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| Re: 460? 270? [message #35646 is a reply to message #35635] |
Sun, 11 January 2015 18:34   |
rchatting
Messages: 499
Registered: August 2011
Location: Middle Georgia
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I believe it is because folks are just so familiar with it. I bet if you go in the average gun store and start asking customers if they know the difference between the two; they won't know. They shoot the .270 because there dad did or there friend told them it was "flat shooting" or there cousin's brother's nephew knocked a bull elk end over end with one. I once had a guy tell me he wanted the .308 over the 30-06 because the .308 had more "shock power". Whatever that is. He was adamant so after about a minute of trying to explain to him they shoot the same bullet, I gave up. He was thoroughly set and nothing was gonna change his mind. Unfortunately, most decisions by the average (non-reloading) hunter is based on marketing and what others have told them. Very few actually understand the ballistics, caliber and the various cartridge differences. Most folks use .308 caliber and .308 winchester interchangeably and we know that they are not the same. Ever here someone ask what cartridge do you hunt with? They all ask what caliber do you hunt with?
We as a people base a lot of our decisions on whether something sounds good or has a cool sounding name. A lot of women admitted to voting for Bill Clinton because he was handsome. Nothing to do with his character or record. A lot of football fans base their favorite team on the teams name. My brother disliked the Buccaneers because he didn't like their uniforms. Politicians get elected because there name sounds familiar (because they had more signs out).
Off soap box now.
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| Re: 460? 270? [message #36047 is a reply to message #36042] |
Sun, 25 January 2015 17:10 |
jamesgammel
Messages: 1708
Registered: August 2012
Location: Lovell, Wyoming
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These used to be shotgun only states. Some either buckshot or "rifled slugs", Ohio even allowed single "ball" sometimes referred as "pumpkin balls". Theory was a projectile wouldn't go near as far as say a 150 grain 30-06 bullet, thus being "safer" in more suburban communities, even in the "mountainous" hilly areas on forested south-east ohio, or on a typical 100 or 200 acre farm with some development "near-by".
A "woosey" "pistol round" like 357 mag,max, 44, etc having heavy bullets at lower velocities allowed them to "stretch" the thinking to include them for "rifles", basically a gimmick. Now, stretch that 44 mag case to a 444 marlin length and you've crushed the idea to get the lawmakers acceptance to allow "rifles" shooting pistol rounds.
Jim
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| Re: 460? 270? [message #36048 is a reply to message #36047] |
Sun, 25 January 2015 17:19 |
captaincaveman
Messages: 72
Registered: September 2012
Location: S.E. Ohio
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no case length restriction in ohio....but only certain rounds
Gun Season and Youth Gun Season
Shotgun: 10-gauge or smaller shotgun using one ball or one rifled slug per barrel (rifled shotgun barrels are permitted when using shotgun slug ammunition).
Muzzleloading Rifle: .38 caliber or larger
Muzzleloading Shotgun: 10-gauge or smaller using one ball per barrel
Handgun: with 5-inch minimum length barrel, using straight-walled cartridges .357 caliber or larger.
Straight-walled cartridge rifles in the following calibers: .357 Magnum, .357 Maximum, .38 Special, .375 Super Magnum, .375 Winchester, .38-55, .41 Long Colt, .41 Magnum, .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .444 Marlin, .45 ACP, .45 Colt, .45 Long Colt, .45 Winchester Magnum, .45 Smith & Wesson, .454 Cassull, .460 Smith & Wesson, .45-70, .45-90, .45-110, .475 Linebaugh, .50-70, .50-90, .50-100, .50-110, and .500 Smith & Wesson.
Shotguns and stright-walled cartridge rifles can be loaded with no more than three shells in the chamber and magazine combined.
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