Old or crazy you pick

Is everyone Magnum crazy, or is it jest me bein plain crazy.  I continually get ribbed fer bein "old school," for saying that a '06 is the best round for all but dangerous game.  I remember when I was under and liked getting the snot knocked out of me, but I couldn't hit like I can today.  I'm still thinkin about getting that a nice quality "fine shooting," rifle in 270 or '06 but the local yocals keep tellin me I'm just too dang old. 

Spot

I think you're crazy for caring what the locals are telling you.  Folks gotta shoot what they like, SPOT SHOOTER.  If you don't think a magnum suits you, don't get a damn magnum.  GET WHAT YOU WANT !!!  Pretty simple    . 

Further, if you think that "an '06 is the best round for all but the dangerous game" that's perfectly fine.  Yell it to the world.  Just don't take offense when the magnum boys try to put ya in your place over that one.  I don't think it means that your thinking is wrong, per say.  Just that the magnum boys will never agree with it    .  Later.  >>  klallen

.45 Colt;

First one I can think of is the Winchester .338 magnum.  It did fill a hole between the .300 H&H & the .375 H&H.  Now I'm aware that Elmer & the boys had brought out the .333 OKH prior to 1950, but it was never a commercial cartridge that I know of.   The OKH, Whelen et al, in that area simply were a step down from where the .338 is.  Just my .o2.

900F

Its these "short magnums" that people are getting crazy over. If i could get one in left hand, for 100 bucks, that weighs 7 lbs, and kicks like a .22 i would get it. But until then, no.

NH_Hunter

"Nothin' wrong with a .30-06! [Even Korey has one!]"

Excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, Marcus.  We don't need to be spreading that little tid-bit of info. around.  A low point in the rifle battery.  We won't even discuss the .270          !!!  Take it easy.  >>  klallen

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korey got a .30-06?

oh, wow....not only do you have a 30-06, but a savage in 270... hmmm... i'm getting hives. i gotta go touch a remington in 7mm ultra mag topped by leupold... geez...

 

   I gotta say I like to watch the "magnum" guy's shooting at the range.  I have only seen one or two shoot more than 20 rounds.  They say there not flinchin but their groups say otherwise, try dry chamberin a round fer them and watch their heads move when the firing pin clicks. 

Anyway, 7x57 was a deadly elephant round from what I've read, so what changed?  348, and 358 are tarriffic performers on whitetails at 24 to 2500 FPS.  So what's the need fer a 3.6" ultra mag cartridge, muzzle break an all your overkill. 

Spot

Need for magnums?Who cares.Its the fun.I like the 7x57 the 308 270 243 223 22 35 etc etc but I also like the 30-378 460 7mm  300 and most any other magnum as well.Wish I had one of each caliber made.Shoot what makes you happy.Shooting and hunting are meant to be fun.I suppose a person could probably make do with just one rifle but  why would you limit yourself.Have a good one macca.

i prefer the standards myself, but like korey says, shoot what YOU like and don't worry about what the guy down the road thinks about it.

also, like macca says, don't let the bastards (on either ide of the mag/standard debate) drag you down!!!!