Big Magnums - Marketing genius?

[haugenna]

Magnums are for men.

men with small wieners

I shoot the magnums and wear the magnums.

[JACKALL]

Shot placement is the KEY! If you can't hit what you are shooting at you are not going to kill it!!!!!!!!

[300UltraMagShooter]

I could use much of the articles own arguments to make a case for a magnum.  It is all preference.  Obviously, shot placement is key.  However, I believe a person can be just as accurate with a big gun and in some cases, even more acurate.  Take his high wind example in the article.    Fast moving bullets will not be affected by the wind as much because they are in the air for less time.  Heavy bullets going at high speed can also help buck the wind some.  

The one thing I do agree with is that shot placement is key, but I believe that a big gun can help you with that.  It can obviously hurt someone also, but I believe practice will take care of that for the most part...

[MAVsled]

Magnums are for men.

men with small wieners

I shoot the magnums and wear the magnums.

good friend of mine wore magnums a time or two...big bloody ring over his aiming eye where the magnum recoil imprinted the scope on his forehead  

He learned quickly he couldn't creep up the magnum like his little 270 win.

[haugenna]

Anyone catch the article in Washington/Oregon Fish and Game titled "Bear Attack".  I think it was this magazine.  I might get the caliber and bullet weight mixed up a little.  Bear with me

The guy shot a griz at 17 feet with a 300 grain bullet from a 416 and the bear continued to maul the guys arms and legs off for the next 60 seconds until the bear expired.  

You can NEVER have too much gun.  Especially in Griz country.

[haugenna]

Magnums are for men.

men with small wieners

I shoot the magnums and wear the magnums.

good friend of mine wore magnums a time or two...big bloody ring over his aiming eye where the magnum recoil imprinted the scope on his forehead  

He learned quickly he couldn't creep up the magnum like his little 270 win.

Is it me? I don't think you got my joke..

[ICEMAN]

Remember guys.....condoms come in many sizes, including "Magnum".   

[billythekidrock]

Remember guys.....condoms come in many sizes, including "Magnum".   

I bet "snub nose" was nixed in the marketing dept. 

[ICEMAN]

  

Or "automatic fire..."

[addicted]

Remember guys.....condoms come in many sizes, including "Magnum".   

some guys just need a lazer and a surefire attached to the bottom so they can figure out where the hell to put it 

[Chopaka81]

I wonder how many of the anti-magnum bunch are barbless fly fisherman and have registered profiles on the Washington Fly Fisherman's web site?  A lot of what has been said here by the anti-magnum folks sounds very similar to what I have heard from fly fisherman at Chopaka Lake. 

Whenever I go into places like Horseshoe Basin I leave my 270Win at home in favor of my Custom M700 28" bbl 300WBY with 200gr Nosler PT's pushed to 3000 fps.  The rifle weighs in at 11.5 lbs. 

[WAPITIHUNTER]

I wonder how many of the anti-magnum bunch are barbless fly fisherman and have registered profiles on the Washington Fly Fisherman's web site?  A lot of what has been said here by the anti-magnum folks sounds very similar to what I have heard from fly fisherman at Chopaka Lake. 

Whenever I go into places like Horseshoe Basin I leave my 270Win at home in favor of my Custom M700 28" bbl 300WBY with 200gr Nosler PT's pushed to 3000 fps.  The rifle weighs in at 11.5 lbs. 

Holy crap! That rifle sounds freaking awesome. What kind of accuracy are you getting and what powder do you use, if you don't mind me asking? I am a .300 Wby enthusiast.

[cascademountainhunter]

i like mags and i like standard calibers. ya maybe you dont really need one but hey why not. i like to own a big variety of calibers.

[Gutpile]

Anyone else feel like there's waaaayy too much hype about a bunch of calibers that really aren't necessary?  I think they just had to find a way to sell all of us more crap to fill up our cabinets.

Thoughts?

I agree but I have the urge occasionally. I think a .308 is plenty for anything in the lower 48 but what fun is that? I just like guns! I only own one magnum rifle, a 350 Rem Mag. BOOM

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Anyone else feel like there's waaaayy too much hype about a bunch of calibers that really aren't necessary?  I think they just had to find a way to sell all of us more crap to fill up our cabinets.

Thoughts?

I agree but I have the urge occasionally. I think a .308 is plenty for anything in the lower 48 but what fun is that? I just like guns! I only own one magnum rifle, a 350 Rem Mag. BOOM

I always thought that was a cool cartridge. How does it shoot?