Originally Posted by ingwe
Originally Posted by PJGunner
In 1948, Bell opined that the .308 Win. shooting 200 or 220 gr. bullets at about 2300 FPS would be an excellent rifle/cartridge combo for elephant. That article was in the American Rifleman BTW.
PJ

I credit Bell with a hell of a lot, but recommending a rifle in 1948 that didn't didn't come out till 1952 is really a case of " forward thinking".

I believe he was commenting on the T65 case rather than the actual .308. Apparently he'd seen or actually had samples on hand. Just quoting what the article said. I'm not going to dig through 12 months of 1948 and 1952 issues of the Rifleman to find when he made the comments.
PJ

Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them.
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