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Efficiency question about guns....
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<blockquote data-quote="Punisher" data-source="post: 1053201" data-attributes="member: 76832"><p>I think that you are talking about a barrier that most of us think about. But when selecting a cartridge, you need to ask yourself what you are going to do with it.</p><p></p><p>If I want a long range hunting/ everything rifle, I pick up my 7 mm mag. It fires a big 168 gr bullet with about 70 grains of powder. It gets me close to the performance of the big magnums and the 30 Carl's with about 20 grains less powder and a lighter bullet with higher BC.</p><p></p><p>I have a .243 that I am building for long range plinking because... The ammo is so cheap, it's almost free.</p><p></p><p>But I do want to build a .338 edge next. Not for plinking, not for shooting matches, but strictly for 5-10 hunting shots per year. Because It shoots flat and doesn't suffer much wind drift... It isn't for practice with its expensive brass and expensive dies... But it is a tool that will do what I want it to, when I want it to do it.</p><p></p><p>I chose the 7mm mag over the 30 cals because it had similar performance and was cheaper to shoot. It was a good compromise of power and price in my eyes. But that's probably the reason you would like a .300 Winchester.</p><p></p><p>I think that is the answer to the idea you are developing. All of us shooters are dealing with different limiting factors like time and budget. What's a good compromise for you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Punisher, post: 1053201, member: 76832"] I think that you are talking about a barrier that most of us think about. But when selecting a cartridge, you need to ask yourself what you are going to do with it. If I want a long range hunting/ everything rifle, I pick up my 7 mm mag. It fires a big 168 gr bullet with about 70 grains of powder. It gets me close to the performance of the big magnums and the 30 Carl's with about 20 grains less powder and a lighter bullet with higher BC. I have a .243 that I am building for long range plinking because... The ammo is so cheap, it's almost free. But I do want to build a .338 edge next. Not for plinking, not for shooting matches, but strictly for 5-10 hunting shots per year. Because It shoots flat and doesn't suffer much wind drift... It isn't for practice with its expensive brass and expensive dies... But it is a tool that will do what I want it to, when I want it to do it. I chose the 7mm mag over the 30 cals because it had similar performance and was cheaper to shoot. It was a good compromise of power and price in my eyes. But that's probably the reason you would like a .300 Winchester. I think that is the answer to the idea you are developing. All of us shooters are dealing with different limiting factors like time and budget. What's a good compromise for you? [/QUOTE]
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