Some famous cartridge families from L. to R. include the 308 Winchester clan, 30-06 Springfield tribe and 375 H&H belted magnum group. Outlier on far right is Remington s 300 Ultra Mag based, like many of our fat magnums, on the 404 Jeffery case.When you re talking hunting cartridges, it s a family affair. Nepotism at its best. Practically Old Testament. Begat begat and begat again Variations on a theme is what they are. While hunters persist in imagining different cartridges possess magical properties, the reality is that most are nearly genetic matches with minor changes in power capacity and bullet diameter/weight. Those minor changes are, however, worth contemplating. Our famous, old 30-06 (8th from the L.) was built by modifying the older, German 8mm Mauser. Check dimensions of the two and you discover many more-than-coincidental similarities in head size and body diameter. The 30-06 was then necked to a narrower diameter to hold a .277-inch bullet and called, you guessed it, th
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