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Well, I don't think any of mine are Boring cartridges but I guess the ones I don't have are, cause if they were not I would have one. Sounds right.  With the exception of 458 Lott 375 Ruger 358 STA 358 Norma Cause I would like one of those
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The .308 Win is the King of boring. It does almost everything as well, or better, than anything else...with little fanfare.
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"Boring" may be too harsh a word, but are there any rifles in a mainstream cartridge you consider "ho-hum" and either don't own or own only one just to scratch an itch?
For me, I recently bought my first and only .270 Win and .243 Win, simply because I was interested in the rifle. Not really excited about the cartridge. Boring cartridges to me are the ones I use the most. Ones that I use so much and for so many things that I am comfortable with them. When I take one out I don't have to wonderhow it will work for the purpose at hand. I can just use it. The .22 Magnum, .30-06 and .338 Win Mag are the ones for me. The .243 and .308 have both been used enough but I have found them to be somewhat unsatisfactory for some uses.
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A Camry will get you to where you're going but it is sure a whole lot more fun to drive a Ferrari.
Competent, reliable, and boring.
The 30-06 is the Camry of cartridgedom. NO, it is the .308 Win!!!!
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I don't know if boring is the right word, but I've never liked the 7 RM and (particularly) the .270. So, naturally, I have two 7 RMs and four, count 'em, FOUR, .270s. I swear two were bought for donors! 
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The B-29 bores me so much I fall asleep when hearing its name. It's been flipping big game animals on their backs and field-dressing them for so many years, at such long ranges, that there's no challenge to hunting it with anymore.
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There are no boring cartridges, only boring people...
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A Camry will get you to where you're going but it is sure a whole lot more fun to drive a Ferrari.
Competent, reliable, and boring.
The 30-06 is the Camry of cartridgedom. The 7x57 must be the Edsel.
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You'll smoke a turd in hell for that...
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You'll smoke a turd in hell for that... Hey, the Edsel was a well built car, it was just ahead of its time and not accepted by many. Now collectors are looking for them.
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
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Nice try at a good save.... Actually if you are as old as me, you might remember the Edsel was put together after polling the public on what they liked best in an automobile...then they tried to incorporate all those features into an Edsel....give the publuic what they want, and see what happens...
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Sounds about right. People don't know what they want. As far as the 7x57 goes, in the thread about 175 gr. 7mm and 200 gr. 30-06, JB said that the '06 is a much better killer. 
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
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As far as the 7x57 goes, in the thread about 175 gr. 7mm and 200 gr. 30-06, JB said that the '06 is a much better killer. Ahhhhhh...what does he know anyway...?... 
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Sounds about right. People don't know what they want. As far as the 7x57 goes, in the thread about 175 gr. 7mm and 200 gr. 30-06, JB said that the '06 is a much better killer. I agree with JB.
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243 Win; won't do anything that a Roberts can't do better, and any of the magnums......never had the need.
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Thank the Lord we live in a country that gives us these choices.
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The .308 Win is the King of boring. It does almost everything as well, or better, than anything else...with little fanfare. Oh man......I agree it's common....but I gotta' disagree with you on the boring part. For some reason, I love the .308. I love it in tactical longer range rifles and I love it in my GAP non-typical hunter. 150 TSX and 178 AMAX kinda makes it fun.....at least for me.
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For me it is the .223 and the .243. The are the last guns that I take out to shoot. I guess I tend to like the bigger stuff. The old and outdated 30.30 and 30.06 do it for me, although my .270 WSM is catching up fast.
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I don't know if boring is the right word, but I've never liked the 7 RM and (particularly) the .270. So, naturally, I have two 7 RMs and four, count 'em, FOUR, .270s. I swear two were bought for donors! Hey there "new best friend".... You can donate a couple of those boring ole .270's to me! BH: Just plumb tickled to see that you have standard length arms! Laffin!
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A Camry will get you to where you're going but it is sure a whole lot more fun to drive a Ferrari.
Competent, reliable, and boring.
The 30-06 is the Camry of cartridgedom. The 7x57 must be the Edsel. That was mean!!
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