Shawnee
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....is unquestionably the .300 H&H Magnum.
In this country there is a sect that clings to our military calibers, namely the .308 and the 30-ought-weenie, but mindless worship at the throne of Military Intelligence often does not equate to being right.
The .300 H&H Magnum leaves both the American military .30 calibers in the dust but, just as importantly, it does something else that neither of the U.S. .30 caliber service calibers do.
While the .308 and 30-ought-dimwit will certainly shoot all the varied bullet weights available in .30 caliber out the barrel - the .300 H&H Magnum sets itself apart from the riff-raff by shooting all those bullet weights very well. And that also puts it ahead of the much-vaunted, bucket-of-powder .300 Win. Mag. too. It's no accident that the .300 H&H Magnum has won at the Wimbledon 1000-yd. matches and many other international level competitions too.
Now of course someone will mention the .308 Norma Magnum or its' more modern equivilant, the .30/.338. Indeed those are both good rounds but their desireability stems from the facts that they; a.) handle the heavier (200gr. and 220gr.) bullets better than anything, and b.) they work through a standard-length action. They are less adept with the lighter .30 caliber bullets than is the .300 H&H Magnum.
To put it in simpler terms, the .300 H&H Magnum can be likened to the wonderful .22lr while the 30-ought-antique is just a .22 short and the .308 is merely a CB cap.
What a pity American manufacturers (or their namesakes, rather) do not offer good rifles in the .300 H&H Magnum. I wonder if they look at the American service caliber worshipers and figure they are so geared to Mess-Hall "Cuisine" they wouldn't recognize a much better cartridge if you served it to them on a silver platter anyway.
In this country there is a sect that clings to our military calibers, namely the .308 and the 30-ought-weenie, but mindless worship at the throne of Military Intelligence often does not equate to being right.
The .300 H&H Magnum leaves both the American military .30 calibers in the dust but, just as importantly, it does something else that neither of the U.S. .30 caliber service calibers do.
While the .308 and 30-ought-dimwit will certainly shoot all the varied bullet weights available in .30 caliber out the barrel - the .300 H&H Magnum sets itself apart from the riff-raff by shooting all those bullet weights very well. And that also puts it ahead of the much-vaunted, bucket-of-powder .300 Win. Mag. too. It's no accident that the .300 H&H Magnum has won at the Wimbledon 1000-yd. matches and many other international level competitions too.
Now of course someone will mention the .308 Norma Magnum or its' more modern equivilant, the .30/.338. Indeed those are both good rounds but their desireability stems from the facts that they; a.) handle the heavier (200gr. and 220gr.) bullets better than anything, and b.) they work through a standard-length action. They are less adept with the lighter .30 caliber bullets than is the .300 H&H Magnum.
To put it in simpler terms, the .300 H&H Magnum can be likened to the wonderful .22lr while the 30-ought-antique is just a .22 short and the .308 is merely a CB cap.
What a pity American manufacturers (or their namesakes, rather) do not offer good rifles in the .300 H&H Magnum. I wonder if they look at the American service caliber worshipers and figure they are so geared to Mess-Hall "Cuisine" they wouldn't recognize a much better cartridge if you served it to them on a silver platter anyway.