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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 554206" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>All these rumours that a belt is NOT as accurate as a normal bottlenecked case were started by the ammo makers when they brought out their short/fat magnums! </p><p>This then made it's way into magazine articles so that more ammo and rifles could be sold, then it went into 'folk lore' as being true!</p><p>'Hype' sells rifles, and the magazines are paid to promote these new chamberings as the next best thing better than 'sliced bread', that's how they make their money. The articles are meaningless to them, it's the advertising that they're after!</p><p></p><p>There is no definitive proof that a belt is less accurate than any other design! Any design can be inaccurate, so too, any individual rifle can be inaccurate. I have seen some VERY accurate 45-70 rifles, but is that the 'norm'?</p><p>All the belted mags I've owned have had better than average accuracy, most better than some bottlenecked cases that would just not shoot no matter what technique you used on them!</p><p></p><p>I still shoot a 300WM on the F-Class line, it's the most accurate rifle I've ever owned, and is still more accurate than some of the newer chamberings I see crop up, even the 6.5's in all their differing configurations!</p><p></p><p>gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 554206, member: 10755"] All these rumours that a belt is NOT as accurate as a normal bottlenecked case were started by the ammo makers when they brought out their short/fat magnums! This then made it's way into magazine articles so that more ammo and rifles could be sold, then it went into 'folk lore' as being true! 'Hype' sells rifles, and the magazines are paid to promote these new chamberings as the next best thing better than 'sliced bread', that's how they make their money. The articles are meaningless to them, it's the advertising that they're after! There is no definitive proof that a belt is less accurate than any other design! Any design can be inaccurate, so too, any individual rifle can be inaccurate. I have seen some VERY accurate 45-70 rifles, but is that the 'norm'? All the belted mags I've owned have had better than average accuracy, most better than some bottlenecked cases that would just not shoot no matter what technique you used on them! I still shoot a 300WM on the F-Class line, it's the most accurate rifle I've ever owned, and is still more accurate than some of the newer chamberings I see crop up, even the 6.5's in all their differing configurations! gun) [/QUOTE]
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