What's Your Favorite "Forgotten" Cartridge?
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Ten years ago the 9.3x62 was "obsolete" and it has been making a strong comeback, largely thanks to CZ 550's being offered in that chambering.
Twenty years ago the 45-70 was "obsolete" and a combination of quality lever guns, Cowboy action shooting, and Hollywood nostalgia brought that back from the brink.
Sad that no one has mentioned the 405 Winchester (big medicine according to TR) or the 318 Westley Richards. I'd love to own an example of both.
Jimro
Twenty years ago the 45-70 was "obsolete" and a combination of quality lever guns, Cowboy action shooting, and Hollywood nostalgia brought that back from the brink.
Sad that no one has mentioned the 405 Winchester (big medicine according to TR) or the 318 Westley Richards. I'd love to own an example of both.
Jimro
Right to bear arms
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.257 Roberts Hands down! Sweet little deerkiller, elk killer, probably elephant killer in the right hands. When someone shows up in deer camp with a roberts, you know he/she knows something about guns and hunting!
Dixie gunworks sells reloadable rimfire cases in .41. The cases are machined to accept a .22 blank for a primer, when loading the chambers, you have to be careful to align the .22 blank with the gun's firing pin.
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_101_287&products_id=8157
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_101_287&products_id=8157
Colorado Redneck
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Model 94 Winchester 25-35
Great gun. One of my brothers had a really nice specimen of that gun, and traded it for a nylon stocked 22 long rifle Remington. Wow. I loved that gun! Light recoil. Fun to shoot. Took a couple of mulies with it 50 years ago. In my opinion that would make a great truck gun today.
Gone but not forgotten.
Great gun. One of my brothers had a really nice specimen of that gun, and traded it for a nylon stocked 22 long rifle Remington. Wow. I loved that gun! Light recoil. Fun to shoot. Took a couple of mulies with it 50 years ago. In my opinion that would make a great truck gun today.
Gone but not forgotten.
retiredcoasty
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300 H&H Magnum
Love it!
Love it!
Ignition Override
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The 8x57 Mauser.
This is because I've forgotten about the Yugo 48A rifle, never use it and leave it locked up.
Aperture sights have spoiled me and I never had the skill to do so good with the Yugo's open sights.
The sale is FTF (in person) only, near Memphis.
This is because I've forgotten about the Yugo 48A rifle, never use it and leave it locked up.
Aperture sights have spoiled me and I never had the skill to do so good with the Yugo's open sights.
The sale is FTF (in person) only, near Memphis.
.300 Weatherby Mag
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.218 Bee
25-20
7mm Remington Express
25-20
7mm Remington Express
.225 Winchester.
It was a great round that had the misfortune to be born about the same time Remington started producing 22-250 as a standard factory round.
The .225 just never caught on. I shot my first groundhog with one. I had a Winchester Model 70 heavy barrel. Marbles one piece base with the eccentric bushings in the base for gross windage adjustments and a Lyman 8X All American scope.
I traded the rifle away and bought a Remington 700 BDL heavy barrel 22-250 that I continue to shoot today. Going to take it to the range tomorrow.
That rifle has the second barrel on it ( Douglas ) and a Nightforce 8-32X56 scope on it.
Geetarman
It was a great round that had the misfortune to be born about the same time Remington started producing 22-250 as a standard factory round.
The .225 just never caught on. I shot my first groundhog with one. I had a Winchester Model 70 heavy barrel. Marbles one piece base with the eccentric bushings in the base for gross windage adjustments and a Lyman 8X All American scope.
I traded the rifle away and bought a Remington 700 BDL heavy barrel 22-250 that I continue to shoot today. Going to take it to the range tomorrow.
That rifle has the second barrel on it ( Douglas ) and a Nightforce 8-32X56 scope on it.
Geetarman
Mike Irwin
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Forgot to mention the 6.5x50 Japanese Arisaka.
I've always wanted to get a Remington 700 short action chambered in that cartridge to put it through its paces to see what it would do in a rifle not handicapped by the Type 38's design issues.
I've always wanted to get a Remington 700 short action chambered in that cartridge to put it through its paces to see what it would do in a rifle not handicapped by the Type 38's design issues.