Who's King of the Timber Cartridges - Re-Formated For Voting

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What's your choice for the "King of the Timber" ?

.30-30 (.30 WCF)
26
16%
.32 Winchester Special
2
1%
.348 Winchester
17
10%
.35 Remington
8
5%
.356 Winchester
7
4%
.358 Winchester
5
3%
.375 Winchester
9
5%
.38-55 Winchester
3
2%
.44 Remington Magnum
17
10%
.44 Remington Magnum
17
10%
.45-70 Govt
55
33%
 
Total votes: 166
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Post by El Chivo »

Preventec,

Could be internet BS, maybe that pig was standing behind a tree. Or the slug hit the ground and richocheted into him. Or went through another pig while they were feeding.

This does make me think of the recent thread about 44 mag w/180 grain bullets not penetrating. If a bullet is light for its caliber, then it won't penetrate well or hold its energy well?
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Post by Pete44ru »

Well, It's only been a few days, and it's revealing to see the poll results thus far. 8)

IMHO, something like this tells us much about ourselves, collectively, and trends/"particulars". :roll:

What's especially surprising (to me), is the low numbers (relatively) on some reportedly superior cartridges. :shock: Vetty Interestink ! :wink:
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Post by Rimfire McNutjob »

jeepnik wrote:
Rimfire McNutjob wrote:.348 Win. which I believe was also O'Connors pick in his brush busting tests.
Hey, wasn't he the fella that thought you could kill anything deader with a .270. Like to see him try that on an irate rhino. Silly goof, thinking a .27 is better than .30. Naturally he'd thing a .34 is better than a .45. The boy coulda' used some math lessons.
Yes, true, he was the "velocity" guy. However, he did do a bunch of brush busting tests way back when and to his surprise I believe, the 348 WCF came out on top. I'm sure it was probably published in Outdoor Life but I thought it also made it into one of his books ... I just can't recall which one. I will see if I can find it. I can't recall if he tested the 45-70 in his mix and I believe the 358 Winchester hadn't been invented at the time of his testing. Even if he had tested the 45-70, it would have been loaded way down back then. I don't think he would have been shooting the level of 45-70 ammo that we have around today.

Still, I'm sticking with a 250gr JFP out of the 348 WCF.
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Post by salvo »

I'm with you Rimfire McNutjob!

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Post by Rimfire McNutjob »

Those look beautiful against that color and pattern of granite. Cool figure on both buttstocks too.
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