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Another thread brought this to mind.
Obviously, mainstays like the .30-30 have proved their mettle for eons and still have great followings back East. Here in the West it seems you're a pussy (and amateur) if you don't have a mag for those long and 'less than ideal' shot placements (snork).
In my mind, I'm kind of thinking the .243 might win this one. Many consider it more than you need for varmints and predators and certainly not enough for, God Forbid!, elk.
But it certainly can do it all with aplomb (read: accuracy, low recoil, trajectory, drift, etc).it sure seems to be the little cartridge that could and even among self described 'loonies' on this site doesn't seem to garner the respect it deserves.
What's your pick?
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A lot of dumbasses still can't realize it kills more than gophers.
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On this forum, it's the .270 Winchester.
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It's gayness is not overrated..
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The most under rated cartridge has to be the 8MM Rem Mag.
If a 300 is great and a 338 is also wonderful, the middle brother will do anything either sibling will. If the 8MM had comme along first we would not need the 300 Win or Wea, nor the 338/340.
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300 Weatherby. Kills up close and far away. Easy to load for. Easy to shoot. Doesn't bloodshot meat hardly at all loaded with a 200 grain bullet. Fun to shoot. Very Accurate. What more could you need?
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The most under rated cartridge has to be the 8MM Rem Mag. That's a good choice and I would agree. It's one of those cartridges that seems to have a almost cult like following to the few who have actually owned one.
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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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Most that I hear/read talking sh!!t about the 243 have never used it.
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375 H&H, does more than kill elephants.
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I'd say it has to be an 8mm something. Just don't hear a lot of praise being sung. I'm kind of in that crowd too, because good bullet availability is sketchy. Companies produce good ones for a few years, then discontinue them. I do believe that Barnes is making a magnum-worthy bullet now. I wonder how long that will last. No point in owning a boomer in 8mm if all manufacturers are making are deer bullets, light and thin-skinned.
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25-35 Winchester. People don't even know that cartridge exists. If it was a new development and someone said "fast twist" in it's description, it could be the most sought after round...
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I always thought it was overrated. More muzzel blast more powder and most dead animals had more bloodshot meat than our 06's. And most owners flinched when shooting them. JMO
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That's my choice as well. Suffers from being underloaded by the factories but it will basically do anything a 30-06 will do and that's a lot. Since it has been so under rated for so long it also suffers from lack of bullet variety. A real Rodney Dangerfield!
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