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From: roa@davinci.acc.virginia.edu ("Robert O. Anderson Jr")
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Subject: Re: best rifle caliber
Message-ID: <1991Jun22.112301.19259@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
Date: 22 Jun 91 16:23:01 GMT
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>Which of the following would you choose and why?
>
>        .25-06
>        .270
>        .280
>        .30-06
>        .7mm Rem Mag
>        .300 Win Mag
>        .300 Wby
>        .300 H&H
>        .338 Win Mag
>        .340 Wby
>        .375 H&H
>        .416 Rem
>
>Any inputs anyone has on any of the .300's would be appreciated.
>Joseph Crunk

Joe,

I used to own a 300 Win Mag. The reason I bought it was because it
was "not recommended on elephant, cape buffalo, or rhino" and I 
couldn't afford a 300 Wby. I had a Rem 700 BDL and enjoyed the death
and destruction it caused.....well, okay, I didn't enjoy the recoil.
I always put a couple small pieces of newspaper under my elbow when
bench rest shooting..... the paper would slide.. and it left the 
skin on my elbow. My most accurate load (and don't try this at home
unless you "know" how to work up a load) was something around 75 gr.
of 4350 w/ a 110 HP. It was a fireball.....but I shot a 4 shot group
at 100 yds. that was completely covered by a dime. I just loved the
way crows would explode.

Bobby