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Favorite cartridge
Just did a search with the title favorite cartridge, just to see what people like on this forum, and to see if I am out of touch with my choice. Amazingly, I coul not find a thread that dealt with that topic, so I will start it here. Forgive me if it HAS been covered before...I just could not find it. What is your ONE favorite cartridge....NOT necessarily the one you like best for self defense..or the one you like best for deer hunting..or antelope hunting. Not the one you find would suit you best for a survival situation...not your favorite handgun cartridge and your favorite rifle cartridge...you dont even have to own a gun in that cartridge (ie: 44 henry cartridge). just plain old what is your FAVORITE cartridge...the one that intrigues you the most for a whole host of reasons...and you can only pick ONE. Mine is simple, it is the .45-75 WCF cartridge. Always liked it...from way way back. Never got a gun in it until I bought the Chapparal 1876. Have a hundred or so different cartridges on display in my reloading room, but when i go to kill some time and look over the display it always seems the 45-75 is what I go to first.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Given you guidelines I'd have to say TR's 45-90.
Probably from reading to many of TR's books.
A close second would be the 50-70.
Probably from reading to many of TR's books.
A close second would be the 50-70.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.45-2.4" Sharps & .45-2 7/8" Sharps.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
hmmmm 50-70...awesome.
Ray, you can only pick ONE.
Ray, you can only pick ONE.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
# 1, .45-70
# 2, .32-20
# 3, .30-06
Those are my favorites but the .45-70 Rules!
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# 2, .32-20
# 3, .30-06
Those are my favorites but the .45-70 Rules!
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Mine would have to e the poor, old 30-30 Win. I shot my first deer with one and have had a fondness for it ever since. I still shoot it a lot. I cast and shoot lead bullets almost exclusively for them and have a ball doing it. I've pretty much given up hunting deer with a scope sighted rifle and now use a 30-30 or a large caliber handgun with open sights. Very fulfilling and a lot more challenging than a high power scoped rifle.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Coyote nose,
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BTW my favorite cartridge is 45 Colt. That and .223/5.56 are about all I shoot anymore.
What is the medal on the far left of the photo?
BTW my favorite cartridge is 45 Colt. That and .223/5.56 are about all I shoot anymore.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.30-30 for me.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.356 wcf
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Well, I just don't know if I can pic a favorite, bar none, according to the rules of the thread.
However, on the basis of most pleasing to the eye. I think it has to be the 375 HH Mag. It's the most beautiful, long, and slim, not fat and short like many more modern rounds. And it feeds like butter in a good boltaction.
However, if confined to leveractions, then I think my favorite is the 348 Win.
NO! Wait it's the 30/30, 45/70, 44mag, Oh I just can't do it, I can't choose.
Maybe it's the 30/30 after all.
However, on the basis of most pleasing to the eye. I think it has to be the 375 HH Mag. It's the most beautiful, long, and slim, not fat and short like many more modern rounds. And it feeds like butter in a good boltaction.
However, if confined to leveractions, then I think my favorite is the 348 Win.
NO! Wait it's the 30/30, 45/70, 44mag, Oh I just can't do it, I can't choose.
Maybe it's the 30/30 after all.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Only one???? Dang, that's mean
Ok, then.... the Lowly .22
Ok, then.... the Lowly .22
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.32 Win Spec!
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Re: Favorite cartridge
What is my favorite cartridge
The one,
The only,
.45 Colt.
First, foremost, and forever.
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The one,
The only,
.45 Colt.
First, foremost, and forever.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.303Brit
My first centerfire was a No4 Mk1 Enfield still have that gun.
You just have to love it. It started out as a Black Powder round in the late 1890's made the transition to smokeless and continued to make a name for its self as a military round until the 1950's. How many other rounds can say that.
My first centerfire was a No4 Mk1 Enfield still have that gun.
You just have to love it. It started out as a Black Powder round in the late 1890's made the transition to smokeless and continued to make a name for its self as a military round until the 1950's. How many other rounds can say that.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
30 millimeter firing at a rate of 3900 rounds per minute.
In a smaller caliber I like the .30-30
In a smaller caliber I like the .30-30
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Re: Favorite cartridge
I'm with Blaine .22 LR...
If I could expand favorites would include the .38-55, .357 Maximum and .45 Colt.
If I could expand favorites would include the .38-55, .357 Maximum and .45 Colt.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
44Mag
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.44 Magnum - small enough to use in a 'carry' gun if you had to, yet big enough that out of a rifle or carbine it will drop any whitetail out to 100 yards or perhaps more. Lead bullets work, as do jacketeds. Cases last forever. Flexible with powders.
A 'stepdown' to .44 Special or Russian can be done if needed, and there are wildcat 'stepups' with longer cases. No bottleneck cases to shoot the bullets, unfortunately. (How about a .430 Rigby...?) The .45 Colt DOES have more factory-standard flexibility there with the .45 Colt, .454 Casull, and .460 S&W series, but .44 Mag is still my favorite.
A 'stepdown' to .44 Special or Russian can be done if needed, and there are wildcat 'stepups' with longer cases. No bottleneck cases to shoot the bullets, unfortunately. (How about a .430 Rigby...?) The .45 Colt DOES have more factory-standard flexibility there with the .45 Colt, .454 Casull, and .460 S&W series, but .44 Mag is still my favorite.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.22lr
45-70
in that order. would grab the .357/.38 though for just one. Does that make sense? I just can't imagine anyone not having a .22 that likes to shoot. The 45-70 has been on so many platforms, seen so much history and is such a wonderful effective round for anything I will ever shoot at. However, the .357/.38 is a constant companion to me and bridges the gap between the two. If I could only have one, it would be that. But my favorite is the .22 for so many reasons
45-70
in that order. would grab the .357/.38 though for just one. Does that make sense? I just can't imagine anyone not having a .22 that likes to shoot. The 45-70 has been on so many platforms, seen so much history and is such a wonderful effective round for anything I will ever shoot at. However, the .357/.38 is a constant companion to me and bridges the gap between the two. If I could only have one, it would be that. But my favorite is the .22 for so many reasons
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Re: Favorite cartridge
For a bolt gun, .257 Roberts.
Levergun=45-60 and 25-20(hard to choose just one)
Handgun=44mag
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.32-20 WCF
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Otto, the medal on the far left is a replica indian wars service medal I picked up on ebay several years ago.
To those that are responding to this....remember, the question was not "if you were limited to one cartridge what would it be", the question is which cartridge is your favorite for whatever reason. There is a difference. My 45-75 choice of favorite cartridge is not what i would pick if i was limited to one cartridge to shoot/hunt/etc. Nice to see though that the old 45-70 has such a following.
To those that are responding to this....remember, the question was not "if you were limited to one cartridge what would it be", the question is which cartridge is your favorite for whatever reason. There is a difference. My 45-75 choice of favorite cartridge is not what i would pick if i was limited to one cartridge to shoot/hunt/etc. Nice to see though that the old 45-70 has such a following.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
22LR
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Re: Favorite cartridge
25cfw, 40-65, n 38spec
Re: Favorite cartridge
22 long rifle use it more than any other these days. Next would be .357 mag and 30wcf.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
I have several favorites...
while I'm known to my friends as:
And the 2nd largest number of guns in a single caliber are in .45 Colt;
my most intriguing and humbling cartridge is the .40-90 Sharps Bottleneck;
a gun chambered in my favorite cartridge is still in my future, yet I already have reloading components and ammo to feed this illusive 9th wonder of the world: the .32-40!
while I'm known to my friends as:
And the 2nd largest number of guns in a single caliber are in .45 Colt;
my most intriguing and humbling cartridge is the .40-90 Sharps Bottleneck;
a gun chambered in my favorite cartridge is still in my future, yet I already have reloading components and ammo to feed this illusive 9th wonder of the world: the .32-40!
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.348 Win
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Right now the one that intrigues me the most is the 25-35.
Re: Favorite cartridge
I would like to say 30-30 but if I could grab one gun forever it would be my .357 Ruger Security Six.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Since it is about one cartridge you could also grab a carbine and be very well served for most purposes between them - excellent choice.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
22 Long Rifle.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
I shoot a lot of .357 and .22 but I have to say straight-walled cartridges leave me cold. So that leaves me with 30-30 and 35 Rem. The 30-30 shoots great but I'm not into the rim, so by process of elimination I guess it's 35 Rem. BUT, and this is a BIG BUT, it's not practical for hunting unless I can get a good copper load for it, so we will have to see. If it turns out to be good only for silhouette and plinking, then I'll have to concentrate on 30-30.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
30 WCF, handy saddle guns. danny
Re: Favorite cartridge
Got a lot I love.
But only 1 favorite. The 44 magnum. I use it nearly everyday from home defense to a trail gun. I use it to take bunnies and grouse to bull elk.
I probably have around 60 bullet moulds. At least 40 of them are for the .44. Out of maybe 10,000 bullets stacked, boxed and sitting on my bench ready to be loaded, I'd bet 8500 or more are sized .431.
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But only 1 favorite. The 44 magnum. I use it nearly everyday from home defense to a trail gun. I use it to take bunnies and grouse to bull elk.
I probably have around 60 bullet moulds. At least 40 of them are for the .44. Out of maybe 10,000 bullets stacked, boxed and sitting on my bench ready to be loaded, I'd bet 8500 or more are sized .431.
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Nice display and collection of old cartridges you have there. You and I would get along just fine. Your moulds with integral handles also get my attention. I still use some old H&G's from time to time. Oh! favorite cartridge!
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Re: Favorite cartridge
My favorite cartridger is the .405 Winchester. It can do everything with the right load and bullet., and close behind would bethe .45-70 Govt.
Re: Favorite cartridge
Without a doubt, my favorite handgun cartridge is the 45 ACP, and my favorite rifle cartridge is definitely the 6.5x55 Swedish with the 30-06 a close runner-up.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
.45-70, without a doubt!
Re: Favorite cartridge
The little 22, earns alot of respect from me. For it's size it'll do a whole lot more!
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Re: Favorite cartridge
For every criteria you could think of, you'd have a different cartridge. How could you possibly pick just a "favorite"...
I think if you whittle it down to one gun, most folks would be holding a .22 or a .357. Is that their favorite?
If you go by how many rounds are already in the house, I think it's a safe bet most of us would say .22. Favorite?
.22 isn't an impressive-looking cartridge. .44 Mag is, .30-06 is, 20mm Vulcan is. .50BMG is. I always thought the .30-30 was kinda ugly. If it's not a spire point, then it needs to be a straight-wall.
I'd probably like .45 Colt. I got rid of a .454 Puma because I was slow being able to start reloading and ammo was ridiculous otherwise. I still think I'd take .44 Mag over .45 anyway.
Aliens had a 10mm caseless. Would that be a cartridge at all? And those smart-guns. What the heck was that little thumb-drive of a magazine?!
I think if you whittle it down to one gun, most folks would be holding a .22 or a .357. Is that their favorite?
If you go by how many rounds are already in the house, I think it's a safe bet most of us would say .22. Favorite?
.22 isn't an impressive-looking cartridge. .44 Mag is, .30-06 is, 20mm Vulcan is. .50BMG is. I always thought the .30-30 was kinda ugly. If it's not a spire point, then it needs to be a straight-wall.
I'd probably like .45 Colt. I got rid of a .454 Puma because I was slow being able to start reloading and ammo was ridiculous otherwise. I still think I'd take .44 Mag over .45 anyway.
Aliens had a 10mm caseless. Would that be a cartridge at all? And those smart-guns. What the heck was that little thumb-drive of a magazine?!
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Being that is is one cartridge only, I would have to say the 45 Colt. In a rifle or handgun, it can do it all.
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Re: Favorite cartridge
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Re: Favorite cartridge
This week it is the .32-20 . 500 pieces of Starline brass will be here
Thursday according to UPS tracking. Next week????
Thursday according to UPS tracking. Next week????
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Re: Favorite cartridge
Nice collection Coyote Nose.
Hard choice but have to say 30-30 Winchester
Followed closely by .30.06 sprg and 38-55 Winchester
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Hard choice but have to say 30-30 Winchester
Followed closely by .30.06 sprg and 38-55 Winchester
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