you're king for a day
09-12-2005, 08:19 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western Nebraska
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you're king for a day
A genie has granted your wish to be able to name three new cartridges to be in the stores for you and the public. However you must obsolete two old ones for each new one.....
OK..what's new and what goes?
Mine:
new
6.5-06
338-06
.375 Taylor
obsolete
220 Swift
17 Remington
all four WSMs
OK..what's new and what goes?
Mine:
new
6.5-06
338-06
.375 Taylor
obsolete
220 Swift
17 Remington
all four WSMs
09-12-2005, 08:39 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bossier City LA United States
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RE: you're king for a day
Can we bring back obselete cartridges and get rid of some current ones?
If so I would like to see the return of the 375 Win and the 284 Win. Also I would like the 6.5-284.
You can toss all the WSMs, SAUMs, RUMs, 30-30 Win and the 25-06.
If so I would like to see the return of the 375 Win and the 284 Win. Also I would like the 6.5-284.
You can toss all the WSMs, SAUMs, RUMs, 30-30 Win and the 25-06.
09-12-2005, 08:48 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
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RE: you're king for a day
You can toss all the WSMs, SAUMs, RUMs, 30-30 Win and the 25-06.
09-12-2005, 09:02 PM
#5
Dominant Buck
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Location: WC FL
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RE: you're king for a day
ORIGINAL: frizzellr
Can we bring back obselete cartridges and get rid of some current ones?
If so I would like to see the return of the 375 Win and the 284 Win. Also I would like the 6.5-284.
You can toss all the WSMs, SAUMs, RUMs, 30-30 Win and the 25-06.
Can we bring back obselete cartridges and get rid of some current ones?
If so I would like to see the return of the 375 Win and the 284 Win. Also I would like the 6.5-284.
You can toss all the WSMs, SAUMs, RUMs, 30-30 Win and the 25-06.
09-12-2005, 11:09 PM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
RE: you're king for a day
The 338-06 is already comercially loaded and chambered. Be it only Weatherby but it is a comercial cartridge.
My list would be...................
358 ultra mag
270-284
338-284
You could get rid of every single belted cartridge below .375" bullet diameter.
My list would be...................
358 ultra mag
270-284
338-284
You could get rid of every single belted cartridge below .375" bullet diameter.
09-13-2005, 02:28 AM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SE WI USA
Posts: 147
RE: you're king for a day
First of all, you can't get rid of the classics like 25-06 and 30-30 Win. Also, dumping all belted cartridges under .375 inch diameter would mean an end to the 7mm Rem Mag, 7mm STW, and a bunch of the Weatherby's...you can't do that either!
IMO, you can get rid of all but the best round in each cartridge class, with a few exceptions. This is what I would keep (rifle cartridges): 22LR, 223, 22-250, 243, 25-06, 257 WBY, 260, 270, 7-08, 7 rem mag, 7 STW,30-30, 308, 30-06, and for 338 and up, I don't have an opinion. Anything.30 cal and smallernot on this list could be dropped...although, maybe the 257 Roberts and 6mm Rem could stay as well.
Am I nuts?What do you guys think?
IMO, you can get rid of all but the best round in each cartridge class, with a few exceptions. This is what I would keep (rifle cartridges): 22LR, 223, 22-250, 243, 25-06, 257 WBY, 260, 270, 7-08, 7 rem mag, 7 STW,30-30, 308, 30-06, and for 338 and up, I don't have an opinion. Anything.30 cal and smallernot on this list could be dropped...although, maybe the 257 Roberts and 6mm Rem could stay as well.
Am I nuts?What do you guys think?