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7mm or 30 cal? Just for curiosity’s sake
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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 2168693" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>I'm very pleased with the degree of participation this seemingly innocent question has stirred up. No surprise at the strength of our opinions, even emotional attachments, to our caliber of choice. Delighted at how downright civil this conversation has been for this long. </p><p></p><p>interestingly, in the first days of the poll being open one or the other would pull ahead by a significant margin but as more and more votes come in it reveals a pretty even split. 7mm has held the lead for the majority of the time it's been open now, 199 votes in and its 55/45 7mm vs 30. I'm probably going to pit more bore diameters against each other just for fun (and always some legit knowledge gained), but I truly doubt there are any two big game bore diameters that result in this kind of a draw. They are the most useful all purpose North American calibers, especially in magnums, and this thread kind of reveals that. </p><p></p><p>I maintain my stance of thirty cal getting the nod. The 30-06 was and to many still is the yardstick against which all other all purpose versatile cartridges are measured against. That says more than anything I can say. </p><p></p><p>I'm biased. Love my .300 win mag, will be hard to "need" another chambering for anything I hunt at any range. My 270, 243, and 308 honestly don't see much use anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 2168693, member: 109862"] I’m very pleased with the degree of participation this seemingly innocent question has stirred up. No surprise at the strength of our opinions, even emotional attachments, to our caliber of choice. Delighted at how downright civil this conversation has been for this long. interestingly, in the first days of the poll being open one or the other would pull ahead by a significant margin but as more and more votes come in it reveals a pretty even split. 7mm has held the lead for the majority of the time it’s been open now, 199 votes in and its 55/45 7mm vs 30. I’m probably going to pit more bore diameters against each other just for fun (and always some legit knowledge gained), but I truly doubt there are any two big game bore diameters that result in this kind of a draw. They are the most useful all purpose North American calibers, especially in magnums, and this thread kind of reveals that. I maintain my stance of thirty cal getting the nod. The 30-06 was and to many still is the yardstick against which all other all purpose versatile cartridges are measured against. That says more than anything I can say. I’m biased. Love my .300 win mag, will be hard to “need” another chambering for anything I hunt at any range. My 270, 243, and 308 honestly don’t see much use anymore. [/QUOTE]
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