Great Cartridges But NOt Popular

[razorback2003]

What do you think are some great rifle cartridges that make sense, but are not that popular.

The 260 Remington and the 280 Remington come to mind.

 

[firesky101]

5mm rimfire.

 

[DRYHUMOR]

^^^ I have both of those; 260 and 280. Also .257 Roberts.

 

[627PCFan]

260 is pretty popular in fclass

 

[Coop45]

250/3000

 

[csa77]

Iv always loved the 8mm remington magnum. Id love to own a rifle chambered in it even tho I have no use for a cartridge that powerful. for what ever reason it never caught on

 

[Blackrock]

6mm Rem and .257 Roberts plus an -06 and you have all the bases covered.

 

[a-sheepdog]

I really like the 9.3x62, which is big in Europe but not so much here in the states. I know that there are other rounds that may be "better", but its pleasant to shoot and packs a punch.

 

[Walkalong]

7MM Mauser

 

[Bearhands]

7X64 Brenneke

 

[R.W.Dale]

Are there any bad cartridges?

300sav,35 rem, anything Mauser, 358win all come to mind




posted via that mobile app with the sig lines everyone complaints about

 

[DM~]

9.3x74R
8x57
6mm Remington

 

[Swampman]

.257 Roberts Ackley Improved
6.5x55 (Swede)
.348 Winchester
.350 Remington Magnum

 

[meanmrmustard]

7.5x55 Swiss

 

[RPRNY]

8x57 Totally under-appreciated. 7x57 (an excellent cartridge) gets all the love, along with the Swede (my favorite) and poor old 8x57 is all but ignored.

 

[d2wing]

.35 Whelan.

 

[Jeff H]

The winner has to be 223. It packs a punch for as small and light as it is, has hardly any recoil, and has been known to stop an elephant with a single shot (heard it on the internet so it must be true). It is a rare cartridge and I don't personally know where you could possibly find one, but if you are lucky enough to shoot one, you'll be bragging about it too.

 

[zeos]

7.5x55 Swiss

second

 

[jmr40]

338/06, 41 magnum and 10mm in addition to the above.

All of these have niche markets and are wildly popular in small circles, but not on a large scale. Which is alright with me. If someone wants to use a less popular round just to be different these are just popular enough to be available.

 

[adelbridge]

.357 maximum
7/30 waters

 

[303tom]

The 7.5 French............

 

[Zeke/PA]

.22 Hornet, .250-3000 Savage, .257 Roberts, 7MM Mauser.

 

[Coal Dragger]

.280 Remington, and .280 Ackley Improved

.338-06

.358 Norma Magnum

.257 Roberts

250/3000 Savage

.338 Federal

9.3X62mm

Basically a bunch of reasonable, extremely functional and efficient rounds that don't have the pizzazz of various "magnums" even though they do 95% (or more) of what their magnum counterpart will do minus all the recoil and blast.

The .358 Norma being an exception since it is a very powerful round that takes the .35 caliber to it's logical outer limits.

 

[razorback2003]

I have shot a 7.65 Argentine Mauser. It seemed to be a pretty easy to shoot round. I have no idea what the ballistics are.

The 257 Roberts is a cartridge that just makes sense too for deer and black bears. It is a shame it is hard to find guns chambered for that round.

 

[Ky Larry]

.240 Weatherby Mag.

.350 Rem Mag

.340 Weatherby Mag