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Old January 21, 2007, 10:04 AM   #7
Mike Irwin
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I think you hit the mark when you said that the 9.3x62 and 9.3x64 are close to the .375. They're too similar, and the .375 is much more readily available and a lot more familiar to people.

.416 Taylor is a neat cartridge, but it's really needlessly overpowered for anything in the lower 48 with the exception of grizzly.

Were I to build up a rifle for myself from one of these actions, I'd probably get off the Continent and pick one of three cartridges...

.425 Westley Richards (If I thought I needed something that powerful), .333 Nitro, or .256 Gibbs.

Bullets and brass are a freak show, though.

And why those three?

Why not?
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