[Billthedrill]

A bumparino. These aren't, actually, the most overrated rifle cartridges, they're ostensibly the most overrated popular cartridges. Of these, I disagree only with the .223. If you insist on using a cartridge for purposes it isn't designed for, expect disappointment. For Iraq-style urban combat it did very well. For 500-yard shots across Afghanistan ravines, not so much. Tools for jobs, and don't criticize a screwdriver if it's a lousy hammer.

Tools for jobs. Who could take a ridiculously underpowered, ancient cartridge like the 30-30 seriously? Aside from everyone who's taken a deer with it, that is. The .35 Remington? The .257 Roberts? They happen to do the job they're designed for very well, thankyouverymuch. What else is there?

[MtnClimber]

For those long shots over ravines, the hammer for the job would be a 338 Lapua or a 50 BMG in a Barrett. Only going by what I read in magazines.