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35 whelen...I will have one at some point. I just traded into 30-06 #4 earlier this week. I should probably get one rebored into a whelen and be done LOL
If it looks good, you'll see it
If it sounds good, you'll hear it
If it's marketed right, you'll buy it
But...If it's real, you'll feel it
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Most of the new short rounds have no appeal what so ever. The 6.5 Creed and what have you are fine I guess if you shoot a lot of paper.. They don't interest me in the least or they would be in the safe..
Unlike lastround, the 7mags. and .300's would be the last calibers to leave my safe if I am going to hunt big game...
Dad .. Is that you ? ?  We must be related.  Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
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Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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The Karma bus always has an empty seat when it comes around.- High Brass
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
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.470 Nitro Express,shot one,never owned one.
.500 Nitro Express I got a Searcy .500 and a Kriegoff .470. I really want a 450 no.2 or a 475 no.2. Joseph Lang would do nicely.
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For me it would be a 308 Norma and a 458 Win Mag. I have been all around both cartridges, but never actually owned either one of these two.
At this stage of my life, I will probably not.
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Life Member...Safari Club International
Life Member...Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Life Member...Keystone Country Elk Alliance
Life Member...National Rifle Association
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.470 Nitro Express,shot one,never owned one.
.500 Nitro Express I got a Searcy .500 and a Kriegoff .470. I really want a 450 no.2 or a 475 no.2. Joseph Lang would do nicely. Give you $1 for the Searcy .500.
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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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6.5 Creed If I was just starting out, I'd probably jump on it. But over the years, I've become highly invested in the 257 Roberts , which for my purposes (hunting) is just about equivalent. (120gr bullet @ 2900ish)
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.400 H&H Just kidding. +1 on the 400 H&H. Working on it. Elk - No need to kid, get it in the queue. The other cartridge I hope to own one day is the 7x64 Brenneke.
I'm becoming more tolerant of intolerant people.
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.400 H&H Just kidding. +1 on the 400 H&H. Working on it. Elk - No need to kid, get it in the queue.
The other cartridge I hope to own one day is the 7x64 Brenneke. 
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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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Over the years, I have acquired several rifles that I thought would be the one I really wanted to kill elk with,and I did kill elk with them. Then I settled on the .06 .Mostly l because I inherited from my FIL and it had some history.I have killed a lot of elk with it.
However, if were starting today,I would settle on a 7-08 . Heavy enough for elk, yet great for deer and antelope.Something is Pre-64 Win. Clone
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
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Dave no .25-06!!! That is un American!!! I had one when it was still a wildcat..
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Have always wanted an 8x68S. Won't do a damn thing the 8mm Mag already in the safe won't do, but I still want one in a nice European bolt gun, or a Weatherby Mark V.
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I've never owned a 257 Roberts or 250 Savage. Never owned anything Weatherby. Pretty sure I've had close to everything else under .375 diameter.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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Dave no .25-06!!! That is un American!!! I had one when it was still a wildcat.. Well......there is a 25-06 IN every 270 Win ! ! Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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Always wanted a 257 Roberts in a Remington 722, just because it is what my grandpa swore by, so I'd say that would be the best round I've never had.
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You didn't miss anything with a .257 Roberts..
Jwall, that may be true, but I like them both.. The 25 is better for varmints, but the .270 when we move to bigger game.. Right now the .270 is always in the truck.. It will do coyotes, chucks, but the 25 is better for them, but the .270 will handle a wolf, black bear etc. with a bit more bullet wt.. It has really become a favorite for these off seasons.. A guy can kill a wolf with a lot less, but if I get a shot, I want to make it count for sure...
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I have always wanted a .45-70 in a Marlin Guide Gun and a .257 Roberts in a Winchester Featherweight or Ruger M77 MKII.
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7X57.
The more I learn about cartridges the more I'm amazed that rounds like 7X57 and 6.5X55 that were developed in the early 1890's seemed to have gotten it right the 1st time around. The 6.5 Creedmoor and 7-08 are ballistic twins. We've come full circle and are now realizing there never really was any need to try to improve on the originals.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
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Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."
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Just damnifIknow.. I never had it yet.
6MM Rem/244 maybe.
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