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As I've said many times before, I had a Ruger 77 Mk II in .338 WM and that gun just brutalized me.

Anything in mm. Now that an have stated that, I must admit a new passion for a Winchester Featherweight in 6.5 Swedish. Darn thing is a blast to shoot. My lucky little boy gets to hunt with it some day. Never thought I would see the day.

I am not fond of:

1. .300 Winchester Magnum; I don't like the design. I wanted a factory .30-338. I do have a .308 Norma Magnum and .300 Weatherby and much prefer them.

2. 7mm Remington Magnum; I have a 7x61 S&H and admire the 7mm Weatherby and 7WSM. I just don't care for the Remington.

270 ? Never could warm up to it.
No Idea why not.

My 8mm Rem mag was more like the grim reaper to the three bears, three whitetails and one huge bodied bull elk I pointed it at. It stuffs 200 gr Partitions into itty bitty groups near and far. Having said that I have no desire to own an 8mm Mauser. Go big or go home.

Now that I think about it, there have been several cartridges I didn't want to like, but owning excellent-shooting rifles in those chamberings really helped to soften my attitude.

FC

No one else has...so, il take the bate. ? ? ? ?

What am I missing ? How much difference can there be ? ?

Jerry

Not much. Actual difference,want and need have little to do with it. I did say factory .30-338 which never happened.

I do have a small stash of factory .308 Norma ammo, new brass and dies.

FWIW the USMC was using the .30-338 for a time when I was in.

My statement was that I didn't like the .300 Win Mag.

I understood what you said. No factory "308 N M" exactly.

My point is SINCE you have a 308 N M, you have 'virtually' the same, just not a factory offering.

No insult intended.

Jerry

In my .308 Norma I simply resized .338 Win Mag brass. So in essence I was shooting a .30/338 for the first couple firings after sizing.

For you D B and Moosemike -

IMO the 30-7 RM is a better round.














Seriously , I've always liked the 300 WM's larger case better.
I got my first 300 @ 1978 and the short neck hasn't been any problem at all.

Jerry

jwall, I got my old .300 in about 1970.. Great caliber.. BUT as you mentioned necking the 7mm R. up to .30.. Brought to mind a couple guys I met in Casper.. They told me that had developed a round that would beat the 300WM by a huge margin.. The necked the 7mm R up to .30 cal.. a real super winner.. They were young 25 or so.. When you are old, life is really interesting!!!

WCH

Yes, ignorance can bring smiles, ....at times.
Other times it leaves me S M H.


Jerry

But you gotta admit - he stated his prejudice well!

I hope you are all feeling better for having gotten all this stuff off your chest. Glad to have been of service.

I'd reply with FYVM, but i like your posts. Thanks for your concern.

I freely admit that my prejudice is bounded in the irrational, and I don't care. The 30-06 for me is Cliff Claven wrapped in brass and topped with lead.

308 until I bought one for suppressed loads. It kills just as well as my cannons.

caliber, I am not in for .30s
cartridges, I am not in for short and fat

.308WCF has both attributes which explains my deslike for the cartridge. tasteless. not that there is something impractical about it, though.

The older I get, the more the .308 is becoming my favorite cartridge. Diff'rent strokes, diff'rent folks.

Seems easy enough to answer.

'any cartridge that is not applicable to the task currently being undertaken'.