100+ year old cartridge

[tahoe2]

So with all the new releases in the last few years (decade-whatever) what 100+ year old cartridge do you still shoot ? plinking, hunting or otherwise ?

The .22 S, L, or LR is a given; so I'll leave that one out.

I'm currently involved with,

rifles:

30-30 Winchester (1895)

7x57 Mauser (1892)

7.65x53 Mauser (1889)

8x57 Mauser (1905 - new version)

handguns:

38 Special (1898)

9mm Parabellum (1902)

It's true all of these have been surpassed in one way or another, but they've been duplicated to a "T" on many occasions.

So what's your current or favorite "Oldie but Goodie" ??

 

[WardenWolf]

How about 7.62x54R (1891)? I also shoot 8mm Mauser and own an S&W M&P in .38 Special.

 

[ljnowell]

45 acp and 45 colt are two that I reload and shoot that haven't been mentioned.

 

[Newtosavage]

.22 (have a Win. rifle that's coming up on 100 years old soon)

30-30 Win (57 year-old model 94)

Ruger 77 RSI in 7x57 (newest of the bunch)

 

[mokin]

.303 British (1888)
6.5 x 52 Italian (1891)
7.62 x 54Rmm Russian (1891)
9 mm Parabellum (1902)

 

[horsemen61]

38 short colt 38 long colt 44 Russian

6.5x55 Swedish

 

[HammsBeer]

7.5x55 Swiss GP11 (1911)

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Let me see:

.22 LR (handgun and rifle)

.22 Hornet. developed in the 1880s as .22 Winchester Central Fire (WCF) and older than th.22 LR

6.5X55 Swedish Mauser dating to 1894.

.30-30

.30-40 Krag

.30-06.

.303 Brit

.38 Special

.45 ACP

.45 Colt

 

[Zendude]

380 acp (1908)

 

[Robert]

375H&H
303 British
30-06
45-70
8x57

 

[morcey2]

Rifles:
30-06
30-30
7.62x54R
7x57
8x57


Favorite is probably 7x57. Nice and balanced. I've got two of them, a Mexican Mauser w/ a 24" barrel and a Dominican Republic Mauser with a 20" barrel. I bought the DomRep as a donor action.... then I shot it. Kept it the way it is.

Matt

 

[guns3738]

7.62x54r
30-06
7.7jap
6.5carcono
45acp

 

[David4516]

.22LR
.25 ACP
.380 ACP
9mm Luger
.38 Special
.30-30 Win
.30-40 Krag

I have a few firearms that are 100+ years old too (Krag, Savage 99 .30-30 built in 1911, Colt vest pocket .25ACP)

 

[theleo]

32-20 (model 92' and 53)

38-40 (Marlin 1888)

45-90 (model 86)

45-70 (Guide gun)

44 special (Black Hawk)

30-30 (model 94)

33 WCF (model 86)

25-35 (model 94)

38 special (S&W model 60)

30-06 (model 700)

 

[Traffer]

Off hand I would think that nearly half of the ammo on the shelf of most stores is of a caliber that is over 100 years old. Pre 1916? That is a lot of what we still use.

 

[BullRunBear]

Off the top of my head:

Rifle
30-30
30-06
45/70
6.5x55 Swede
7.62x54R
303 British

Handgun
38 Special
9mm
44 Special
32 long
45 Colt
45acp

I forgot to add 12 ga. shells. Don't know when 20 ga. shells were developed.

Of course I shoot some of that new-fangled stuff like 357 magnum and 308.

 

[meanmrmustard]

The only one I use that old besides 22 LR is what my neighbors curse when they hear it go off in my treestand.

762x54R

 

[TTundra]

Send a little more love to the Big Boys still being used

375 H&H
416 Rigby -Newest addition to the family
470 N.E.

 

[jmr40]

22
30-30
30-06
35 Rem
9mm
45 ACP
38 Special
380
44 Special (I shoot them through a 44 mag if that counts)

 

[PabloJ]

The only thing I feel warm and fuzzy about is elegant looking .300H&H. To put is in crude manly way long legs good short legs less good. I like action cut out and hard plastic plate instead of stupid rubber pad on old my old Winchester rifle. I do not care about handgun cartridges looking at them as nails for nail gun meaning as long as they have enough energy and go off reliably to do the job.

 

[Candyman87]

.22LR (1887)
.32 ACP (1899)
.38 Special (1902)
9mm (1902)
.45 ACP (1905)

.303 (1889)
.30-06 (1906)
7.62x54R (1891)

In fact the only "modern" rounds that I really shoot are the .380 ACP and .223/5.56 NATO.

 

[carbine85]

I'm using,
30.06
303 British
7.62 x 54R
30-30
9MM
8MM Mauser
Just sold 7.65 Mauser
7MM Mauser
I think that covers it.

 

[redneck2]

.45-2.4 Sharps (.45-90)
.45-70
Obviously .22
.45 acp
.38 Sp (actually .357)
.44-40

 

[justin22885]

hmm, that would be 45acp, 9mm, 7.62x54R, and 8mm mauser and im also considering adding .30 luger in there somewhere when i can find the right donor for a conversion (probably a hi power or CZ-75)

 

[Nuclear]

22lr
30-06
45ACP
9mm
38Super (it's just a 38ACP loaded hot, so it kind of counts).