ORIGINAL: Dirt2
Dig down through the layers, and what I'm really, really getting at here is human reasoning processes. Do people ever change their minds?
I borrowed this one from the "270 WSM..." thread:
ORIGINAL: Stubblejumper
And a 264 win mag is just about a 270wsm.
And a 257wby is just about a 264win mag.
And a 6mm-284 is just about a 257wby mag.
At some point you have to set a limit.I choose to set mine at the 7mm remmag.
I view the bullet construction debate as being fairly akin to the caliber debate. The slope is so gradual that it's really tough to make statements that everyone, or many, or even SOME, will agree with. At some point, you have to set a limit.
And that will be YOUR limit. After a couple o' seasons on this forum, it seems like setting a limit is the hardest thing for any of us to do!
Personally, I've found that I could spend my entire life debating calibers, &/or bullet construction...
OR, I could make a well-reasoned choice, and get out to the range to become proficient with my particular setup, realizing there will still be legions of caliber & bullet partisans who will deride my decision.
I just bought a new rifle, to scratch an itch. And what I found was that new rifle really made me appreciate my old rifle much more.That old riflefits splendidly,it shoots really well, and I'm so comfortable with that setup that I can almost always put the bullets where they're supposed to go.
I'd argue that bullets are the same way. The new bullets are definitely cool, and they wouldn't be selling that well if they didn't live up to their promise in most cases. But given howlong it can taketo find a rifle/cartridge/bullet/ammo setup that works
for you,I don't feel that itmakes sense to switch horses when you've got a proven winner.
Ifrequently try new bullets, but I don't see myselfdownshifting cartridges to see if I can get the maximum efficiency out of the bullet. Rather, I look at upgrading bullets to get the maximum efficiency out of my favorite cartridge (and rifle).
And that's just one more reason why people talk about me, and probably always will!
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