Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On 3/4/25 1:57 AM, rbowman wrote:

On Mon, 3 Mar 2025 22:36:03 -0500, c186282 wrote:
 

    My brother had a Mosin ... I was always afraid to fire the thing,
    wondered if it'd blow up. Most WERE pretty sturdy, but you always
    wonder about war surplus stuff.
    Never entirely happy with old wartime Enfields either,
    you always wonder how many corners they cut during the crisis
    ........

  you probably could beat a moose to death with a Mosin and it would work
fine. My wife came equipped with a M44. That was a piece of work. Take
something with a muzzle blast from hell and chop about 9" off the barrel
and add a sidewinder bayonet.

   *BOOM* !!!  :-)
   The US 30-06 and 8x57 Mauser kinda define the
   base of "high powered" ... roughly 3000 ft-lbs
   (lbs-ft?) of energy and near 3000 fps (3/3). You
   can go up from there in the category.

    The M95 pattern 6.5 Swedish has seen renewed popularity in the USA.
    Damned good. Even some new rifles are now 6.5 - esp light/carbine
    rifles. That and the 7x57 Mauser are great all-around. You don't NEED
    a cannon for most needs except maybe in Alaska. There, .375H&H,
    BIG bears.

 The guys that shoot the 1000 yard competition at the local range love
their 6.5s. The last I knew the best 10 shot bench rest group was under 7"
so they're doing something right.

   The 6.5 Swedish is impressive ... "strong enough" for
   almost all needs and accurate. It was, for a long time,
   kinda 'forgotten'. Same for the 7x57 (oft because of
   the really heavy std mil ball).

.300 Win Mag is popular here with the elk crowd. I'll pass. I only shoot
paper anymore and I'm not into self-inflicted pain.

   The .300 WM is pretty good. However, with the proper bullet,
   the 30-06 will do pretty much as well and cheaper and with
   less recoil.
   Basically, I see 30-06, and then 375 H&H as the Next Step.
   There ARE a few good cartridges "in the middle" - .338 mag
   esp - but that's much more rarely seen in the USA. NOW
   you're more likely to see the 'wildcat' 35-Whelen as the
   next step, or half-step, up. It's good.
   Maybe it's a Guy Thing ... people yearn for "cannons".
   However in real life they're almost never necessary.
   Given choice for THE only rifle ctg ... I'd pick 7x57
   with 130-150gr JHP. They got it right THAT long ago.