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Most Overrated Caliber
#2631228
11/07/18 12:16 PM
11/07/18 12:16 PM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 12,247 Oxford, AL. USA
Big Game Hunter
OP
Doesn’t Know His Code
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OP
Doesn’t Know His Code
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 12,247
Oxford, AL. USA
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It's a close race between the .270 Win and the 6.5 Creed
IKNOWMYPHUCKINGCODEDAMMITYOUDICKHEAD!!!
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
#2631236
11/07/18 12:23 PM
11/07/18 12:23 PM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 20,095 Northport, AL
GomerPyle
Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
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Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 20,095
Northport, AL
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For hunting in the SE United States..................300WM
*ducking for cover*
only because it is overkill for this area and a vast majority of people shooting it have no business doing so, because they're not capable of shooting it accurately thanks to the severe flinch they've undoubtedly developed from shooting it.
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
#2631238
11/07/18 12:24 PM
11/07/18 12:24 PM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 13,907 AL
hunterbuck
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 13,907
AL
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For whitetail deer hunting?
Anything with the word "magnum" at the end.
But...dead is dead.
"You think I care? Roll Damn Tide"
Have you tried Google?
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: 3toe]
#2631265
11/07/18 12:55 PM
11/07/18 12:55 PM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 13,907 AL
hunterbuck
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 13,907
AL
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Folks just like the name Creedmoor and saying it. If it was the 6.5 Jones no one would give it any attention. I don't know. They make a 6mm Creedmoor, and you never hear anything about it. 6.5 Creed seems to get a lot of positive play with the long range guys...even to the point that I believe it's being discussed as a replacement for the .308 for military use. I have one, but I think nothing more of it than I do about half a dozen other calibers I own.
"You think I care? Roll Damn Tide"
Have you tried Google?
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: GomerPyle]
#2631290
11/07/18 01:21 PM
11/07/18 01:21 PM
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Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 2,500 cullman,al
deerfeeder89
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 2,500
cullman,al
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For hunting in the SE United States..................300WM
*ducking for cover*
only because it is overkill for this area and a vast majority of people shooting it have no business doing so, because they're not capable of shooting it accurately thanks to the severe flinch they've undoubtedly developed from shooting it.
This was funny because I know the type your talking about and those same folks are the ones that think they need the 300wm,7 mag, etc to shoot the super long 200yd with. But to each his own I'll hunt with my guns and they can hunt with theirs.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Big Game Hunter]
#2631294
11/07/18 01:22 PM
11/07/18 01:22 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,166 B'ham
Goatkiller
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,166
B'ham
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In today's market I'm going with 6.5 Creed. Great Round. It has been the hottest thing on the block for several years. I loved 6.5x55 and .260 25 years ago. The magnitude of this resurgence in the form of a re-badged cartridge...... I haven't figured out.... it is just a .260.
It is a great round but in terms of being overrated I would say it takes the top spot. It won't do ANYTHING something that was already on the market would not do or do better for that matter.
No government employees were harmed in the making of this mess.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: AU338MAG]
#2631306
11/07/18 01:34 PM
11/07/18 01:34 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489 N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
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Last edited by 257wbymag; 11/07/18 01:34 PM.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: deerfeeder89]
#2631307
11/07/18 01:34 PM
11/07/18 01:34 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,166 B'ham
Goatkiller
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,166
B'ham
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For hunting in the SE United States..................300WM
*ducking for cover*
only because it is overkill for this area and a vast majority of people shooting it have no business doing so, because they're not capable of shooting it accurately thanks to the severe flinch they've undoubtedly developed from shooting it.
This was funny because I know the type your talking about and those same folks are the ones that think they need the 300wm,7 mag, etc to shoot the super long 200yd with. But to each his own I'll hunt with my guns and they can hunt with theirs. I think the argument can be made that is it no necessary to shoot a deer with a magnum such as a .300 or 7 Mag in order to make a clean kill. I also believe there are many hunters that get one yet they can't handle the recoil and therefore are not good shots with their rifle. They develop a flinch as a result and shoot these rounds poorly. However - in terms of the cartridges being Overrated.... They are definitively not. People use them because they believe they will anchor a deer where it is shot. In that regard these do the job very well. I am not a .300WM guy but I have shot several deer with one. There is nothing overrated about an animal being DRT. Shoot one through the front shoulders and you WILL NOT have to worry about finding it.
No government employees were harmed in the making of this mess.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: JohnnyLoco]
#2631319
11/07/18 01:41 PM
11/07/18 01:41 PM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL
Out back
Grumpy Old Man
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Grumpy Old Man
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 30,910
Clanton, AL
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It is surprising what is needed for killing deer and hogs these days Aint it tho! I'm almost afraid to take the ol 223 on a squirrel hunt these days.
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Re: Most Overrated Caliber
[Re: Out back]
#2631354
11/07/18 02:21 PM
11/07/18 02:21 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,257 Auburn Al
mauvilla
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,257
Auburn Al
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It is surprising what is needed for killing deer and hogs these days Aint it tho! I'm almost afraid to take the ol 223 on a squirrel hunt these days. I tote a 45-70 for rabbits 🐰 jk jk
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