What is the most useful obsolete cartridge out there? By obsolete, I mean a cartridge that is no longer being chambered in most new rifles. And by useful, I mean it could and should be around today based on its performance against a similar cartridge that may have run it out of town. The 30-40 Krag immediately comes to mind. 300 Savage? Maybe the 32 Special. I feel like I'm just scratching the surface here. 6mm Remington is another. You tell me.
Best/Favorite Obsolete Hunting Cartridge
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bamaranger
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it is back
The 5mm mag is back! Aquilla/Centurion is loading ammo.
I'm not sure how "useful", but the .348 Win, in the M71 has got to be on the list.
The 5mm mag is back! Aquilla/Centurion is loading ammo.
I'm not sure how "useful", but the .348 Win, in the M71 has got to be on the list.
troy_mclure
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i would say the 45/70 but its never gonna go "out of production"!
Savage
+1 for the 250-3000 Savage. I'm always on the lookout for a Model 99 in chambered for the 250. Last one that I saw, I could not afford. Alas.
Another nice old cartridge is the 32 Winchester. And how about the .348 Win., any new guns being made for that great old round?
Pete
+1 for the 250-3000 Savage. I'm always on the lookout for a Model 99 in chambered for the 250. Last one that I saw, I could not afford. Alas.
Another nice old cartridge is the 32 Winchester. And how about the .348 Win., any new guns being made for that great old round?
Pete
The day I got out of the Navy in 1965, I went to a photo shop in Charleston to buy a Remington 700 in 22-250. The owner told me he had sold the rifle the week before but that he had just gotten in a .225 Winchester Model 70.
The rifle had a nice bull barrel and I bought it and had a Lyman 8X scope mounted on it.
The rifle shot good and I had no problem with it at all. Killed my first ground hog with it. That cartridge just never caught on due to Remington taking the plunge and making the 22-250 available as a factory round.
I kept the rifle until the middle '70s and traded it for a Ruger Super Blackhawk.
It was a great round and just suffered from the overwhelming popularity of the 22-250.
The rifle had a nice bull barrel and I bought it and had a Lyman 8X scope mounted on it.
The rifle shot good and I had no problem with it at all. Killed my first ground hog with it. That cartridge just never caught on due to Remington taking the plunge and making the 22-250 available as a factory round.
I kept the rifle until the middle '70s and traded it for a Ruger Super Blackhawk.
It was a great round and just suffered from the overwhelming popularity of the 22-250.
Mike Irwin
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First, define obsolete.
My take on it is that it's obsolete if ammo is no longer made by one of the big manufacturers. If that's the case, .300 Savage doesn't qualify, but .303 Savage does.
Others would say it means that rifles chambered in that cartridge are no longer commonly available; .300 Savage would qualify in this case.
Personally, I go with the first one. And I love my .300 Savages, all four of them.
My take on it is that it's obsolete if ammo is no longer made by one of the big manufacturers. If that's the case, .300 Savage doesn't qualify, but .303 Savage does.
Others would say it means that rifles chambered in that cartridge are no longer commonly available; .300 Savage would qualify in this case.
Personally, I go with the first one. And I love my .300 Savages, all four of them.
davecharles
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Obsolite is an interesting concept in firearms. 25 years ago I wanted a centerfire rifle and didnt have a lot of money so I bought a 96 mauser for $39 from Century Arms. I had to look long and hard for ammo for the obsolite caliber. (6.5 X55). I loved the gun and bought and sporterized several more. ( I wish I had bought 100 at that price) Now with the renewed interest in the 6.5 mm bullet (realizing what the Swedes knew 100 years ago) The 6.5X 55 is no longer considered an obsolite caliber. I guess a caliber is obsolite when no one wants to use it.
Dave
Dave
Pathfinder45
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.33 WCF
How is it that the .35 Remington is still here while the .33 WCF has disappeared? Some of those 1886 Winchester Extra-Lights in .33 WCF are the nicest looking lever-guns I've ever seen.
How is it that the .35 Remington is still here while the .33 WCF has disappeared? Some of those 1886 Winchester Extra-Lights in .33 WCF are the nicest looking lever-guns I've ever seen.
