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For those who think a big game caliber ought to start with (at least) a “3,” there is the brand new Gamestalker rifle in the equally new .300 Olympic Super Short Magnum (OSSM). Accordingly to company literature, this little gem propels a 150-gr. bullet at about 3,000 fps and is ballistically superior to the .30-06. The Gamestalker has a 22-inch barrel with a 12-inch twist. Hunter Shack Munitions (HSM) makes loaded ammunition, but the case is easily formed from .25 WSSM brass. Hornady makes the dies, and Hodgdon has load data in the works, so handloaders will have a field day with this one. For those who already have a complete AR, an upper in .300 OSSM is also available; I have one on order and can’t wait to try it.

The versatile ARs are now well accepted as legitimate hunting arms, after years of opposition from those who resisted hunting with what they viewed as “military arms.”

At a SHOT Show a few years back, I decided that I would concentrate on ARs, and (if possible) pick one that, as Goldilocks said, was not too hot, not too cold, but just right. I didn’t know what I was in for. ARs were everywhere: long ones, short ones, fat-barrelled and skinny ones, odd-looking sights, and various appliances hanging off of the multitudinous rails that decorated the receivers and handguards. I was in a serious funk.