have you ever wanted to own a rifle in a caliber you've neve

[grumpyvette]

have you ever wanted to own a rifle in a caliber you've never even seen,but once you looked over the ballistics, you just knew that if the opportunity was there you would grab one.
the first time for me was looking thru a weatherby catalog and seeing the ballistics a 250 grain bullet from the 340 weatherby could provide at about 2900fps, once I got one it was truly impressive.
Well I might be insane but I also felt that way the first time I looked at a 375H&H carbine,with a 300 grain bullet at about 2500fps and the first time I looked over the 458 LOTT with a 500 grain bullet at 2300fps, and the 416 weatherbys 400 grain bullet ballistics,and the 378 weatherby pushing a 300 grain at 2900fps, and I think the new SAKO 370 mag with its 286 grain bullet at 2550fps looks like it may be the sixth time.(Im looking into getting one)
I guess Im a bit easily impressed with the results Ive always gotten from the 34 caliber and larger rifles that push a decent weight for the caliber slug ,on larger game, but I guess we all have our little quirks.
theres just something I really like about a rifle in a caliber that really hits hard.

 

[grumpyvette]

I think most guys read the gun tests on new guns and say, wow, thats nice, I think ILL get one....when the 445 dan wesson super mags first came out I knew I wanted one, so I ordered one along with cases and dies, its an excellent revolver well designed and MINES well finished, but it taught me a good deal about both hunting and reloading, and while its easily far more powerful than a 44 mag, (being very close to the ballistics of a 454 cassul) its also bigger & heavier than ideal.
it also prevented me from having any strong desire toward buying a 460 or 500 S&W revolver, simply because, with the correct hand loads it shoots clear thru every large hog or deer from almost any range or angle, so I don,t see how IM going to get any gains from a larger and heavier revolver.
When the 375 RUGER came out I thought Id jump on one, and probably would have at that time if I could have found one at a good price, but after the LUST in my eyes dimmed a bit and sanity returned I realized I own an accurate 375 H&H and a WBY 378 and the 375 ruger was not going to do a darn thing that they won,t do except cost more money