splitting hairs on similar cartridges

[VAspeedgoat]

I was sitting here thinking that we haven't had a good debate over essentially identical or very similar cartridges in a while. My personal favorite is the .260 rem vs the 6.5 creedmore. The .270 vs .280 cones to mind as does the 7mm-08 vs several others like the creedmore or even 7x57. What are some of your favorite waste of time debates? Feel free to throw gas on the fire, that makes it interesting.

 

[Jesnoc]

7mm Wsm vs. 280 AI ? !!

 

[blacksheep]

.243 WSSM vs 22-250

 

[MThuntr]

you could toss in the 6.5 Swede and 6.5x47 Lapua in the debate

 

[VAspeedgoat]

Good ones!

How bout 30-06 vs. everything else.

 

[TimeOnTarget]

7mm Wsm vs. 280 AI ? !!

add 7mag into this, especially if you're a handloader.

 

[MT.PERCHMAN]

338Rum / 338 Lapua / 338 Edge
Just for the 338 Fans !!

 

[Melman]

.270 vs 30-06 might be the most debated of all time.

 

[noharleyyet]

.300 Win Mag/WSM/Norma/Wby<RUM.....mtmuley's wake up call

 

[mtmuley]

.300 Win Mag/WSM/Norma/Wby<RUM.....mtmuley's wake up call

Yeah. I get a kick out of the "too much recoil, too much powder you should shoot this instead" guys. mtmuley

 

[OhHeyThereBen]

Yeah. I get a kick out of the "too much recoil, too much powder you should shoot this instead" guys. mtmuley

Whatever man. I shot a tree at 300 yards with my 22LR and the bullet stuck in a half inch. You don't need anything but a 22 caliber rifle for everything that walks. Plenty of downrange energy.

 

[BuzzH]

Yeah. I get a kick out of the "too much recoil, too much powder you should shoot this instead" guys. mtmuley

I get a kick out of the "Magnums are so fun to shoot and required for elk" guys...

 

[Dougfirtree]

What are we going to do when someone invents a new propellent system that just launches a certain caliber bullet at whatever velocity you want? We'll have to either argue Ford vs. Chevy, or Stihl vs. Husky, I guess.

 

[mtmuley]

I get a kick out of the "Magnums are so fun to shoot and required for elk" guys...

In the hands of a guy that can use one, a magnum is an awesome elk rifle. Nothing against little rifles, I just like big bullets going really fast. Required? Nope. But so what? mtmuley

 

[Bigjav]

Good ones!

How bout 30-06 vs. everything else.

This right here....The teacher vs all his pupils

 

[BrentD]

Good ones!

How bout 30-06 vs. everything else.

There are only really two important cartridges

.22 long rifle
.45-70

Everything else is redundant of one or the other...

 

[belly-deep]

7mm Wsm vs. 280 AI ? !!

7 WSM will kick the 280’s ass!!!!

 

[Brian in Montana]

There is nothing the 30-06 can do that the .308 can't do better or vice versa.

 

[MT.PERCHMAN]

In the hands of a guy that can use one, a magnum is an awesome elk rifle. Nothing against little rifles, I just like big bullets going really fast. Required? Nope. But so what? mtmuley

Agreed !!

 

[Rancho Loco]

What's a waste of time, is when people don't take twist into account when debating similar cartridges, i.e. 260 rem vs. 6.5 creed..