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Hurteau: .30-06 Wins National Whitetail Cartridge Championship

Online Editors — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:31:03 +0000

The polls are closed. There are no hanging chads (WA Mnthunter). And we have a winner. You can still argue the point at deer camp if you want, but on this site the old .270 vs .30-06 debate is over....

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Hurteau: The National Whitetail Cartridge Championship

Online Editors — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:17:46 +0000

After four rounds of play and some 3,700 votes from you, we have our final matchup. Are you sitting down? ’Cause you’re not going to believe it…. It’s .270 vs .30-06....

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Hurteau: The Final Four of Whitetail Cartridges

Online Editors — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:45:12 +0000

The Final Four is finally here! On one hand, you have Michigan State vs. Butler and West Virginia vs. Duke. On the other, it’s .270 WSM vs. .270 Win. and .30-06 vs. .308. And it’s all going down over the same weekend—almost like we planned it that way.

What we didn’t plan is to have all chalk in our Final Four. (I originally started this post with a rant about all this chalk.*) But, on the upside, what we do have is a true battle of the big guns (except that they are cartridges, not guns), in terms of seeding (all one- and two-seeds), popularity (no surprise there), bullet diameter (everything under .277 inches is out), and firepower (with two of the three most-powerful original rounds still in). So we should have a couple of barn-burners. Here are the contenders, as originally seeded:

Hurteau: The Elite Eight of Whitetail Cartridges

Online Editors — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:48:34 +0000

Now things should get interesting. It’s been clear sailing for the top seeds so far, as the .30-06 (1), .308 (2), 7mm-08 (3), and .30-30 (4) all advanced easily in the first round of Division...

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Hurteau: Sweet Sixteen of Whitetail Cartridges, Division II

Online Editors — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:46:28 +0000

With nearly 600 votes cast, we have our first-round Division I winners. And unlike this weekend’s basketball games, the results are all chalk. The closest match (I don’t mind pointing...

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Hurteau: The Sweet Sixteen of Whitetail Cartridges

Online Editors — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:38:08 +0000

Last night, the NCAA college basketball Sweet Sixteen tipped off with Syracuse vs. Butler. Today, our own sweet sixteen gets started with .270 WSM vs. .260 Rem. I am talking about the March...

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