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Obsolete Cartridges
Am Shooting Journal ^
| 6/11/2018
| J Hines
Posted on 06/11/2018 8:24:51 AM PDT by w1n1
Over the years many firearm calibers come and go. Here are some that didn't catch on but worthy a caliber they were.
-.22 Hornet Cartridge This caliber really excels as a varmint reaper rifle. This usually comes in rifle configuration - small, lightweight, low recoil, low noise and very accurate.
-.32 Extra Long Rimfire Cartridge
If you want a little more punch than a .22 then the Rimfire cartridges was the one to go with.
-The .405 Winchester
Heres a big caliber for the larger dangerous game, the .405 Winchester can put it down. Many reloaders are the ones that have this in supplies. Read the rest of these obsolete cartridges here.
TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: ammo; banglist; blogpimp
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To: weps4ret
Where did you buy .348? Winchester hasn’t had a run in maybe a decade. It’s for the Model 71
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:14:46 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: Roccus
Always loved the feel of it my hands ,it's nice brush gun ,G.uncles had it (after) ;) WW 1 ,he was last of the Calvary .
.....I started using an Enfield no.4 Mk1 a few years ago ,really enjoyed working up loads for it,another brush-gun, had to give up some of my open country long range guns because of a bad shoulder .
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:15:52 AM PDT
by
piroque
("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
To: w1n1
My uncle had a S&W Model 53 revolver chambered for .22 Jet Magnum, which was a .357 cartridge necked down to .22, with an 8-3/8" barrel. It was a pretty hot load, around 2700 fps IIRC. It also had .22 long rifle inserts for using less expensive ammo.
I have a S&W M1917 revolver from WWI that uses half moon clips to fire .45 ACP rounds plus the later developed .45 Auto Rim cartridges. Picked it up back in the 70's from an old boy for $40 - someone replaced the barrel and cylinder with parts from a S&W Model 1950. It shoots well for a 100 year old cobbed together handgun.
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:15:58 AM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
To: DJ MacWoW
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:16:24 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(oks like)
To: Lurker
My Dad left behind a Marlin model 1893 (?) chambered in 32-40, and a bag of spent casings. Leave it to my brother to figure out the reloading! (He did)
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:19:02 AM PDT
by
pingman
("I ain't in no ways tarred.." of WINNING!)
To: V_TWIN
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:23:13 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: w1n1
I have my Grandpa’s 32-20 Colt Revolver and ammo for it (1934).
But don’t shoot it anymore.
I see 32 Long ammo for sale on-line, but not anything labeled 32-20.
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:33:12 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: w1n1
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:33:23 AM PDT
by
matthew fuller
(How many of today's voters have ever seen a half-dollar coin (or silver dollar)?)
To: piroque
My deer gun is a Win. 54 in 30-US-06. A little overpowered, but was what I could get at the time.
Too old to hit the field anymore so I just plink with my 177/22 Beeman, my .22 Marlin 60 and my .22 six shooter.
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:36:07 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
To: DainBramage
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:41:09 AM PDT
by
Cooter
(Radicals always try to force crises because in a crisis, everyone must choose sides. - J. Goldberg)
To: Bonemaker
I had a Ruger bolt action custom chambered in k-Hornet. Great round.
To: 1Old Pro
Yes, it is a Model 71. I bought at a sporting goods store in Libby, Montana. They had two at the time, new in the box.
Gunner
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:45:27 AM PDT
by
weps4ret
(Republicans are suffering from Testicular Atrophy, The Continuing Saga!! Still!!)
To: w1n1
7.65x20 / .32 french long
To: w1n1
The .260 Remington is a fantastic cartridge that went obsolete almost as soon as it was introduced due to Remingon’s asinine marketing. What is not to love about an inherently accurate round with low recoil based on the .308 cartridge. I mean, ano brainer. I am stunned that the .260 did not catch on. 6.5 is THE bench rest accuracy round and now even the US military is looking at adopting the 6.5.
Oh well.
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posted on
06/11/2018 9:59:49 AM PDT
by
Freedom_Is_Not_Free
(End the Mueller Gestapo now. Free the Donald.)
To: w1n1
In the article he talks about the 25-20. There were two different 25-20s.
The 25-20 Winchester Center Fire (WCF) which was designed for the Model 1892 lever action rifle. The other was the 25-20 single shot used in single shot rifles. It is .300 longer then the 25-20 WCF. The 25-20 single shot is pictured in the article.
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posted on
06/11/2018 10:00:28 AM PDT
by
MCF
(If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
To: w1n1
Is the 45 Glock dead yet. It seemed to be a disease in search of a cure. Not that it was a ad idea, but it was up against an entrenched all time classic. It never had a chance. Kind of like the Marlin .450. Sure it is more powerful than the .45-70, but you are never going to supplant that classic long-lived round forjust another 5 or 10 percent in power.
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posted on
06/11/2018 10:03:51 AM PDT
by
Freedom_Is_Not_Free
(End the Mueller Gestapo now. Free the Donald.)
To: w1n1
Since I’m not a collector, I make it a point never to buy a gun chambered in a caliber you can’t find plentiful ammunition for at Wal-Mart.
To: DJ MacWoW
+1
And while on the subject, I really couldn’t care less about the British Monarchy, their weddings, and their offspring.
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posted on
06/11/2018 10:15:52 AM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: w1n1
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posted on
06/11/2018 10:21:51 AM PDT
by
9422WMR
To: clee1
I don't care about a monarchy but I love brides and flowers. The only impressive thing was the banks of roses and greens around the chapel/church entrance. It was lovely.
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posted on
06/11/2018 10:26:58 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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