Thank you for the kind words. I'm sure many readers would trade their 1,000-yard 6.5s and 7s for early Winchester 70s in .300 Savage and 7x57. As regards utility, I prefer to hunt close with rifles that don't need bipods for support. On the other hand, I've learned a lot about wind and the ballistic properties of bullets by shooting far. Watching a steel plate wiggle half a mile off is fine entertainment for those of us with few other talents. There's the niche for fast 6.5s..... Wayne
Wayne thanks for a great read. I've enjoyed your writings for a long time. I look at the introduction of these new cartridges such as the offerings by Nosler and the 6.5-300 Weatherby and shake my head and wonder why when there are so many tried and true calibers already out there. We are "hunters" and IMHO it's hunting not shooting. IF you can reliably hit an Elk at 1000 yards you can do so much better inside 300.
Maybe I'm just stuck in the past but I love my Pre64 M70's in 250 Savage, 300 Savage, 257 Roberts, 7MM etc. I have a couple of Roberts and they are some of my go to deer rifles but a 257 Weatherby Ultra light gets the nod when heading west for Antelope. Another favorite in the 7X57 and I just had a rifle built on a 1909 Argentine Mauser action fashioned after a 1930's era stalking rifle and had it marked as a 275 Rigby. It took it's first deer this past November.
Marketing demands new and improved this and that but the tried and true still puts venison in the freezer.
Thanks again for a very informative article and I look forward to more.
