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    Conventional Hunting

    Feb 17, 2020 4 minutes
    by KOOS STEENKAMP
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    ALAN WALKER

    LONG-RANGE HUNTING has been the rage for quite some time now; proof of this lies in the popularity of long-range precision calibres such as the 6.5 Creedmoor and the .338 Lapua. The .30-06 Springfield, .308 Win and .243 Win seem to have kept their positions as top sellers, but it seems to me the classic hunting calibres such as the .303, the 7x57 and even the venerable 9.3x62, are all but forgotten. Let me be clear: I have nothing against the new, sleek, aluminium-stocked, muzzle-braked, high-tech tools; these rifles certainly have their place and their purpose. To each his own.

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