weight to 450 grs. In RSA they brought out a longer version of the Lott, because in the heat the Lott does not have enough capacity to prevent over pressures with the duplex loads which are normally loaded with Som Chem Powders.
 
no magnum

I hunt with an '06. i don't own a magnum because i am a pussy. i quite dislike getting my ass kicked by recoil. The '06 kills everything i shoot and the terminal ballistics are really quite dramatic and can wreck a lot of meat so you have to becareful where you shoot stuff or the clean up is a #####. I do have plenty of confidence that this rifle will do the job everytime as long as i do my part and point it right. If i was gonna get a different big game gun, instead of going up i'd go down in calibre. I really sneak around when i hunt so i usually get quite close (5-30yds) so the '06 with 3-9 scope seems rediculous sometimes. I haven't really had the need to reach out real far, but i can reach out pretty far with the '06 if need be. If i was really pressed i think i could feed myself and my family quite well with .22 long rifle. If i didn't like guns so much and could do it over again i would of gotten a used 30-30. and would of killed just as many critters really. but that is not why we're all here.

I am hoping for the day when i can shoot all critters in the head with my AR. It probably won't happen but that's what i wish for.
 
I was a 243 guy until my buddy Tom got so pissed off at me often saying "are you still hunting with that pea-shooter?", that he gave me a Centurion P-14 Enfield 300 Win. mag.

It's got a double recoil pad on it as the synth stock had an integral one and Tom had put a slip on one on top of that. To be honest, the recoil isn't an issue and I'm 5 ' 7" and 170 pounds.

That rifle has dealt with a moose, an elk, a couple black bears and a mule deer now and I'm not complaining about anything but its weight compared to my 1953 Husquvarna.
 
bah,magnums are troublesome new fangled things, i wont' use anyhing less then 100 years old, and prefer it to have been proven on the field of battle...
 
Do most of my shooting with 308s and I'd like to try the 6.5x55 on game myself.
I plan to buy a 375H&H for the sheer pleasure of having it.
I do not know if a 375 can do whatever a 308 x6 can't - on the Americas that is. Why 6x? Because my M14 can spit all those at PBR faster than an average hunter can work the bolt :p
I'd like to shoot moose or bears with the 375 though.
 
Magnum or nay

I have a ,270 I enjoy hunting deer with, a .308 for general backup, a .30-06 or two for moose and I've not yet been under gunned. That said, I just bought a .300 WM because... well, just because.

If I like this one enough I intend to try a .338 WM also because.

But there's 6.5-55 and 45-70 Gov to try!

So yes and no.

You have to give these things a proper trial.



FM
 
Kombi...I wonder how this poll would turn out if you made the choices specific to the region of residence. For example folks in Ontario or Saskatchewan probably have less of a need for a "magnum" than those in BC or the Yukon. I'll tell you right now that if I were forced to live and hunt on Vancouver Island, I would settle for a 7x57. Why would a fellow who hunts nothing more than Whitetails need anything more than a .270?
 
1899 said:
Kombi...I wonder how this poll would turn out if you made the choices specific to the region of residence. For example folks in Ontario or Saskatchewan probably have less of a need for a "magnum" than those in BC or the Yukon. I'll tell you right now that if I were forced to live and hunt on Vancouver Island, I would settle for a 7x57. Why would a fellow who hunts nothing more than Whitetails need anything more than a .270?
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That's an excellent suggestion but you're really complicating stuff now.
For every region you'd need to have 2 options on the poll.
For example:
  • NWT and own a magnum.
  • NWT & do not own a magnum.
Soon you'd have about 12 options or more.
Someone like me wouldn't even place on the poll, being outside Canada, which I suppose is fair enough considering this is CGN.:redface:
What about people that live in one place and hunt mostly in another?:confused:
And to boot, I don't really know all of the regions that well.:(
But by all means, if you can come up with a poll that reflects these sort of trends, say "Magnum Use By Locality" then, yeah, it would make an interesting read.
Consider it a challenge!;)
Actually, this is a good one for me to put on the Australian Hunting Forum.......:)
 
kell2784 said:
In North America, my 30-06 will dispatch any animal. Even my little 44 lever-action takes deer down with authority. A good gauge to observe is what sustenance hunters use. Most natives in the north use moderate calibres like .303, 30-30, and .308. They know how to shoot their guns, and that's what makes the difference. Plus...with magnums, you just burn a lot more powder to get there. Arguments welcome...just my $0.0174701 USD
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The original thought behind magnums,when they were all belted magnums, was the extra umph,but in the 30 + cals the belt reinforced against pulling the thing apart upon rapid extraction when a follow up shot on DG is required. But like others have said. It has been abused,misnomered,and is now a catch phrase to sell guns
 
eamon said:
I hunt with an '06. i don't own a magnum because i am a pussy. i quite dislike getting my ass kicked by recoil. The '06 kills everything i shoot and the terminal ballistics are really quite dramatic and can wreck a lot of meat so you have to becareful where you shoot stuff or the clean up is a #####. I do have plenty of confidence that this rifle will do the job everytime as long as i do my part and point it right. If i was gonna get a different big game gun, instead of going up i'd go down in calibre. I really sneak around when i hunt so i usually get quite close (5-30yds) so the '06 with 3-9 scope seems rediculous sometimes. I haven't really had the need to reach out real far, but i can reach out pretty far with the '06 if need be. If i was really pressed i think i could feed myself and my family quite well with .22 long rifle. If i didn't like guns so much and could do it over again i would of gotten a used 30-30. and would of killed just as many critters really. but that is not why we're all here.

I am hoping for the day when i can shoot all critters in the head with my AR. It probably won't happen but that's what i wish for.[/QUOTE]

I don't know where to start... this is just one of those "special posts":rolleyes:

This nonsense keeps up and Captian Deadly is coming out of retirement for sure.:mad:
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I try to keep things simple by owning only a few calibres which I am actually going to use, so I have a .22LR for plinking, practice, and introducing people to shooting, a couple of things in .223 Remington for the same reasons plus coyotes, a .50 muzzleloader to take advantage of the muzzleloading season, and a couple of Lee Enfield No.4s for regular deer season because .303British will do the job and I like the No.4 for its character and history. That's everything I need taken care of and no reason for me to own a magnum. Maybe I will try one some day but it just doesn't interest me at this point.
 
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I've got a .270WSM that I like. I bought it as my first hunting rifle because I was an inexperienced shooter and wanted something that was a flat shooter to compensate for my lack of experience.

Beautiful rifle (Winchester Classic Featherweight) but it kicks like a mule. I don't notice the recoil when I'm hunting, only at the range.

Of course if I knew then what I know now, I would have bought a .243, a .270, a 300 or 30-06 and a 375H&H. Of course, years ago I was stupid enough to believe I would only buy just 1 or 2 guns.

The .270WSM is rather limited in bullet sizes and perhaps a 7mm would have been a better choice if I was going to be a one gun guy.
 
I have one magnum. A .300 Weatherby. I don't really care whether a gun is a magnum or not, as long as the shooter can shoot it well enough to humanely kill an animal. I just happen to like a little more recoil ;) :D
 
Does .22 Magnum count? I got one of thoes. I don't like big rifle magnums like .300winmag ect. To big, ammo is expencice, and my .303Brit/.308 will do the job just fine.
 
blindside said:
The original thought behind magnums,when they were all belted magnums, was the extra umph,but in the 30 + cals the belt reinforced against pulling the thing apart upon rapid extraction when a follow up shot on DG is required. But like others have said. It has been abused,misnomered,and is now a catch phrase to sell guns
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Not really.

The belt was to control headspace on long tapering cartridges (375 H&H)

The belt is really pretty pointless in modern rifles and with cartridges with pronounced shoulders (300 WM for example) because the shoudler controls the headspace.
 
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