How things have changed in the past 10 years.

[Calvin45]

If some people get their way only outlaws will have guns in ten years.......Think about that when they make millions of us outlaws. They won't stop at "black" rifles.

And the problem is that explaining how a person of evil intent is just as able to kill with grandpas 30-30 as with an ar is indeed just likely to see all firearms and their owners as worthy of demonization, as opposed to no longer arbitrarily demonizing specific firearms. No reasoning about this stuff. From what I've been reading I actually have more freedom to use my firearms where I live in a rural part of Canada than many of you in America do, which just feels wrong as it's in your constitution. But from what I see much of your country is so heavily legislated that it's a real challenge. If you guys go down the rest of us in the world are pretty much screwed as you're leading the charge. So for the sake of your own country and for rightful law abiding firearm owners the world over who aren't content to have their teeth and tools of sustenance taken away in the hope that "The Man" will take care of them and keep them safe please don't give up in fighting what's happening to you down their. There are many of us on your side.

 

[YZ-80]

There is no one bullet for everything, so there is always something new coming out that we have to try to see if it will perform better, But eventually we often come back to something tried and true.

FadJ E CUSTOM

This is true. The firearms industry continues to "re-invent" itself in all its product lines. It has no choice. The challenge for us is separating the Fads from the Real deal, often with clouded judgement, due to the desire to chase the "Latest and Greatest" and the infatuation it carries. I've failed at that - guilty as charged.

Somehow, I think I'm in good company however, as evidenced by the enthusiasm in the LRH community when someone starts a thread about a .25-06, .243, .308, 7mm Mag, etc.

 

[Calvin45]

This is true. The firearms industry continues to "re-invent" itself in all its product lines. It has no choice. The challenge for us is separating the Fads from the Real deal, often with clouded judgement, due to the desire to chase the "Latest and Greatest" and the infatuation it carries. I've failed at that - guilty as charged.

Somehow, I think I'm in good company however, as evidenced by the enthusiasm in the LRH community when someone starts a thread about a .25-06, .243, .308, 7mm Mag, etc.

I am intrigued by what's late and great but own none of the cartridges. It doesn't stabilize true high bc bullets but to me the .270 win is THE original long range hunting cartridge and I still judge other rounds against it. I love my .300 win mag. The belt is pointless, the neck is short, it's been eclipsed by many other .30 mags and I don't care. I love reading about all the others but probably will never feel any real need to leave my .270 win .300 win mag combo.

 

[Tiny Tim]

It is intriguing. I would just be highly suspicious of reliability as a hunter who lives in a cold and snowy place - precision electronics are notoriously sensitive to extreme cold and moisture.

I believe that was one of its major downfalls. That and the need for an extremely proprietary primer, if it was ever available in anything but commercially produced cartridges.

 

[HARPERC]

We're an aging breed, numbers say most quit hunting at about 65. The lotto system of tags, the under harvest of predators, and Disney style wildlife degrees, will reduce Hunter numbers to irrelevant levels. More target bullets, less need for hunting bullets.

 

[Calvin45]

some predictions and or hopes for the next decade of shooting:

more adoption of the sig-style steel brass hybrid case design (277 fury) and the 80000 psi loads to go with.

commercial introduction of triple base propellants (third base is nitroguanidine, big artillery type rounds use it, slow burning, currently present in some powders but only in small amount as a flash suppressant - should redefine how overbore is too overbore to be worth it).

the development of precision single shot falling block rifles, allowing for appreciably longer barrels in packages that are still portable and don't require a wheelbarrow to transport.

a greater proliferation of truly affordable rifles chambered in hot rod cartridges. A savage 111 in .27 nosler tickles my fancy...

While I've got these 3 ideas on paper, how about a 80000 psi triple base propellant driven .30-408 cheytac running hbn coated 250 a-tips out of a precision version of a ruger no 1 with a 34 inch pipe and scarcely any longer than a weatherby accumark. At those pressures and with a truly slow burning powder out of that length I think 3500 FPS (6800 foot pounds) could be possible. At my elevation and temp that combo is running over 1700 feet per second at the one mile mark.

 

[hunter0528]

I've heard talk already about some of these guys here have rifles that are like lazers, so you could be right. Rifles like lazers seem to be very appealing, so why not just a straight up lazer. LOL.

oh fried rabbit in the field for lunch, Without scarring other game