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Did I have unrealistic expectations?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1071777" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Don't send that Savage work to me, I don't want it! I was just courious as whether you were spouting fact or fiction. Just because steel machines easily doesn't mean it's soft, it may just mean it is "machinable". Barrel material needs to neither too hard or too soft. Too hard and tooling suffers. Too soft and they wear quickly, they may not machine well, either. Alloying elements can make the difference in how material machines. Because it machines well doesn't mean it's soft. At what can be short ranges, like 50yds or less, and everything is movin fast, "shot placement" becomes a moot point and a good solid bone breaking hit can mean the difference Not that I'm much of a fan of the Whelen, I just see too many under gun themselves. I see too many .223s and .243s put in hands that don't have the skill to use them on deer sized or larger game. They have them in their hands because of the lower recoil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1071777, member: 24284"] Don't send that Savage work to me, I don't want it! I was just courious as whether you were spouting fact or fiction. Just because steel machines easily doesn't mean it's soft, it may just mean it is "machinable". Barrel material needs to neither too hard or too soft. Too hard and tooling suffers. Too soft and they wear quickly, they may not machine well, either. Alloying elements can make the difference in how material machines. Because it machines well doesn't mean it's soft. At what can be short ranges, like 50yds or less, and everything is movin fast, "shot placement" becomes a moot point and a good solid bone breaking hit can mean the difference Not that I'm much of a fan of the Whelen, I just see too many under gun themselves. I see too many .223s and .243s put in hands that don't have the skill to use them on deer sized or larger game. They have them in their hands because of the lower recoil. [/QUOTE]
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