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Hey swampdog,

Ifin you ain't too old....join the Army. Ask to be a 19K, (Tanker), and with some training and a little experience you can have something that closes on that 5000fps. Don't think you'll shoulder fire it much though!;)

P.S. I didn't hear nothing about over 50!

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I actually do have a lot of experiance with many different guns.My Grandad was a gunsmith until he died last february.Im hoping i can be a gunsmith to once i get out of high school.He would fix peoples guns and bring them back for me to test fire and see if they worked.He usually brought home at least 2 guns a day to let me shoot.I once shot a 460 Weatherby Mag.THat was pretty fun.I would like to shoot a 600 nitro express one day.

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BC. won't happen again.

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i know

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Since you enjoyed the 460 Mag, Take a look at the 378 Weatherby Mag. It Ballistics are impressive. It shoots flat and fast and would iliminate the need to upgrade for a while. Soon someone will come up with a cartridge that will make the 378 look whimpy but until then you would be near to king of the hill. Speaking of 3100 fps, this puppy will do that with a 270 gr spire point. The 300 gr spire point moves along at 2900 fps. Cost wise the ammo should not be much more expensive than the two small rounds you are looking at. Check it out.

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AK, I don't think they will let me back in after 30 years.....LOL Anyway I am to old, fat ,And beat up to be a good little 11 Bang -Bang anymore or any of my other 11 designations.;).Sometimes I felt like I was going 5000 f.p.s. coming out of those C 130's or Hueys..........lol



What about that .257 "HOT TAMALI" That I have been hearing about? Still in the kill zone of a deer at 500 yds.Thats +/- 12" drop.Not bad in anybody's book

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I think that to notice the difference with any of the super mags, you have to spend alot of time on the range and be very proficient with a rifle and its characteristics. When you are talking about ballistics of these rifles, you are talking about adequate big game guns to 1,000 yards in proficient hands. I don't think that you would notice much difference in one or the other if your shooting will be done any closer than 300 yards. If I were sixteen, I would get one of the .300 mags, or maybe a 7mmSTW, and go from there, because they are so much cheaper to shoot. Keep in mind also that a scope has to be able to handle the recoil of any magnum rifle, so you don't want to cheap out in that department. Between the two, I would probably opt for the Lazzeroni, given an unlimited budget, because he builds such amazing rifles and cartridges. You can't go wrong with a weatherby though either, and the 30-378 is a hot, hot round too. If you are set on a supermag, flip a coin, and get out the wallet. Good luck man.

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Hey swampdog,

Spent twenty plus years pounding ground (llB__). Ya ain't never too old or too fat to be a tanker! (Okay, you tankers.....don't beat me to death. Just kidding. My father was a tanker in the Korean War. I have lots of respect for them too!)

But that 120 Smoothbore either crunches 5000fps (or gets real close) the newest variation's performance specs are still classified. And when that puppy goes down range....it does it with "Authority" As in "Respect my Authoriata"! (Cartman;)).

P.S. Not very many jumping outta Hueys anymore....they've got Blackhawks now!

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Hello Footballboy 5571

yotes with a weatherby huh, ever shoot 1 of those 30/378, or the 338/378? recoil is not that extreme but the noise will deafen ya. I used to shoot yotes with a swift but retired it when i bought my 338/378 wanted something that would reach out there an slap them good.!!:D the new weatherby catalog lists the 338/378 for 1,972.00 for the accumark, put a good quality scope on it an your talkin not cheap.. it is a must to reload if you plan on shootin it regulary. I use it to take anyting from prairie dogs to moose. retired my old deer rifle (375 H.H) for my weatherby... good luck on your choice an reach out an touch em.......:D

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Ive seen some of your other posts and come to the conclusion that you just want the crap beat out of you. If you do there is always the .50 BMG and take one to a gunsmith and have him saw off the barrel to about 18 inches or whatever the shortest legal length is and make sure its a bolt action. That will give you your kicks and probly not any giggles.:D:D:D