Hello all,
I started another thread on the usefulness of magnums in USA,
Why magnums for USA, if AK Fish & Game say 30-06 enough?
and the conversation veered towards the necessity of magnums for defense from bears in AK.
But that's not exactly what I had in mind in the OP, although it is also very interesting.
My thinking was along the lines that when Alaska Fish & Game says this? :
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm...nting.firearms
"Because of the presence of brown and grizzly bears, many hunters have been convinced that a .300, .338, .375, or .416 magnum is needed for personal protection and to take large Alaska game. This is simply not true."
.... is there a reason for a magnum in the LOWER 48 aside from long range competition? (unless planning to go to Africa or AK)
Is one all set in the lower 48 with a .308, 30-06 or 6.5 Creed?
I started another thread on the usefulness of magnums in USA,
Why magnums for USA, if AK Fish & Game say 30-06 enough?
and the conversation veered towards the necessity of magnums for defense from bears in AK.
But that's not exactly what I had in mind in the OP, although it is also very interesting.
My thinking was along the lines that when Alaska Fish & Game says this? :
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm...nting.firearms
"Because of the presence of brown and grizzly bears, many hunters have been convinced that a .300, .338, .375, or .416 magnum is needed for personal protection and to take large Alaska game. This is simply not true."
.... is there a reason for a magnum in the LOWER 48 aside from long range competition? (unless planning to go to Africa or AK)
Is one all set in the lower 48 with a .308, 30-06 or 6.5 Creed?
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