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.375 H&H - wanted one since I was in Jr. High…not disappointed! Elmer Keith and many African hunting stories.
6.5-284 Norma, wanted it when it was a “wildcat”, got it after it was a factory round, it’s supposed to be a great little varmint cartridge ……can’t prove it by me as I’ve shot it very little! ☹️
44 Magnum……Elmer Keith
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You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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Steve Timm and Ken Waters got me with their articles about putting the 221 Fireball in a rifle back in the 80s. As soon as I could afford it, my Sako L461 got a new barrel chambered in 221 Remington Fireball.
Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
John 8:32
A lie doesn't become truth; wrong doesn't become right; evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by the majority...Rick Warren
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My favorite gun writer Bob Milek wrote about hunting big game with the Remington Classic in 35 Whelen. Found one, bought it, and took several Moose and one Caribou with it.
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I always wanted a 256 Mag, just because of reading how badly it flopped in old reloading manuals when I was a kid. I never have gotten one, though. Build yourself one in a Martini Cadet. You will not be disappointed!
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Mr. Keith sold me on .44 Magnum when I was a teenager, I've never regretted that. Later Skeeter & Brian Pierce convinced me of the virtues of the smaller framed .44 Specials and I don't regret that either.
'Four legs good, two legs baaaad."
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Some of it's tragic,
But I had a good life all the way."
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My story, It was 1969 or 1970 when the 25/06 was offered in a model 700.
I read about this in Outdoor Life, and passed this info on to my favorite uncle. He was already a serious handloader/ shooter.
When he passed on it was given to me....still have it
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.25-06 because of Milek.
7x57 because of Seyfried. A Ruger 1A so chambered because of Barsness.
.45 Colt because of Seyfried and Pierce.
.45-70 because of Pierce.
I think gunwriters drive a significant portion of the economy, now that I think about it…..
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I think gunwriters drive a significant portion of the economy, now that I think about it….. The original social media "influencers". 
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
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7-STW
Layne Simpson's writings (and sketchy loading data) made the STW something of legendary proportions.
If you use Simpson data to load...........it kinda IS. Layne Simpson got me interested in the 7mm Shooting Times Easterner. But I never followed through on it
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.25-06 because of Milek.
7x57 because of Seyfried. A Ruger 1A so chambered because of Barsness.
.45 Colt because of Seyfried and Pierce.
.45-70 because of Pierce.
I think gunwriters drive a significant portion of the economy, now that I think about it….. Agreed!
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Elkhunternm: In no particular order:
17 Mach2
17 HMR
17 Remington
204 Ruger
221 Remington Fireball
220 Swift
280 Remington (7m/m Express at the time)
I "used to" pay a lot of attention to what was written by gunscribes - that tendency has diminished a lot of late.
Hold into the wind
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Which cartridges that were written or talked about made you want to get it? Basically all of them.  It is hard to tell sometimes looking back whether I read the article because of interest or I developed interest because of an article. I'm sure that articles deepened my interest in some cartridges. (.17 Remington would be one.)
Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip.
Here be dragons ...
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Elkhunternm: In no particular order:
17 Mach2
17 HMR
17 Remington
204 Ruger
221 Remington Fireball
220 Swift
280 Remington (7m/m Express at the time)
I "used to" pay a lot of attention to what was written by gunscribes - that tendency has diminished a lot of late.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy how 'bout 50 BMG M2...........? The original 17M2 is way under rated How 'bout a 50 M2 from Pac Nor https://pac-nor.com/chambers/
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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PO Ackley made me own a Swift, tho not till many years after reading.
The Weatherby catalog made my dad get a .300 Roy. But it was Seyfried's G&A article on the M-700 in .300 Roy that forced me to buy two. Both are more accurate than the German Mk5 we still have.
Aagard's Rifleman article on the .375 H&H made me get one, if a M-700. Sold it few years later. The itch remained, but ended up with a .375 Ruger. Think Pearce had something to do with that.
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This is what I've come up with so far:
.17 Mach 2—John Haviland
.17 HMR—too many to remember
.17 Hornet—P.O. Ackley
.220 Swift—Jim Carmichel
.243 Winchester—Warren Page
.250 Savage—Townsend Whelen
.25-06—Bob Milek
6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer—W.D.M. Bell
6.5x55—Finn Aagaard
.270 Winchester—Jack O’Connor
7x57 Mauser—Jack O’Connor and Finn Aagaard
7mm Shooting Times Westerner—Layne Simpson
.280 Remington—Jim Carmichel
.280 Remington Ackley Improved—Chub Eastman
.308 Winchester—John Wootters
.338 Winchester Magnum—Elmer Keith, Bob Hagel, Dave Petzal
.358 Winchester—Norm Strung
.358 Shooting Times Alaskan—Layne Simpson
9.3x62 Mauser—Chub Eastman
.375 H&H—Jack O’Connor, Finn Aagaard and many others
.416 Rigby—Robert Ruark and Harry Selby
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John Steinbeck
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Carmichel's OL article on the 6.5 Panther and Bobcat sent me down the .26 caliber road 25 years ago.
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Jim Carmichel- .22 CHeetah
Jack O'Connor- .270 Win, 7x57
Bob Milek- .25/06
My Granddad- .30/06
BobinNH- 7mm Mashburn Magnum
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
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I own a Marlin 1895G .45/70 thanks to the writings of Dave Petzal, among a host of other gear. Can’t say I was ever disappointed with any of it.
Last few years this joint and Mule Deer combined have been costing me money, recent 6.5 Creed fitting the OP.
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Swift-Carmichel
280-carmichel
338 win mag-Carmichel
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Ross Seyfried did an article on the .340 Wby in G&A that made me want one. Also Craig Boddington writing about the .340 and .338 Win didn't help me much on wanting either those two cartridges.
Ross Seyfried, Craig Boddington, John Wooters articles on the .416's in the late 1980's had me lusting for those also. Ah ha! It was that same RS article that led me to build a 340 which for twenty years was my elk rifle. Many fond memories as I loved the cartridge and the rifle I cobbled up. And it slew elk like Sampson did Philistines.
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