I remember the dire warnings about overbore capacity, too...and have to admire something like the little .222---so efficient, and does a number of chores well, quietly, inexpensively. But, like Robbie Frost observed, something there is that doesn't like a fence--and sensible cartridges seem doomed for the bigger bang.
Recently, I had to load up some standard 8mm rounds for a backup rifle for an elk hunt...and this round, which I had sort of lumped in with the '06 as an overbore round, turned out to be just right when loaded with H380 and a 180 gr. Barnes boat tail. It was even a mildly compressed load, which brought back memories of Dad loading his old 7mm with surplus powder that way. 'It cannot be overbore...hear it crunch?'

I suppose that as long as we have the marvelous American mind at work, we will have campfire arguments over the 'fences' of calibers and perfect loadings. It is in the nature of America.

Tom Fowler

According to the theorists, the little .30 M1 Carbine round is about as efficient as you can get. However, the 30. Carbine round makes a lousy big-game cartridge. One thing we must not do is confuse efficiency with effectiveness. A .340 Weatherby may not be that efficient, but it surely is effective against anything that walks the earth. There's no doubt as to which kind of firearm I'd rather be carrying when the game is tough or the ranges are long, or both!

Dave-
Is that .340 for sale?

I shoot my 330 Wby a lot and I shoot it fast, just like you would if a follow up shot is necessary and it just keeps shooting TIGHT groups with about any load I put in it. Same for the 257 WBY and the 270 WIN. Whatever throat burn does take place will never make a differnce in a hunting rifle. Burn away!!

Overbore capacity is only a state of mind for any regular person. Magnums and high velocity are the only barrel burning factor and aren't prevalent until you shoot thousands of rounds. Besides, if you can create higher bc's by even a little bit, you should load that baby hotter.

I spent the better part of this afternoon trying to locate the "gunsmithlocator.com" web link at Midway without success. I also did several searches without luck. Is it a phantom of someone's imagination or what? I've been trying to locate a gunsmith named Roderiquez for several years...ever since seeing a picture of Craig Boddington's "Roderiquez 7x57 custom mauser" Can anybody direct?

I personally think most folks don't shot enought to be good shots, much less wear out a barrel.

agree

It's just not that easy any more to step out the back door and shoot as I did as a kid. We would burn way over 2,000 rounds each on a good weekend

2k? NFA??? wtf?

72 grains of IMR4350, Federal 215 primer and a Hornady 225 grain runs across the cronny at 3000fps

So Dave, do you have way too much money or are you just crazy?

Clay
How long is the barrel? 20 inches or 26 inches? That makes a difference.

I wish I had the time, money and a place to shoot a thousand rounds a year, or better yet, to burn out a bbl on my 30-06's. Most of us don;t have the time, or take the time to pratice these days. I do get to go to the Rocky Mountains about every year or two and then I begin to pratice with cheapo ammo untill ready for the final test and zero's if the 0 is off. No questions need be ask, most hunters don;t pratice enough. I;ve been on hunts where a guy comes out with a new gun, scope, sling, etc. and tells the guide its bore sighted at 100 yds per the salesperson at Wal-marts??????. My, how the guide love this. I;ve also been on hunts where a older guy like myself has an old gun, sometimes with the stock taped together. This is the guy who fills his tags early, as he knows how to shot just by looking at his gun.Too many so-called hunters think a magazine of ammo shot is sufficient to kill a trophy, sadly it isn;t. I try to shoot at least l0 rounds per day for 3 months prior to my trips west. As last year I killed 2 animals in excess of 300 yds with one shot to each animal. That is beyond my "rather zone" of 200 yds, but the landscape in the western states will fool you, there- fore, by all means take a rangefinder and use if you have time. I prefer the buddy system, 2 guys hunting together. But sometimes its only you. Just make sure you shot for the Vitals and hold-tight. Then ease the trigger back and PRAY. Good luck and happy hunting. Enjoy the next hunt, as it could be your last.

Look, buddy, we got a union, see? We got us a solid, foursquare, rock-ribbed union and we ain't gonna pull no shifts, see? The Germans are coming to beat you up again. They should arrive around four-ish or so. Once they stomp your sniveling French asses and process your Muslim invaders, they are going to march on down to Israel and blister their little bleating bottoms, too. Then I suppose that they will stomp the Saudis and get all that sweet, light crude to impel their powerful Mercedes down their delightful autobahns...