Larry wrote:Bigrich why do you find it boring? Because it works so consistently? It certainly has enough punch to take down anything in Aus pretty reliably I would never be worried that it might not take down anything I am shooting at.
Hatchet Jack wrote:By 1906 we had the 6.5x55, 7x57, 9.3x62, 450/400 NE and 30-06. Everything since then is just marketing.
Oldbloke wrote:Hey bigrich did the new sako arrive yet?
RoginaJack wrote:You missed a couple - 375 H&H and 303 British...
bigrich wrote:Larry wrote:Bigrich why do you find it boring? Because it works so consistently? It certainly has enough punch to take down anything in Aus pretty reliably I would never be worried that it might not take down anything I am shooting at.
Exactly Larry, it’s reliable and boring
It doesn’t appeal to the historical interest or “uniqueness “ . 8x57, 6.5x55, 358win have interest to me
Owning a 308 is like driving your SS commodore and parking in the car park full of SS commodores . Everybody’s got the same thing. I’m relating to this from a hunting rifle perspective
SCJ429 wrote:How many guys have a 223 and a 308 and then something a bit special like a 338 RUM? None, they cannot move out of their comfort zone. Most would never have heard of a 450/400 Jeffery let alone wanted to own one.☹️
SCJ429 wrote:What sort of calibres do "target purists" claim are not up to shooting an inch at 100 or MOA?
Why would they care about other non competitive calibres? I would think that they would be impressed by a bloke getting 1/2 inch group out of a 45/70 or similar.
boingk wrote:SCJ429 wrote:How many guys have a 223 and a 308 and then something a bit special like a 338 RUM? None, they cannot move out of their comfort zone. Most would never have heard of a 450/400 Jeffery let alone wanted to own one.☹️
*Raises hand*
223, 308, 25-303, 45-70... list goes on. I need to thin the herd a bit but those four aren't going anywhere.
The way I see it if you can't hit a bunny at 100m then it's not worth having. Mightn't sound impressive but there are so many rifles in safes (or not) around the country that wouldn't even reach that standard.
- boingk
SCJ429 wrote:You are a rare breed there Boing. Bet you drive a Camry but have Mustang in the back of your shed too.
Veetwin wrote:Getting back in, waiting for a 308 pta
SCJ429 wrote:Veetwin wrote:Getting back in, waiting for a 308 pta
What sort of Vee Twin? European, Japanese or American?
ZaineB wrote:is it terrible? no, is it amazing? no. are there rounds more capable of accuracy? of course there is
shooting rounds between the 0.450 and 0.480 G1 BC so 150gn to 168gn and the higher end of weights being the likes of Lapua Scenar with a G1 BC of 0.482, these BC's allow for great accuracy and in most cases more than enough to land a possible at 1000m, ever.
in2anity wrote:Look I'm not saying you guys are wrong (you are not), but those fancy calibers just make it easier for beginners. Just point and shoot, whilst conveniently ignoring the flags/mirage/splash. I don't even shoot F, but the F open douches I regularly hear frothing over that "cheytac" mod-con, with all their latest gear - they never come close to the top during the bigger events. As I stipulated in the OP, the crusty old veterans can still hit the Xs, and win, with their venerable 308. I suppose if they used a "cheytac", their scores would be even better
ZaineB wrote:45-70