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Old 03-18-2011 | 10:47 AM
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I basically agree with the article as far as "minimum accuracy" goes, hitting 6" with any given cartridge at a given range.

That said, I do not understand his distaste for the "PPC design" cartridges like the WSM's, WSSM's, or SAUMs. I definitely agree that any hunting rifle needs to feed reliably, but I'm not quite certain there is a REAL arguement that the steep shouldered cartridges do not feed. My brother in law runs a .243WSSM AR-15/10 that has managed to feed just fine, and I've been running a .300WSM repeater since they first arrived 10yrs ago (wow, has it really been that long?)

I agree, a rifle needs to feed if I'm going to use it for hunting, but realistically, ANY repeater needs to feed, whether it's in the field or on the bench... The article denounces other shooters for speaking about that which they have not experienced, but then he claims, without evidence, that steep shouldered cartridges aren't reliable? Now who is making unbiased claims here?

But again, I agree with the general premise that a 4MOA rifle is at least "good enough" for most hunting. I often use a .44mag revolver off-handed for stalk hunting whitetails in thick cover. At the other end of the spectrum, I also often use a .300WSM heavy barrled bolt gun off of a rest in a box blind... I've never had much arguement from anything I've dropped the hammer on with either.
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