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State Roundup: .41 Great Lakes is a great cartridge with a great story behind it
The .41 Great Lakes, a mostly new straight-wall cartridge has a great story behind it. I suppose it should still be considered a wildcat round, but the originators, friends John Upp and Larry Miller, both of Adrian, Mich., are on the verge of “big-timing” their round.
I had a couple of questions after editing Hansen’s article, so I found Upp’s email and sent a message with a couple of questions.
Is the .41 Great Lakes wildcat the best straight-wall cartridge yet?
With many states dropping slug-gun requirements in favor of straight-wall rifle cartridges, hunters had four
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State Roundup: .41 Great Lakes is a great cartridge with a great story behind it
The .41 Great Lakes, a mostly new straight-wall cartridge has a great story behind it. I suppose it should still be considered a wildcat round, but the originators, friends John Upp and Larry Miller, both of Adrian, Mich., are on the verge of “big-timing” their round.
I had a couple of questions after editing Hansen’s article, so I found Upp’s email and sent a message with a couple of questions.
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State Roundup: .41 Great Lakes is a great cartridge with a great story behind it
The .41 Great Lakes, a mostly new straight-wall cartridge has a great story behind it.
Is the .41 Great Lakes wildcat the best straight-wall cartridge yet?
With many states dropping slug-gun requirements in favor of straight-wall rifle cartridges, hunters had four
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