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October 2010 - Page 22  • JOHN BARSNESS • And some new powders
for loading same. t’s been a decade since the Winchester Short
Magnums (WSMs) I and Remington Short Action Ultra Magnums
(SAUMs) showed up to beguile the average shooter into tossing
aside his old 20thcentury magnum. There were three main
advantages claimed for these short, fat, beltless (SFBL)
magnums, according to the advertising hype. The new rounds
burned powder more “efficiently,” due to their short cases, so
the same ballistics could be achieved with less powder,
resulting in lighter recoil. The SFBLs were also more accurate,
since the powder burned more consistently. Because they fit in
shorter actions, hunters could easily climb higher mountains and
stalk thicker cover, because the rifles would be lighter and
handier. As with most advertising, these claims turned out to be
“not exactly.” When ammunition is tested for pressure, more than
just average pressure enters into the e