358Hoosier
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- Apr 25, 2016
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OH NO...their goes there biggest argument ! Besides, anyone worth two spits in a bucket who goes on a high price hunting trip should be going with their own carefully crafted hand loads that are tailored for his/her rifle, in order to eek out the maximum ballistic and terminal effects of their chosen weapon...everyone knows that. We're deep in brass as well, for ALL calibersThe TSA now allows ammo to be packed in the same case with the rifle so if you arrive with one, you arrive with the other.
The RUGER will do MORE than what the H&H will do in a shorter, handier, lighter, less expensive rifle that has a shorter bolt throw. It throws all weights 100+fps faster in the same length barrel. Cut off several inches and you still get better, or equal, velocity. The cartridge is non-belted and has a shoulder (promotes accuracy and longer brass life). There are many reasons tapered cartridges are no longer designed today. Oh, I know I know...your H&H will shoot the hair off a flies feathers at 200yds. Well, my Ruger will do the same.
Heard of all the people in Texas (a hot place) complaining about extraction in their similar pressure and tapered cartridges (like any varmint cartridge, or plains game cartridge...research it)...neither have I. That argument is a straw-man. Their are many cartridges, such as the Ruger, with similar pressures and taper that have NO problem extracting. The guy saying that must've been around when this was an issue...when cordite pressures spiked in the heat.This may have been an issue back in the day with some dandy-doubles shooting hot cordite loads. But it is no longer an issue with modern powders and Mauser claw extraction such as the Ruger has. With modern powders this is a NON-ISSUE...and a weak straw-man argument at that.
Yet somehow the H&H is said to be better by Llama Bob...he says the opposite from the truth so many times that he believes it to be the new truth. I've posted it above. Curious how the H&H is better than a modern cartridge that outshines it on all fronts, lol. Nostalgia is a very strong force, I guess.
Purists just have a hard time dealing with reality and facts sometimes.
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