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What cartridge did people complain about before the Creedmoor?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 2841874" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>There was the .40 S&W which got derided as "short and weak" because it wasn't the full power, macho 10mm (that no one could shoot worth a dang because of the recoil.) Ironically, the .40 S&W got a reputation for having enough recoil itself to be unpleasant and challenging to shoot, not to mention the early guns not holding up to it's extended use.</p><p></p><p>There was the .308 Winchester that so much wanted to be the .30-06 Springfield, but never would be or could be because there is no replacement for displacement (e.g., powder capacity.)</p><p></p><p>Then there was the 9mm Luger (9X19mm). It was a crappy old German cartridge that couldn't kill a mouse even if you smacked the mouse with the gun itself. Only weak women and Bud Light drinkers would actually own and shoot one. Real men (of genius!) shot a .45 ACP (God rest John M. Browning's soul.)</p><p></p><p>It was nice that the 6.5 ManBun came along so all those 'old' debates could be forgotten and people could pile on the 'new kid' as being effeminate and not worthy of a 'real' shooter/hunter. I can't wait to see what we 'hate' next, ha!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 2841874, member: 9308"] There was the .40 S&W which got derided as "short and weak" because it wasn't the full power, macho 10mm (that no one could shoot worth a dang because of the recoil.) Ironically, the .40 S&W got a reputation for having enough recoil itself to be unpleasant and challenging to shoot, not to mention the early guns not holding up to it's extended use. There was the .308 Winchester that so much wanted to be the .30-06 Springfield, but never would be or could be because there is no replacement for displacement (e.g., powder capacity.) Then there was the 9mm Luger (9X19mm). It was a crappy old German cartridge that couldn't kill a mouse even if you smacked the mouse with the gun itself. Only weak women and Bud Light drinkers would actually own and shoot one. Real men (of genius!) shot a .45 ACP (God rest John M. Browning's soul.) It was nice that the 6.5 ManBun came along so all those 'old' debates could be forgotten and people could pile on the 'new kid' as being effeminate and not worthy of a 'real' shooter/hunter. I can't wait to see what we 'hate' next, ha! [/QUOTE]
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