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11-02-2019, 14:01 #1
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The allure of the Big bore rifle..
So looking at the various big bore pages on Facebook, I realised the average South African owner does not use his big bore for DG hunting, but more for his regular biltong hunts. Seeing as a 308/30-06 could have worked just fine for his hunts, what exactly do people enjoy about big bores, considering they not the cheapest to shoot.
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11-02-2019, 14:12 #2
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Re: The allure of the Big bore rifle..
Well, they are great fun to shoot and hunt with, so....why not? I've shot my biggest elk with a .30-06 and the smallest with a .458 Winchester Magnum. People drive fast cars even if the speed limits prohibit them from utilizing their full potential. Why? Because driving them is also fun.
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11-02-2019, 14:48 #3
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Re: The allure of the Big bore rifle..
I hunt everything with my 404, so the times I go DG hunting I know I have tested it all and know my gun.
And its fun to see how people stare at those supposedly huge rounds :)
It also puts animals down with more authority.
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11-02-2019, 14:58 #4
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Re: The allure of the Big bore rifle..
Same as the allure of a good 'ol American muscle car has to a petrol head.
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11-02-2019, 15:21 #5
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Re: The allure of the Big bore rifle..
Not just the cartridge but the history. The rifles are usually built on more classic lines. Usually better wood etc. Plus as a kid which one of us didn't play on old cannons/guns.Not quite the same but a big bore is as close as most of us will get.
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11-02-2019, 15:22 #6
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Re: The allure of the Big bore rifle..
Makes sense thanks. So my thought of the "romantic" side is correct, reading old hunting stories, stalking game with a charge stopping rifle, there just seems something more to it.
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11-02-2019, 16:05 #7
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Re: The allure of the Big bore rifle..
Romantic? Guilty as charged...
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11-02-2019, 21:24 #8
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Re: The allure of the Big bore rifle..
Big bore rifles makes things dead ...dead ..dead..with a big, big , bang...
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12-02-2019, 06:13 #9
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12-02-2019, 10:10 #10
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Re: The allure of the Big bore rifle..
I'm in the opposite camp...much prefer my small bores. Maybe like my woman I prefer them a little skinnier....;)
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