Thread: Redundant Calibres

It just comes down to what you like I suppose - I've had 7mm Rem mag, .280, .270 and I've fired a bunch of others - and some gave me more recoil than I was comfortable with, and the 7x57 never did that. - it wasn't something I wanted in my mind.
They all do the job if you're using a bullet for purpose - that's the only bit in the whole equation that does the 'dirty' - so then you're back to 'slow and heavy' vs 'fast and light' ............ and I prefer the latter for the hunting I do.

Those earlier cartridges were ex military numbers and had developed their rep on the battlefield - 6.5x54MS (+ Jap and Carcano), 6.5x55, 7x57, 8x57, .303, 30-40, 30-06, 8x57, .308 and dare I say it - .223 and joy of joys the .577 snider, .577-450 Martini and bunch of European numbers if you want to go back earlier.

And talking about the 25-20, my mate had a Win '92 in one of them and I watched him take out the best part of a mob of pigs with that ......... that was designed as a close range 'trappers' cartridge and that 'shootup' was a lesson to me.

The trend for modern high velocity cartridges came about with 'long range' shooting over in the States - and with the Duley's and some others here. So we saw supressors, muzzle brakes, weighted stocks to reduce recoil and super duper high power scopes with dial up's and computer programs so you could sling a bullet that far.
That's a whole nother game that I've witnessed - but I don't have the 'places' that would justify me getting into that ........... nor the dosh come to that.

Hunting's a sport - and we enjoy it in our own different ways ....................