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Top Five Overrated Rifle Cartridges
NRA American Hunter ^ | 3/23/2015 | Philip Massaro

Posted on 03/23/2015 7:35:33 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants

The myriad selection of rifle cartridges today has a metric ton of overlap, duplication, and some downright silly designs. Some of these designs boast wonderful claims, but not all of them measure up. In order to be overrated, you have to be rated at all, so that leaves some of the more obscure designs off the menu.

I’m well aware that I’m going to be taking a lot of flak for this article, no matter which cartridges I were to pick, so let me give you some details to start with. When you sit down to make your voodoo doll of me, you need to be as realistic as possible, I’m six feet tall, bald, blue eyes, and the goatee is graying. Accuracy counts in the voodoo-curse world as well.

That said, I have to pick five, and I know someone will come away with hurt feelings, but I’m going to throw caution to wind and do this anyway. “Overrated” is a tough term. It doesn’t mean that the cartridges I’m going to pick are bad, or even that they don’t work, it means that I feel that the glorification of them may not live up to the actual performance. Let’s roll.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: ammunition; banglist; cartridges; nra
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Gonna make some people mad.
1 posted on 03/23/2015 7:35:33 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
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To: Blood of Tyrants

.223? Well I guess 5.56 is good then.


2 posted on 03/23/2015 7:42:29 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: demshateGod

As an ex soldier, I say 5.56mm sucks. 7.62mm is far superior, and with the right weapon you can achieve almost zero recoil and great accuracy and range with far superior stopping power.


3 posted on 03/23/2015 7:48:28 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: demshateGod

My 77 Ruger chambered for .223 with a 3 x 9 Leupold is death to ground squirrels out on the ranch.


4 posted on 03/23/2015 7:49:43 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: Bulwyf

My brother-in-law is all in for 5.56, and he killed a lot of Muzzies in Bush’s wars. You know what they say about brother-in-laws? Well, I don’t either, but he seems to know what he’s talking about.


5 posted on 03/23/2015 7:52:20 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Shooters of 30-06 and .270 are generally happier than other people. Scientific fact.


6 posted on 03/23/2015 7:53:49 PM PDT by lurk
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To: demshateGod

I’m not saying they don’t work, I’m simply saying 7.62mm is far superior and I have ten years and three tours so I also know what I’m about.


7 posted on 03/23/2015 7:55:25 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: lurk

Especially if that .30-06 comes out of an M1 Garand.


8 posted on 03/23/2015 7:55:26 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I love these threads.


9 posted on 03/23/2015 7:57:43 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: Blood of Tyrants

IMO this guy is being a revisionist douche bag by taking a 2015 view on many 1950-1960 cartridges that have taken more game than he ever will.

Just about everything he mentioned will still put meat in the freezer.


10 posted on 03/23/2015 7:58:22 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Blood of Tyrants

The .223 is a very useful cartridge and so is the .300 Weatherby Magnum.

I agree with the other 3 tho.


11 posted on 03/23/2015 8:01:38 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Yeah, everybody’s gotta be mad about something these days, right? Nifty little piece. Thanks for posting. And it didn’t stop me loving my 220 Sweet.


12 posted on 03/23/2015 8:03:29 PM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: Bulwyf

Did you shoot the M14 then? Wasn’t that a great rifle?


13 posted on 03/23/2015 8:04:22 PM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Got both.
I am a very happy camper.


14 posted on 03/23/2015 8:06:28 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: StAntKnee

The FN. M-14 was American. I’m ex Canadian infantry. We did use the C-7 too, which was a modified M-16, and it’s a pea shooter. I always opted for the 12 gauge over that thing in close environments or the C-9 which you would call a SAW.


15 posted on 03/23/2015 8:09:43 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Ok, I gotta bump this thread...

5.56mm

16 posted on 03/23/2015 8:10:12 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: lurk

.270 smile to you.


17 posted on 03/23/2015 8:10:45 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Bulwyf

7.62x39 ? Ha. </s>


18 posted on 03/23/2015 8:11:24 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - a Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: Blood of Tyrants; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; ...

Active Duty ping.


19 posted on 03/23/2015 8:11:25 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: lurk

Add .308 as a great all around round.


20 posted on 03/23/2015 8:12:25 PM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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