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I dont care for them either.
The energy argument is a boring ass tired old one. We know better but we act like energy dumps into our target and knocks it over somehow.
The 300 doesnt do enough to entice me. Whats the offer? More expensive ammo? But wait, Wolf is delivering soon!! So now I should wait for sh!t ammo that will be underpowered?
I went the evil 6.5 Grendel route and I will say that there will pretty much never be an AR caliber that will take its place in terms of general usefulness...for me. And while the Wolf ammo is ok for the 6.5 I wont shoot it anymore.
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I would like to say that it depends on where you live. But it seems like additional posters in Illinois don't find much use for it.
I found that odd because in Illinois:
1. Silencers are not allowed.
2. SBR's not allowed unless you also have a C&R.
3. "Rifle" hunting is not allowed, only shotguns, and handguns and muzzle loaders. "
For handguns, [u]a bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4 inches, or a straight-walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger, both of which must be available as a factory load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Note: There is no case length limit for straight-walled cartridges."
The rule was damn near written for .300blk pistols. 6.5G, 6.8spc, .308, 7.62x39 are all no-no's for deer hunting.
I looked at 6.5G, but I don't have any use for it.
Unless you live someplace where you can hunt long distances, do competitions, or just like to punch paper a long ways away, what are people using the bigger, longer range calibers for? How many home defense/self defense shooting have been beyond 100 yards?