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Whats the cartridge you LOVE to HATE?
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<blockquote data-quote="Starbuck" data-source="post: 2723547" data-attributes="member: 120719"><p>I'm with you. One of the biggest problems I had with the CM was that once it got popular, it took everything over. Guns, ammo, components, it's like everything else shut down for awhile. And, as has been mentioned, every flat billed hat, baby Huey looking "bra" you'd run into at the range or on the mountain couldn't wait to tell you about their CM as if it was something special, yet they knew almost nothing about what actually makes it great cartridge.</p><p></p><p>Also, I've always thought that a 7mm-08 is a much better all around, low recoiling cartridge with heavies, and it was already established prior to the CM.</p><p></p><p>I'll add that I don't own either cartridge.</p><p></p><p>As far as cartridges that I outright dislike, I tend to think everything has a purpose, and I like diversity, especially in my gun cache. But I'd have to say that I've never been big on 270's. I started with one, and I was never overly thrilled with it's performance on a number of deer. I stepped up to various .308's, a .338 and some 35's for deep woods use and never looked back. I do like .284's for far off targets, and to that end I think the 6.8 W would've been much better off as a 7mm WSM with faster twist and throated for heavies. So many more good bullet choices in .284.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starbuck, post: 2723547, member: 120719"] I'm with you. One of the biggest problems I had with the CM was that once it got popular, it took everything over. Guns, ammo, components, it's like everything else shut down for awhile. And, as has been mentioned, every flat billed hat, baby Huey looking "bra" you'd run into at the range or on the mountain couldn't wait to tell you about their CM as if it was something special, yet they knew almost nothing about what actually makes it great cartridge. Also, I've always thought that a 7mm-08 is a much better all around, low recoiling cartridge with heavies, and it was already established prior to the CM. I'll add that I don't own either cartridge. As far as cartridges that I outright dislike, I tend to think everything has a purpose, and I like diversity, especially in my gun cache. But I'd have to say that I've never been big on 270's. I started with one, and I was never overly thrilled with it's performance on a number of deer. I stepped up to various .308's, a .338 and some 35's for deep woods use and never looked back. I do like .284's for far off targets, and to that end I think the 6.8 W would've been much better off as a 7mm WSM with faster twist and throated for heavies. So many more good bullet choices in .284. [/QUOTE]
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