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Alright here's the premise, come up with your favorite oddball calibers that you like for varmints on up to brown bear. Just doing this to see if something surfaces that I just must have! 1. .221 Fireball 2. .264 Win. Mag. 3. .300 H&H Mag. 4. 8mm Remington Mag. 5. .404 Jeffrey Citius, altius, fortius | ||
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Must be an odd-ball kinda guy. All the cartridges that I use most could probably be classified as odd-ball. 225 Win 257 Roberts 257AI 25WSSM 264 Win Mag 270WSM. Sorry, no need for brown bear medicine. | |||
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I was once odd also. A very long time ago I killed 20 deer with a 225 Win before it starting shooting bad. I bought it used and I did not get much out of it as far as a lot of rounds anyway. | |||
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284 Win.....all the way....no doubt.... | |||
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Now now now. Deer hunting with a 225 Win. There will be a few people come on here and tell you that you can't kill a deer with a cartridge like that. "Science only goes so far then God takes over." | |||
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The closest I come to Odd-ball is 7.62x39 out of a Bolt action rifle!! Other than that I shoot about 90/95% cast bullets, in most calibers!!  The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? | |||
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make mine a model 71 in 348 win. | |||
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My only comment would be that they just don't have much experience as a hunter. | |||
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While not necessarily an "odd ball" by the standards of AR, my present pet is the 7x64 Brenneke. The ballistic twin of the 270 (given the same bullets) but with wider bullet selection. The identical twin (almost) of the 280Rem but pre-dating it by about fifty years. All in all a sweet little round! An old man sleeps with his conscience, a young man sleeps with his dreams. | |||
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If by oddball you mean it is not in the current realm of popular cartridges, then these qualify. 218 Bee - Win 43 219 Zipper - Marlin 336 22 Savage HP - 99 Savage 25-20 Win Win 92 Rifle 25-35 Win - Win 94 carbine 33 Win - Win 86 takedown All used occasionaly with a 22 Newton (Mauser actioned) and a 228 Ackley (Springfield action) waiting in the wing for me to play with. Thaine "Begging hands and bleeding hearts will always cry out for more..." Ayn Rand "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here, we might as well dance" Jeanne C. Stein | |||
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9.3x62 Which is still an oddball in the U.S., except for the small group of weirdos on this site who own one. | |||
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.45-2.6 followed by .38-72 Brent When there is lead in the air, there is hope in my heart -- MWH ~1996 | |||
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I shoot 6mm-284 in Remington 700, 6x45 mm in Savage 24V, both ends of the spectrum... TomP Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right. Carl Schurz (1829 - 1906) | |||
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.257 Roberts .310 Cadet .350 Rigby Magnum Joe Where there's a hobble, there's hope. | |||
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That could be one thing. My thoughts are no matter how experienced they are, if they can't kill a deer with a .225 or similar cartridge they just can't shoot. "Science only goes so far then God takes over." | |||
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.22 BR 6x45mm 6.5 WSM .338 WSM and soon to be .395 Ruger .395 Family Member DRSS, po' boy member Political correctness is nothing but liberal enforced censorship | |||
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6.5 Grendel .307 Winchester 45-70 (odd to some!) -+-+- "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - The Dalai Lama | |||
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My favorites of the oddballs all happen to chambered in Contender barrels, including a 6mm-.223 (6x45), 6.5x30-30 AI and 7mm Bullberry. These 3 handle anything from vermin & varmints to deer, exotics and hogs. And, all are superbly accurate, a requisite for any gun or barrel to find a permanent home in my safe. Bobby Μολὼν λαβέ The most important thing in life is not what we do but how and why we do it. - Nana Mouskouri | |||
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9,3x74R, 9,3x74R, and 9,3x74R.  Oh, and I REALLY like 9,3x74R too!!  ______________________ RMEF Life Member SCI DRSS Chapuis 9,3/9,3 + 20/20 Simson 12/12/9,3 Zoli 7x57R/12 Kreighoff .470/.470 We band of 9,3ers! The Few. The Pissed. The Taxpayers. | |||
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I don't think they are odd-balls, and many of you will agree with me, but apparently gun and ammo manufacturers and most of my hunting buddies think my favorites are odd-balls: .257 Roberts .264 Win. Mag. 7x57 9.3x62 .450/.400 Jeffery 3" | |||
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6mmBR 270 Wby 8mm Rwm Mag 470 Capstick | |||
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The two real oddballs 7x75R Vom Hofe 411 Hawk | |||
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.22 Jet 8x57 JRS 9.3x57 .348 Winchester 25 WSSM .401 Herters Power Mag "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" Hamlet III/ii | |||
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6.5x54ms 9x57 9.3x57 9.3x62 10.75x57 325wsm 550mag | |||
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Acurate reloading oddball is different than real world oddball. Many of mine are real world oddball, only. 7.5x55 You really need a K-31. My favorite milsurps. 8x57 is odd in some circles. 35 Whelen I'm thinking hard about 375 taylor, or 375-338 What is a 310 Cadet? Jason | |||
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In these circles on this forum these are all too common, but to many folks around where I live they are un-common. I really enjoy shooting and loading for these three. .257 Roberts .284 Win 6.5x55 Swede | |||
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8mm-06 in a 98 mauser get some wolfie !! | |||
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I guess these are at least not overly common. .222 Remington Magnum .243 AI .257 AI 6.5/284 .358 Winchester  Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. | |||
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I have an 8x75 mm RS plus another barrel in 6.5x57 mm R for the same rifle. | |||
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35 whelen and 7.62 X 54r. At the local gun range people ask what I'm shooting , when I tell them they usually haven't heard of these. Straight shootin to ya | |||
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5.6x50R in a K95 - beautiful little round perfectly suited for a light breakopen. Very impressive performance too. | |||
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My wife's antelope gun is a 6ppc. Don't see too many hunting loads offered in that one. I hunt with both a 358 and a Whelen when the mood strikes. FWIW, Dutch. Life's too short to hunt with an ugly dog. | |||
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This is fun! 220 Swift 6/284 257 Roberts AI 6.5/284 6.5/06 35 Whelen 9.3/375 Dakota 32/40 Thanks, Doug | |||
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.221 Rem fireball .257 Roberts AI .280 AI (A REAL favorite) .300 H&H mag The mediums are fairly normal; .338-06 and a .375 H&H FN in MT 'I'm tryin' to think, but nothin' happens"! Curly Howard Definitive Stooge | |||
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7.5x55 7.7x58 8x57 9.3x62 ________ Ray | |||
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220 Swift (is it oddball?) 6.5 Gibbs 8mm Rem Mag 416 Taylor 470 Mbogo | |||
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6mm Rem 257 Roberts 270 Wby 8 x 57 8mm Rem Mag 357 Rem Max Rad NRA Benefactor Member | |||
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Not really mine, but a friend of mine has an 8mm Lebel that his great uncle took off a dead German in WWII. He has shot a few deer with it, but it mainly sits in the case and gets polished every once in awhile. I have often wondered how a French WWI rifle ended up in the hands of a German soldier in WWII. | |||
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I have only had two I consider unusual but not really strange. 257 Roberts 375 Win I just gave the .375 Win up a couple years ago as I had started using a Mod 600 in .308 for the same situations. Nate | |||
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6.5 x 68. HEAVY. But deadly! Looking for a 8 x 68S bolt action and a fine, elegant, light Single Shot ... H formerly, before software update, known as "aHunter", lost 1000 posts in a minute | |||
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