Which two "Non-Magnum" rifles for all N.A. Big Game?
12-08-2006, 06:03 PM
#26
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
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RE: Which two "Non-Magnum" rifles for all N.A. Big Game?
"....Huh, I thought the 7mm STW was based on the 8mm Rem Mag case? Wouldn't that make it a magnum?"
It is a common, but loose and unreliable, method of sorting the more powerful cartridges in a caliber grouping from the less powerful cartridges in thatgroupingand many people get their panties in a knot about it.... Rigbys, Lotts, STW's, STA's, Ackley Improved's, Dakotas, Nitro Expresses, BMG's, etc, aspowerful as they may be,areNOT magnums because they do not have the "magic" (and divisive) "magnum word" in their title.Frequently, the first ones toutter the "magnum-itis" word are the first NOT to understand the difference.
12-08-2006, 10:51 PM
#28
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Which two "Non-Magnum" rifles for all N.A. Big Game?
ORIGINAL: EKM
If you are doing remote/away from home hunts then IMHO you DO need two rifles, one to use and one for back up.
Stuff happens out there.
If you are doing remote/away from home hunts then IMHO you DO need two rifles, one to use and one for back up.
Stuff happens out there.
12-08-2006, 11:11 PM
#29
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NW Arkansas
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RE: Which two "Non-Magnum" rifles for all N.A. Big Game?
ORIGINAL: EKM
Common assumption; however, the only criteria for a cartridge being a "magnum" is having the word "magnum" in the manufacturer's cartridge name. It is really only a marketing ploy that was started in 1912 with the introduction of the 375 H&H Magnum and carries on to this day.
It is a common, but loose and unreliable, method of sorting the more powerful cartridges in a caliber grouping from the less powerful cartridges in thatgroupingand many people get their panties in a knot about it.... Rigbys, Lotts, STW's, STA's, Ackley Improved's, Dakotas, Nitro Expresses, BMG's, etc, aspowerful as they may be,areNOT magnums because they do not have the "magic" (and divisive) "magnum word" in their title.Frequently, the first ones toutter the "magnum-itis" word are the first NOT to understand the difference.
"....Huh, I thought the 7mm STW was based on the 8mm Rem Mag case? Wouldn't that make it a magnum?"
It is a common, but loose and unreliable, method of sorting the more powerful cartridges in a caliber grouping from the less powerful cartridges in thatgroupingand many people get their panties in a knot about it.... Rigbys, Lotts, STW's, STA's, Ackley Improved's, Dakotas, Nitro Expresses, BMG's, etc, aspowerful as they may be,areNOT magnums because they do not have the "magic" (and divisive) "magnum word" in their title.Frequently, the first ones toutter the "magnum-itis" word are the first NOT to understand the difference.
