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Old 03-29-2014, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Botnst View Post
the godhead I follow for all things rifled is Jack O'Conner, long deceased. O'Conner claimed that the .30/06 had claimed more game worldwide than any other cartridge due to its wide range of bullet and powder weights and great accuracy. He killed the major game of Africa except for rhino and elephant with it. Of course, he was a freaking demigod of accurate fire.
I would argue that the .303 British fired from a Lee Enfield has that honor. I'm pretty sure the last rifle of empire has been used at one point or another to kill everything from a German to an elephant.

Another interesting fact the Lee Enfield will shoot with the M1 Garand doing shooting qualifications. When I did the Appleseed which is based around the Garand all the other bolt guys couldn't keep up, but Enfield's could.
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