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What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 01:50 AM
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Mine is my model 700 3006 because of the recoil. it ain't right
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:08 AM
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Had a Ruger Model 77 stainless with the black synthetic "boat paddle" stock in 7 Magnum...kicked like a mule and had a heck of a time with the scope slipping in the rings...finally started using the Remington Managed Recoil Ammo and cross hatched the scope rings id...it was deadly...traded it on something new...
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:15 AM
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:17 AM
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7mm Mag. It was a cheap platform which may have been the problem(770). It was a love/hate thing. Loved the power behind the round but hated the recoil.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:17 AM
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Had a ruger mini 30 in 7.62x39 it was super finicky on what ammo it would shoot. I bought it thinking I would be able to shoot surplus ammo but that was a joke. It would light strike primers (even after upgrading the hammer spring) and jam so I eventually bought some more expensive brass cased ammo that it at least shot reliably but it shot all over the place. Had a guy that asked about it I gave him full disclosure on all my issues with it and he took it home. Have never been so glad to get rid of a gun.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:17 AM
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Say what. Only because it one of my favorites.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:17 AM
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I still have the barrel, but it aint hooked to an action. It also won't do what a 6.5 mm or 7mm will do.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:18 AM
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:18 AM
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:24 AM
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7MM-08 in a Savage-Stevens platform. Kicked like a mule, too light of a setup for that chambering.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:31 AM
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.300 weatherby in a lightweight vanguard.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:32 AM
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:36 AM
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With me I've never run across a cartridge that I really didn't like - but I have definitely run across a few rifles that did not work out for me, or did not work out with a given cartridge - but would have been OK with something else.
I always blame the gun, not the cartridge.
Sometimes I'm the problem, but we won't talk about that.
Kind regards, charlesb
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 02:43 AM
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Had a ruger mini 30 in 7.62x39 it was super finicky on what ammo it would shoot. I bought it thinking I would be able to shoot surplus ammo but that was a joke. It would light strike primers (even after upgrading the hammer spring) and jam so I eventually bought some more expensive brass cased ammo that it at least shot reliably but it shot all over the place. Had a guy that asked about it I gave him full disclosure on all my issues with it and he took it home. Have never been so glad to get rid of a gun. Had one as well.. First semi-auto rifle I owned & I couldn't wait to get rid of it..
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 03:01 AM
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I love them all. Any time I go out and pull the trigger I am a happy man. Only one I do not care to bench shoot or sight in is the 300 win mag, but I know anything I shoot with it will fall right in its tracks.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 03:58 AM
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Honestly, the WSM rounds. I just can't get on board with them. The only one I have really thought about doing is a 338 WSM, which is a necked up 325 WSM. It is a very efficient round, and will push the heaviest bullet the fastest with the least amount of powder. If I found an action with a worn out WSM barrel, I'd make it a project gun. But the 270, 7, and 300 WSM, I just can't like them. Mainly because of the lack of good components.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 04:07 AM
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I still have the barrel, but it aint hooked to an action. It also won't do what a 6.5 mm or 7mm will do. You haven't met my 308!!!
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 04:10 AM
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I dislike the .243 Winchester. Me and it just never hit it off.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 04:11 AM
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Shot my buddies 700 CDL in 270, did not care for it. Shot my 308 with a HS Precision 5r stock, did not care for it. Like the cheap Hogues better.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 04:40 AM
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J.G.
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I still have the barrel, but it aint hooked to an action. It also won't do what a 6.5 mm or 7mm will do. You haven't met my 308!!! Did you sprinkle magic ballistic pixie dust on the cartridge?
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 04:44 AM
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It's the Indian, not the arrow! LOL!
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 04:45 AM
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When you get past 500-600 yards, it is very challenging. That's when I miss my 6.5's!
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 04:49 AM
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Mine is my model 700 3006 because of the recoil. it ain't right my uncle's dad had one, with a light pine stock and a Weaver 4x. They always made me sight it in. That thing kicked like an effing mule.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 05:20 AM
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Mine is my model 700 3006 because of the recoil. it ain't right my uncle's dad had one, with a light pine stock and a Weaver 4x. They always made me sight it in. That thing kicked like an effing mule. That's strange. I have a new CDL in 30-06 and it barely kicks. Maybe it's the new model's recoil pad.
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Re: What caliber have you owned that you dislike the most?
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01/01/15 05:26 AM
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Stock fit and shape is everything in recoil. I've had three different rifles in .280, a real pussycat, right? The first one would beat the livin daylights out of me and and leave me begging for mercy ( a 700 Mountain Rifle). The next two were what they should have been---easy to shoot.
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