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Something my supervisors at work utterly despise.:drink:
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More powerful does not always equate to better, either.
And, since you mention the .257 Roberts, JGR, You will hereby recognize that I resisted the temptation to retaliate toward your .250/.22-250 dig by saying the only thing good about the 7x57 is that it was the basis for the .257 Roberts.:beer:
The most versatile cartridge on planet earth is......the 12 gauge shotgun.I think there are a LOT of cartridges better than the .30-06 for certain various purposes.
I'm just not sure there are very many cartridges better than the .30-06 for nearly all purposes in North America.
I think the cartridge is mundane, pedestrian, and unexciting. I have avoided it all my life for calibers of more intrique.
Tell me what caliber for general big game hunting in North America you believe is a better choice, and why.
I'll reveal my choice late in discussion. It may surprise some.
c
The most versatile cartridge on planet earth is......the 12 gauge shotgun.
I mean what other gun can take down an Elk this morning, and a couple of phesants later this afternoon?
All it calls for is a receiver and two barrels.
With rifled shotgun barrels and 300-400 gr. "sabot slugs", an accurate hit can extend out to a couple of hundred yards, which is within the range of about 99.9% of the kills made by centerfire rifles.
Which gun to use? Whatever one you want. I'm partial to an H&R Pardner because they're simple, they're cheap and they work....of course, if you feel that you have to spend hundres of dollars more, there are other options that are just as suitable.
DeanMk
When was the last time you shot a deer with slug at 200 yards? When was the last time you shot elk with a shotgun slug?
James Ruby
Spitpatch in my mind has touch on teh crux of this discussion - how do you define an all purpose /general purpose rifle. What range, what game and what conditions.
I think a genral purpse rifle for the lower 48 must able to reach out to 300 yards with little hold over.
It must be able to reliably take anything from coyote to bear/ elk.
It must not be so expensive as to be cost prohibitive and so heavy in recoil that the average hunter cant handle the recoil.
just my thoughts on what a genral purpose rifle should be capable of doing.
James Ruby
Spitpatch in my mind has touch on teh crux of this discussion - how do you define an all purpose /general purpose rifle. What range, what game and what conditions.
I think a genral purpse rifle for the lower 48 must able to reach out to 300 yards with little hold over.
It must be able to reliably take anything from coyote to bear/ elk.
It must not be so expensive as to be cost prohibitive and so heavy in recoil that the average hunter cant handle the recoil.
just my thoughts on what a genral purpose rifle should be capable of doing.
James Ruby
Yes.
Six pages, and I'm still not convinced that a better cartridge than the .30-06 exists. But I'm heavily vested. One Garand and three Springfields...
OK Spitpatch I will bite.
The .22 rim fire could be found useful during times of need or as if surviving in the wild might be necessary.
Silver Hand