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Don't like .223,.243,.270,7mm MAG and.300WM to name a few.

If it isn't a 30-06,

Never met a caliber I didn't like, but do seem to gravitate toward some diameters more than others. In the under .308" category, .284/7mm stuff never seems to stay around long, and when diameter gets over .308 my uses for it decrease in inverse proportion to size. .224", .243" and .308" bullets get flung downrange far more than the rest with .257" and .264" projectiles getting a smaller but not insignificant share.

Shot a 338 win mag years ago. That sum bltch snap kicked so freaking hard that after 3 shots I would have a recoil headache. Prolly just poor stock fit but that turned me off on the 338

Anything with 9 locking lugs

I could never warm up to 28s. 7mm mag, 7-08, etc. I have one 280 but it's more the rifle (remington mountain) than the round, however it cloverleafs 160 nosler partitions, so I keep it and use it doe hunting once in a while. The 270 and 308 are ones I also have no desire to own or shoot. I concede however that these are all rather useful and well accepted rounds by others.

33 just seems like an odd number.

308 Win.

8mm just seems weird........

.338 federal.....it can't be as good as a .308 for that angle, and it can't be as good as the .358 for the other angle. It's half-azz.

6.8 SPC

3 plus 3 is 6. Even.

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7mm Remington Magnum.
6.5 Creedmoor.
Anything "AI" since Ackley didn't do half of them anyway.
People who post about going beyond published data. Want to go faster? You should've bought the right gun to begin with.
People who say Small Ring Mausers will blow up, but can only reference pictures of ones that got double charges of pistol powder or relate that their buddy's girlfriend's grandma's cousin's dog knew someone who saw it happen once. Oh, he's a "highly respected" individual. ha ha ha!

I'd like " 250-3000 Savage Weatherby Ackley Improved Super Short Magnum Creedmoor".

"People who post about going beyond published data. Want to go faster? You should've bought the right gun to begin with."

What about cartridges where the factories deliberately under load them? You know like the 7x57, 280 Rem. and .35 Whelen? Why not load them to their full safe potential? Even load manuals keep data at or below SAAMI mandated pressures. I know the reasons for the 7x57 but the .280 and Whelen? Just because Big R put then in semi-autos? I can agree with you if considering more modern cartridges in modern rifles. Guess the .280 wasn't one of those, right?
Paul B.

I just can't warm up to the 308 Win. I'm a fan of speedy rounds and the 308 just doesn't fit that criteria. Also, I have a hunting buddy who shoots one. I've been with him when he's taken deer with it. I've never seen a DRT kill, even with good shots using standard hunting bullets. In fact, I've never seen him make a bad shot with it but deer just seem to run after the shot. They generally don't go very far, but if they run in the woods at last light in the evening it's still a pain to track them. I prefer the animal drop at the shot, as I'm sure most do, and I've seen that happen much more often from higher velocity rounds.

I'm sure plenty of people have had the exact opposite experience with the round, but this is just what I've seen personally so it colors my feelings toward the round.

I wouldn't say I specifically dislike a particular cartridge. There are reasons I won't own some. One is the .30-'06. The reason is a particularly offensive, loud mouthed family member who is an unwavering proponent of the cartridge. There are enough other as good, or better, choices that I don't need to listen to his non-stop crowing about "finally buying a useful gun" if I own one. I'll wait 'til after he dies, then maybe.

Truth is, I suspect I may inherit his '06 .. his way of forcing me to "get" one. I've told him if I do, I'm going to rebarrel it to .270 just to get the last laugh. That's good for a green-around-the-gills look from him .. and silence, blessed silence.

Tom

Love that story. I feel the same way about Alabama because of a loudmouthed college roommate. Even though it's been over 25yrs since I've seen him, I thought about him when Alabama had the National Championship snatched from them in the final seconds of the game. I grinned from ear to ear.

I can't really think of any cartridges I just don't like. I see the .308 mentioned a lot here. That's one of my absolute favorites.