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Long Range Elk Gun, What caliber you would choose?
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<blockquote data-quote="436" data-source="post: 2430711" data-attributes="member: 16609"><p>The belt served a purpose in its day starting with the .300 and 375 H&H many WWII aircraft and anti-aircraft and anti-armor (light tanks) guns used belted cases. America... kinda saw its main push of the belted magnum in 1956 which was with the 458 Win Mag, later sales and marketing liked the idea of the Mag belt and started popping out cartridges like the .338 Win Mag, .264 Win Mag, .338 Win Mag, 7 Rem Mag... and we can include Norma in this one, magnum sales skyrocketed. Inter the .300 Win Mag and all the others coming off the .300 H&H case, and we can include Weatherby in this one. From what I understand the parent of the aforementioned cartridges was the .458 Win Mag, why the belt? because it was a straight-walled case and need to headspace off the belt, the others were just fluff, must the Magnum I've shot over the years I neck sized and head spaced them off the shoulder anyway. </p><p></p><p>Remember Newton was making none belted magnum-type cartridges long before the US and belted cartridge craze. </p><p></p><p>Sure there's a lot more to the story, most of the time in ballistics conversation like in case design and the reason why you can have two contrary beliefs, and actually, both can be somewhat right at the same time. </p><p></p><p>Just my 0.2 Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="436, post: 2430711, member: 16609"] The belt served a purpose in its day starting with the .300 and 375 H&H many WWII aircraft and anti-aircraft and anti-armor (light tanks) guns used belted cases. America... kinda saw its main push of the belted magnum in 1956 which was with the 458 Win Mag, later sales and marketing liked the idea of the Mag belt and started popping out cartridges like the .338 Win Mag, .264 Win Mag, .338 Win Mag, 7 Rem Mag... and we can include Norma in this one, magnum sales skyrocketed. Inter the .300 Win Mag and all the others coming off the .300 H&H case, and we can include Weatherby in this one. From what I understand the parent of the aforementioned cartridges was the .458 Win Mag, why the belt? because it was a straight-walled case and need to headspace off the belt, the others were just fluff, must the Magnum I've shot over the years I neck sized and head spaced them off the shoulder anyway. Remember Newton was making none belted magnum-type cartridges long before the US and belted cartridge craze. Sure there's a lot more to the story, most of the time in ballistics conversation like in case design and the reason why you can have two contrary beliefs, and actually, both can be somewhat right at the same time. Just my 0.2 Cheers [/QUOTE]
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