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Old 03-18-2006, 02:59 PM
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I'm not a big fan of the new cartridges either and I haven't been shooting 55 years. If I am not mistaken, Remington started all of this off with the Ultra Magnums, and those do produce increased velocity. However, they then started with the short magnums and Winchester followed suit. If there is an advantage, it sure doesn't justify me spending about a $1,000 (i.e., gun, dies, etc.) for each new magnum to gain that advantage because it is way too small. I can find other things to spend the money on.

With that said, I am thinking about buying an AR-10(T) Ultra which is chambered in the .300 WSM cartridge. That cartridge does have a decent advantage over the .308 and I want the rifle anyway, so I figured I'd get it in the hopped up cartridge since it isn't available in .300 Win. If the .300 WSM drops off the face of the earth, I can always buy a .308 upper for the gun.
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