I blame Bob N 35 whelen

If bob doesn’t like the 243 win, how about we just get him a 242 nitro express (242vickers) instead, predates the slightly gay 243, classic rifles etc. would nicely complement a 35 whelan….
Gumpy
Well it’s not gay if you claim your wife owns it. Just saying.
 
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It can be very surprising what lurks under the horrible Ruger muddy polyurethane finish….here are a couple of my plain Jane after refinishing

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Very nice!
 
I have read about the rename of the 244 and that 6mm mag was kicked around.
One old gunsmith here had a pice of brass that had 6mm rem mag on it.
Said he got it from a outfitter that took some gun company people on a deer hunt along time ago . He told me that in about 93
He also had a box of empty 7 mm express in the old green and white box rem supposed be from the same place
I believe the .280 Remington was renamed the 7mm Express for awhile to increase sales but it didn’t work. Remington went back to the .280 designation.
 
It can be very surprising what lurks under the horrible Ruger muddy polyurethane finish….here are a couple of my plain Jane after refinishing

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@CBeck yeah I’ve done a few like that it’s very satisfying! I’m not sure about you but I always feel like “Ohooo there you are”!
 
@WI-2021
The 338 and Hillary have a lot in common so good suggestion.
Both are over rated, make a lot of noise and don't accomplish anything that something else can't be done better by something else with less fuss. Hillary Clinton was a none starter and pretty hopeless. At least the 338 got a start but is still 2nd best compared to the Whelen. Bob, do you know anyone more deadly than Hillary. Some armys haven’t killed as many as she.
Bob
 
It can be very surprising what lurks under the horrible Ruger muddy polyurethane finish….here are a couple of my plain Jane after refinishing

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It can be very surprising what lurks under the horrible Ruger muddy polyurethane finish….here are a couple of my plain Jane after refinishing

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That is impressive, I think I just took on another project. Plastic surgery for Maxine, will post results later down the road. Thanks all for the tips!
 
Good suggestion @Flbt. The 6mm/244 Remington is a much safer chambering because the combustion gases leave the cartridge case in line with the barrel. You do not prematurely roughen up the leade and cause pressure problems. I ran a club range complex for 14 years and you need to learn information like that when you are dealing with enthusiastic novices talking up their load development plans!

However, if you are seriously suggesting a 6mm as a general purpose hunting cartridge … may you be drowned in ‘weasel piss’ Budweiser and spend eternity in hell, hunting dangerous game with a plastic BB gun :D :A Stirring: :A Banana::D Cheers::A Stars::P Elmer Fudd::A Stretcher:!
Have a good week. Cheers from NZ.
It depends on where you are at for it being general purpose.
Florida our big thing is a gator and if you use a gun it’s a head shot.
Next is hogs most use a knife on them
And a really big deer is most likely be under 200!lbs
 
It depends on where you are at for it being general purpose.
Florida our big thing is a gator and if you use a gun it’s a head shot.
Next is hogs most use a knife on them
And a really big deer is most likely be under 200!lbs
Most deer are closer to 100 lbs what does a wild turkey weigh?
Coyotes
If you are shooting hogs it could be a problem but head , neck, or hart shot has never been a problem even all the way down to a 22mag if you hit.
 
Good suggestion @Flbt. The 6mm/244 Remington is a much safer chambering because the combustion gases leave the cartridge case in line with the barrel. You do not prematurely roughen up the leade and cause pressure problems. I ran a club range complex for 14 years and you need to learn information like that when you are dealing with enthusiastic novices talking up their load development plans!

However, if you are seriously suggesting a 6mm as a general purpose hunting cartridge … may you be drowned in ‘weasel piss’ Budweiser and spend eternity in hell, hunting dangerous game with a plastic BB gun :D :A Stirring: :A Banana::D Cheers::A Stars::P Elmer Fudd::A Stretcher:!
Have a good week. Cheers from NZ.
Now to be completely honest I was never a small rifle guy. The first bad shoulder problem I had .
Made it so I could not use one of my normal deer rifles 338,356,350rm or 45-70
So the days my wife was not using her 6 I did
I killed a few deer and a few hogs they dropped just as quickly as they did with the bigger stuff.
Well she amd my doughter bought me a mark2 in 6 so I started using it
The big stuff still there if needed lol
 

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Morning Rob, Any feeling for how the 300 H&H shoots? How's the barrel condition?
 
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