Thread: A Rifle for Almost Everything.

I'm sticking with my faithful ol' .308, as it has served me well for 40 years. I do understand that shooters will want to experiment with new calibres, but many seem to rely totally on a mate's recommendation. There is an old saying (grandpamac will have heard it, I'm sure): "Beware the man with only one rifle- he probably knows how to use it!". I wrote an article recently for the NZ Cartridge Collectors Club bulletin on the plethora of new rifle calibres available in the past few years. In the 1990s, we saw the .223 WSSM, .243 WSSM, .25 WSSM, .270 WSM, 7mm WSM, .300 WSM, .325 WSM, 7mm RSAUM, 7mm RSUM, 7mm RUM, .300 RUM, .300 SAUM, .338 RUM, .375 RUM, and this decade, we have available the .204 Ruger, .22 TCM, 6mm TCU, .28 Nosler, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 PRC, .300 Blackout, .338 Edge, and the .450 Bushmaster...how the heck does a new shooter choose out of that lot??.interestingly, one of Auckland's busiest gun shops sells more 6.5 Creedmoor than any other calibre.