Cool Cartridges

08 February 2012, 00:13

MileHighShooter

After seeing a lot of people vote for the 9.3x62, and since the original post related it somewhat to high school cliques and such.....

I think the 9.3x62 is that foreign exchange student everyone thought was really strange at the start of the year, but soon became the cool kid to hang out with. Probably because he is European and good at soccer, and really, only highschool kids in the USA care about soccer.

08 February 2012, 23:47

phurley5

I shoot three rifles that are very cool. .270 WSM, .338 Lapua and .358 STA. The former and later are Model 70 Winchesters and the Lapua is a Sako. I also shoot many more, but to me these are the coolest but like Scarlett said in GONE WITH THE WIND, "tomorrow is another day". Good shooting.

09 February 2012, 02:07

MileHighShooter

Phurley, want to give some more details on that M70 358 STA? Used to be very interested in that one until a friend bought a Sako AV and busted up 2 or 3 scope mounts lol it was like a 6lbs rifle, but even with a brake that thing was a BEAST to shoot.

09 February 2012, 02:33

Dr. Lou

+1 for the 358 Win.

09 February 2012, 02:44

phurley5

I shoot two .358 STA's, one from Winchesters Custom Shop, the other also a custom Model 70 from a rifle builder in Wyoming. Both are Stainless and have brakes, the recoil is about like my unbraked .300 Winny. I got both at what I consider a bargain through gunsamerica. They both shoot with great accuracy and the bullet choice from 185 grains up to 310 grains make them extremely versital for hunting the larger animals. A 270 grain North Fork at 2950 fps has served me and my son and grandsons well for Elk and was a perfect plains game bullet for Africa. I have taken many Elk and Deer as well as Zebra-Kongoni-Impala. I will always have one in my hands when in Big Bear country or on the plains of Africa. Good shooting.

09 February 2012, 16:02

Mal911

.32 Winchester Special
.33 Winchester
.348 Winchester
.38-40 Winchester
.405 Winchester

Notice a trend?

13 February 2012, 15:26

Wstrnhuntr

Cool ones I have.

22lr (of corse)
257 Rob AI
260 Rem
7X57
280 Rem
308 Win
30-06 (of corse)
8X57
358 Win
35 Whelen
45-70

Others I think just have the cool factor.

22-250
257 Rob
6.5X55
7X57 Improved
7X64
284 Win
.300 ICL Tornado
8X68S
338-06
348 Win
358 Norma
376 Steyr
405 Win
45-90 Sharps
50 BMG

And this is cheating but;

Anything that ends with H&H on an original H&H rifle.

Any original pre 64 model 70 in the "rifleman" series.

Any original Oberndorf Mauser sporter.

13 February 2012, 21:25

Ramsgate

This is a question, not an opinion.

Is the .375 Flanged Nitro Express (2 1/2") a cool cartridge? The picture in Cartridges Of The World makes it look like something a dork dropped off but other illustrations make it look quite handsome. It seems to me that it would be a useful light double or single shot cartridge.

Soooo ... if it's uncool, how come?

14 February 2012, 00:32

jkingrph

Mine are

22 Hornet
223 Remington
6.5 Grendel
6.5x55
7x57
30-30
300 Savage
30-06
7.5 Swiss
8x57
35 Remington
38-55
375 H&H
405 Winchester
10.4x54R(rimfire)aka 41 Swiss
45-70
458 Win Mag

380acp
38 spc
9x19
10mm Auto
45ACP

.410
28Ga
16Ga
20Ga
12Ga

15 February 2012, 19:14

Heat

Any cartridge with a belt.

Ken....

16 February 2012, 02:25

chuck375

475 A&M

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.475_A%26M_Magnum

16 February 2012, 02:40

BaxterB

244 H&H
500 Rafiki

24 November 2012, 06:41

bisonman

Say hey to:

6.5 Creedmoor
358 Winchester

24 November 2012, 22:06

elkslayer4x5

.17 Hornet
.222 Rem
.225 Win
.30-06 AI
.338 Fed
.35 Whelen

24 November 2012, 23:14

44magLeo

quote:
Reply

My list isn't very long But it's what I like.
22 lr of course
22 Hornet because it works well beyond what the books say it should.
222 Because it's a great mid range cartridge.
22-250 for the mid to long range stuff.
250 Savage in a light sporter, Good all around rifle.
25-06 in a heavy varmint rifle for the things the 22-250 can't reach.
270 Win Just a nother great all around cartridge. If I didn't have the 270, A 280 Rem would be there insteads.
A 30-06 just because of it's classic status.
In handguns a 44 mag is all you need, in a Lever action it's pretty good too. A 22lr just for fun won't hurt.
For the bigger stuff the 375 Ruger will fill the bill.
Leo

25 November 2012, 00:15

Joe R. Lock

quote:
Originally posted by B. L. O'Connor:
Wow!

The coolest cartridge of all is the .225 Win., which I believe has not been mentioned in this thread up 'til now.

I have one.

I also have a .225 Win. and yes, they are cool. But, I'll go ya one better on the coolometer. Mine is a Ruger No. 1 single shot!
joe

Does that make me the coolest respondent?

25 November 2012, 03:38

dwheels

The ones that I really think are cool.
22 LR
22 Hornet
22-250 Rem
270 Win
338 Win
45-70
Wish List
30-30 Win.
257 Weatherby in a single shot with a 28 in barrel.
6.5x55 in a short full stocked carbine
308 win
375 Ruger in a short all weather type rifle

25 November 2012, 04:37

Donald Nelson

All ones I don't have yet!
6.5-06
.338-06
.338 Lapua
300 H&H
375 H&H
50 BMG

25 November 2012, 07:07

505ED

Cool cart..I have owned:

221 fireball
222 remington
6mm remington
6BR Norma
6.5x284
284 win
300 Blackout
300 H&H
9.3x62
375 RUM
416 Rigby
404 Jeffery
505 Gibbs
577 Nitro

25 November 2012, 07:08

RMiller

300 ultra mag. I had five model 70 winchesters that would all shoot a 200 grain bullet at 3200 fps.

Plain but I really like it is the 308 winchester.

This year I tried the 25-06 and think it is definately cool.

25 November 2012, 19:40

Dr. Lou

6mm Rem
250 Savage
6.5x55
270 Win
300 H&H
358 Win
9.3x62
375 H&H

25 November 2012, 21:17

Bill/Oregon

.256 Mannlicher
.318 Westley Richards
.360 NE No. 2 (Right on, Huvius!)
.450-400 3-inch
.577 Snider
.577 3-inch BPE

And in shotties, anything 16 gauge ...

26 November 2012, 01:17

D Humbarger

I take two rifles hunting. A 284 win & a 338/06. No need for anything else.

26 November 2012, 03:30

friarmeier

quote:
Originally posted by RMiller:
300 ultra mag. I had five model 70 winchesters that would all shoot a 200 grain bullet at 3200 fps.

Out of curiosity, what's the recoil of that like? Seems like it would be a world of hurt!

friar

26 November 2012, 06:29

RMiller

quote:
Originally posted by friarmeier:
quote:
Originally posted by RMiller:
300 ultra mag. I had five model 70 winchesters that would all shoot a 200 grain bullet at 3200 fps.

Out of curiosity, what's the recoil of that like? Seems like it would be a world of hurt!

friar

Not at all. If you can handle the 300 win mag in the same rifle the ultra version isnt much different.

26 November 2012, 07:42

RaySendero

quote:
Originally posted by RaySendero:
I've got several of the ones you guys listed above.

So...I'd add:

7.5x55 Swiss

LOL - I see where I posted over a year ago.
Still one of the "coolest" I've ever owned.
Here's a look at the rifle:

26 November 2012, 17:01

chuck375

Coolest rifle/cartridge ever.

Jim Corbett's rifle, best quality boxlock .450-400(3") double rifle by W.J. Jeffery & Co.,

Here's a link ...

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpB...iewtopic.php?t=72052

26 November 2012, 19:36

Bill/Oregon

Chuck, I second the motion!

27 November 2012, 06:29

Longwalker

I own / owned some that I think are cool but not common:
.22 mag RF
.22 Hornet
.250 savage
.257 Rob
7x57
7x57R
.303 brit
8x57IR
8x57IS
.356 win
.35 Whelen

and I have a bunch of common stuff, but noe of the rest are as "cool"

27 November 2012, 07:42

budiceale

6.5 grendel
6.5x55
6.5x57
6.5 rem mag
6.5-06
6 PPC
6x45
9.3x62
.416 aagard
.376 steyr
.308 win

27 November 2012, 07:58

BigNate

My cool list seems to change, morph, swing wildly,...

One currently owned .257Roberts. Will not be without it.

One's I'd like to mess with now.
.264 LBC & .458 SOCOM so I can hunt big game with a magazine fed black rifle. Because it's Sooo taboo!

.338 EDGE in a 14 to 16 lbs package to include a Nightforce scope and AI stock. Probably a Jewell trigger.

27 November 2012, 18:07

Samuel_Hoggson

.44 rimfire. Own a '66 but don't own one round of .44 rf. Don't think I can afford it.

.45 LC. I don't care if it's commonly available. It is the coolest handgun round ever.

.32 Special. Hey, like the name sez.

.33 WCF. B/c I have an '86 X-ltw TD. Also b/c reforming brass for it is beyond my pay grade.

.30-03. Got a 1895 for it. "Hey have you ever heard of.......did you know that before the .30-06......." and other cool things to say at the range to impress the naive.

Swift. You don't even need to mention ".220". Gosh, the coolest varmint round ever. Even now people immediately think 4000 fps and abbreviated bbl life.

.300 Weatherby. I mean.......do I need to spell out why?

.410. Only someone who's never held a M-42 could disagree........or not want one......or more than one.

Sam

28 November 2012, 05:06

Quintus

The coolestof the:
6mms - is the 240Bee - it's just a rocketship man.
257s - is the 25x284 - It's what the 284 case was truely intended for
6.5s - The Grendel it's a lotta killin in a little packeage.
270 - 270 Win, it's the best all around csrtridge for kids to grampas.
284s - The 7mm Rem Mag IS the 7MM.
308 - Holland and Holland is just flat out cool that goes for the 375 as well.
8mm - If you have used one you agree the 325 WSM is COOL.
338 - None really cool, but the 338-378, it's just F*&^%$g awesome!!!

The rest not mentioned I haven't learned about yet, but I'm workin on it.

28 November 2012, 06:08

B L O'Connor

quote:
Originally posted by Joe R. Lock:
quote:
Originally posted by B. L. O'Connor:
Wow!

The coolest cartridge of all is the .225 Win., which I believe has not been mentioned in this thread up 'til now.

I have one.

I also have a .225 Win. and yes, they are cool. But, I'll go ya one better on the coolometer. Mine is a Ruger No. 1 single shot!
joe

Does that make me the coolest respondent?

Ummmm . . . perhaps a tie?

28 November 2012, 07:04

JonP

Cool ones??? I guess that is opinion. To me the cool ones I have owned are

Hornet
5.6x52R (great in a small game drilling)
5.6x61 (barrel burner)
6.5x55 (way more capable)
6.5x68 (shoots 120gr better than a 270)
7x57
7x65R (again in a drilling)
308 Norma Mag
8x57IR
8x68 (an 8mm beast)
9.3x62 (does everything well)

With the Swede and the 9.3, I can do away with the rest...and maybe keep the Hornet.

28 November 2012, 07:40

thecanadian

Based on Cal here is my list (Rife only)

17 cal- 17 Remington Fireball
20 cal- 20 Tactical
22 cal- 22-250 AI
6mm- 240 Weatherby mag
25 cal- 257 Roberts
6.5mm- 6.5X47 Lapua
27 cal- .270WSM
7mm- 7.21 Firehawk
30 cal- 308 Norma mag
8mm- 8X68mm RWS
33 cal- 338 Edge
35 cal- 358 STA
9.3mm- 9.3 B&M
37 cal- 375 H&H
40 cal- 408 CheyTac
416 cal- 416 Rigby
42 cal- 404 Jeffery
45 Cal- 450 Nitro Express
47 cal- 475 Nitro Express #2
50 cal- 500 A-Square
57 cal- 577 Belted Hubel Express
60 cal- 600 Overkill
70 cal- 700 AHR

"though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression."

---Thomas Jefferson

01 December 2012, 03:03

bigdog

Cool ones I currently shoot;

243 Win
25-284 win
270
7x57
30-06
308 Norma Mag
35 Whelen
358 Norma Mag
375 H & H
416 Taylor
45-70 govt.
458 Lott

Cool ones I would like to have;

6mm Remington
6.5x57 AI
7x57 AI
375 Whelen
50 Alaskan
450 NE #2

Just a gun nut

03 December 2012, 01:00

209jones

I have singleshots in .218Bee, 223, 300Rook, 32-30Rem, 32-40Win,7Rem Mag, 300H&H, 450/400NE.
I have a 30R Blaser SXS coming,
I think I'd like to acquire in singleshots;
257Roberts
6.5x55
405Win
Maybe a CPA in 32-40, and one in .22LR, and perhaps a Hepburn.

In a SXS I want;
a 243 or 257/30-30 of some form.
a 375Flanged
a 450/400NE

I doubt if I will buy another bolt gun. I have a 7-08 and a .338WM and a T-Bolt .22. If I do, it could be a 375H&H or a 404Jeffery.