Fav non-standard cartridge

[Offfhand]

The .218 Bee is another veteran that is fading into the mists of time..

 

[Captcurt]

My new Savage 338 Federal is the most non-standard that I own today. Don't know if Wally World carries them. The 7mm TCU that I had in a Contender was roll-your-own only. It was a fun gun but I would go with 7-30 Waters if I had to do it over. It is less picky about headspace.

 

[fpgt72]

22HP is ridiculously hard to find projectiles for, due to the oversized .228 bullet diameter. There are a couple companies that make them, but they aren't even offered by midway or brownells anymore. You've pretty much got to order direct. Norma makes brass.

It's a neat cartridge though! Such a unique shape to it. And yeah, it's a screamer. Mine get shot out of a savage 1899

Yes the bullet thing takes me back, and really the only thing holding me back....but as I get farther and farther "into the weeds" I am learning more and more ways "around" things.

I just like the old and odd stuff, I am not sure what the draw is to them....perhaps it is just to be different.

I am really thinking at the next high power game I am going to show up with a trap door.....everyone shows up with a garand or AR....where is the fun in that.

 

[lightman]

Wow, you guys have posted some interesting rifles and cartridges. I guess for me it would be;

308 Norma Magnum
7.7 Jap
22 Hornet
222 Remington
22-250 AI
357 Herrett
44-40

Nothing really far out but usually not easily found.

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

My favorite non standard cartridge is called the 7mm Valkyrie AR.

Standard cartridge is 7mm-08

 

[CraigC]

Either the .405WCF or .38-55.

 

[Offfhand]

The .22PPC(USA) had a splashy beginning about 30-35 years ago and offered in some impressive rifles, like this pretty Sako Vixen. But it's now another almost forgotten cartridge, so I haven't even bothered to mount a scope.. .

 

[codytrucker]

.22 HORNET , 221 FIREBALL , .22 SAV H.P. , 25-20 , 250-3000, .257 ROBTS , 6.5X55 , 6.5-06 ACKLEY , 280 REM , 280 ACKLEY , .351 WIN. .404 JEFFERY. To early to call on a 6 Creedmoor.
22 SAV H.P. Isn't Hard to find ammo for , S&B , and PPU load it . They call it 5.6 X 52R in Europe . Cost about the same as 30-30 . Just saw J&G Sales has it for $18.99 a box. I believe they call 25-35 5.7X57R.


6.5x55 is the favorite , kicks like a 243 , hits like a 270

 

[entropy]

Great, codytrucker, but you don't have to shout it!

 

[Rbstuartjr]

Mine would be my 222 and 32-40. I haven’t seen 222 in my LGS in quite a while and I have never seen 32-40 in any gun store.

 

[Boattale]

I guess a 1944 Husqvarna M38 6.5x55 would be it for me. I sold a K98 8x57 a long time ago. Worst rifle I ever owned. I do like the Swede, especially since I put a mojo rear sight on it. I know this thread is about cartridges, but I just can't help myself.

 

[fpgt72]

.22 HORNET , 221 FIREBALL , .22 SAV H.P. , 25-20 , 250-3000, .257 ROBTS , 6.5X55 , 6.5-06 ACKLEY , 280 REM , 280 ACKLEY , .351 WIN. .404 JEFFERY. To early to call on a 6 Creedmoor.
22 SAV H.P. Isn't Hard to find ammo for , S&B , and PPU load it . They call it 5.6 X 52R in Europe . Cost about the same as 30-30 . Just saw J&G Sales has it for $18.99 a box. I believe they call 25-35 5.7X57R.


6.5x55 is the favorite , kicks like a 243 , hits like a 270

I have found loaded ammo for it, but I am looking for bullets....and with PPU I wonder if it is like their 6.5 carcano loads that shoot for garbage out of several of my rifles, but my own loads using hornady bullets, the only ones I know of with the bottle nose (carcano never had a spitzer that I know of) and is a little fatter, those will bring groups down from minute of basket ball to minute of softball and I am good with that.

I want to find someone that makes the right sized bullet before I start down the path of resizing something else.

What size bullet does ppu load with....I have seen cutting edge make a 228 solid and will likely give that a shot when I come across the right 99 in 22HP.

 

[Offfhand]

The 9.3x62 Mauser is to African sportsmen and farmers what the .30/30 is in the US. Meaning there is, or was, one in about every gun rack. But here in the US it remains another exotic and mostly unknown metric. I bought this Mannlicher, and ammo for it, a few years back when hunting in Austria. and shot several head of game with it. Performance is virtually identical to.338 Win Mag with 250 gr bullets.

 

[adcoch1]

The 9.3x62 Mauser is to African sportsmen and farmers what the .30/30 is in the US. Meaning there is, or was, one in about every gun rack. But here in the US it remains another exotic and mostly unknown metric. I bought this Mannlicher, and ammo for it, a few years back when hunting in Austria. and shot several head of game with it. Performance is virtually identical to.338 Win Mag with 250 gr bullets.View attachment 829590 View attachment 829591 View attachment 829592

What brand is that rifle? It's Gorgeous!

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Offhand, that is one VERY nice little rifle Sir.
We need a "Lust" button for those kind of pictures.That "like" button don't quite cut it IMHO...

 

[Dr T]

6mm Remington. For a number of reasons (e.g. I didn't starve in graduate school).

 

[Newtosavage]

My new Savage 338 Federal is the most non-standard that I own today. Don't know if Wally World carries them. The 7mm TCU that I had in a Contender was roll-your-own only. It was a fun gun but I would go with 7-30 Waters if I had to do it over. It is less picky about headspace.

Would love to hear more about that .338 Fed. I'm intrigued by that caliber for some odd reason.

 

[codytrucker]

I have found loaded ammo for it, but I am looking for bullets....and with PPU I wonder if it is like their 6.5 carcano loads that shoot for garbage out of several of my rifles, but my own loads using hornady bullets, the only ones I know of with the bottle nose (carcano never had a spitzer that I know of) and is a little fatter, those will bring groups down from minute of basket ball to minute of softball and I am good with that.

I want to find someone that makes the right sized bullet before I start down the path of resizing something else.

What size bullet does ppu load with....I have seen cutting edge make a 228 solid and will likely give that a shot when I come across the right 99 in 22HP.

I don't have any experience with the ppu , but i bought several boxes of the s&b a few years back, i've shot a deer at about 200 yards with it , worked great - silver dollar size exit , only went about 30 feet , hardly any bloodshot . S&B shows s.p & f.m.j. 70 grain .227 component bullets on their website , but i have know idea who carry's them. i have a couple boxes of hornady bullets , but i haven't reloaded for it yet. I use it kind of sparingly. you might try some european companies , supposed to be popular over there for smaller deer.

 

[rdnktrkr]

I've never seen a 44-40 win or a 38-55win there or most other ammo shops.
45-70 and 50bmg, at one time they carried both but not anymore, I found a few boxes a couple of months back and when I purchased this one I got 18 boxes of ammo .
Also I've never seen 6.5 arisaka or 8mm Mauser

 

[Captcurt]

Would love to hear more about that .338 Fed. I'm intrigued by that caliber for some odd reason.

It is a 308 necked up to 338. Federal Fusions states 2700 fps with 200gr, but all of my loading manuals say 2500-2600. Haven't had the weather to sight-in and chrono any loads yet. Found 200gr. Speers for $14 a box at Grafs and Sons. Bargain!

 

[Bbear]

Thought I'd responded to this thread, guess not.

30-40 Krag like others
358 Win - not impossible to find, but easier when you have 100 unfired cases to work with
256 Newton in a Newton 1s Model rifle. Should be my Deer/Elk rifle for the future.

 

[cowboy77]

376 Steyr. I wish I’d kept mine but wasn’t reloading at the time. Ammo was scarce and expensive.

Winchester 44-40 that got stolen when my house was broken into. Loved that little rifle.