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Originally posted by Mr Bill:
The majority of my rifles are chambered in rounds that are or were out of the mainstream.<br />In 1966 my oldest brother brought home, to our side of the family, our first high powered rifle, it was a Savage 340 in .225 Win. I viewed it as a backwoods boy must have upon being issued a new A3-03. I still have the very same 340 today as my varmint rifle although it gets more action as a long range tin can plinker. I handload it with 55 gr bullets and W760 powder and get between 3300 and 3400fps.<br />In the late 70's I purchased my first high power rifle, a Marlin 444. I never handloaded for it and only very recently sold it. My uncle had words with me about it at his kitchen table, and suggested I erred in my selection and should've chosen a .32 Win or .358. In retrospect, he was correct with the .358, in a model 88 at the late 70's price. If I'd have only known. My penance for such is being the custodian of a factory original (only fired at the factory) 1959 Win model 88 in .358 Win. <br />In 1991 I purchased a Browning Micro Medallion chambered in 7mm-08, intended to replace the .444 Marlin for deer hunting at altitude in CA. It's now my go to rifle, if all others go this one stays. The round has become much more accepted today than then, when it was still a novelty. I recall hearing that it would become difficult to find factory ammo for it and that the round may not become fully accepted. This was the proverbial kick in the butt that inspired me to start handloading. I load it with 140gr Rem pspcl's and 145gr Speer HC's and GS's with W760. <br />Shortly before the 7mm-08's arrival my wife decided she wanted to deer hunt with me. She didn't want the .243 caliber nor a lot of recoil. After some research and searching, before the internet boom, we found the Ruger 77RL in .257 Roberts. Some viewed the .257R as passe while others suggested rechambering it to an AI but, the more respectable folk voiced sound approval. I handload this round with both 100 and 120gr Speer HC and W760 for low recoil. The rifle is destined to be our daughters.<br />In the late 90's I discovered the .284 Win. existed. (Oh where had I been? Researching the .280 Rem.) I have a .284 Win in a Model 100, but really feel this round would be better served in a bolt action, such as the Browning A-Bolt or Winchester 70XTR with a longer throat and box magazine. I have one of each of these rifles chambered in .284 as well as a couple model 88's and 100's, most are still nib, the A-Bolt is a Micro Medallion with the 20" barrel and the Win 70 is from the 1994 limited production run of about 200, one pre and one post 64 88 and 100. Someday I will replace the Model 100 shooter with a rechambered 7mm-08 with a 22" or 24" barrel, probably with either an A-Bolt Composite Stalker or a Rem 700 SS DM. I handload the .284 Win with 154gr Hornady and with either IMR or H 4350 or W760. It's my backup to the 7-08 Micro Medallion.<br />About two or three years ago I happened into a very lightly used 1959 Winchester 70 standard grade chambered in 300 H&H. I got it for a song, along with two boxes of the original owners handloads that he made for it. It had never been scoped and most of the rounds were round nose. I've not fired them but I have been loading 180gr Rem pspcls with H4831 and H4350. It's just to nice to part with.<br />In the late 90's I was researching for an elk round and zeroed in on the 8mm Rem Mag. During 1998 I learned it was Remingtons annual chambering for their 700 Classic. (It, a classic??) It took me another year and half to find one very lightly used for a fair price. I'm plinking with it loaded with 200gr Speer HC's but have accumulated a fair supply of Barnes Originals in 225 and 250 gains for that still awaited elk hunt.<br />As old as these are, they're still in the main stream but, I have a .375 H&H for any opportunity I may get at a Brown Bear and the 30-06 for black bear. I'm on my second rifle for each of these calibers. I'm satisfied with the TGR-S but the jury is still out on the 111C, I may abandon the -06 and focus exclusively on the .300 H&H as my 30 caliber. I handload both the -06 and .375 H&H.<br />I can't explain why I have a 7mm Rem Mag. I guess it was the price on the rifle. Yep, load for it too.<br />Bill

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Originally posted by WyomingSwede:
I favor the .300 savage in my model 99. I will put it up against any .308 ever made. Dont understand why the .300 savage got such a bad rap...perhaps its proponents are dying off and the model 99 is no longer being made. ( a real shame that.) .250-3000 Savage is another good one...killed off by the .243 I expect.<br /><br /> Another good obscure/wildcat/fading away is the .338-06. I had high hopes but only weatherby chambers it and it is now the age of the short magnum. Anyone that does have a .338-06 sings its praises but it is probably a dying round.<br /><br />My newest baby is the .264 win Mag. I confess to being a 6.5 afficionado from way back, but I love this cartridge. It is like a .270 on steroids. Great choice of bullet weights and just flat out shoots. Another casualy of the short magum craze.<br /><br />Does the 45-70 qualify in this category any more?? Looks like the marlin GG saved it from extinction.<br /><br />Anyone else got a take on this???

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Originally posted by OLBIKER:
I have a 40-82 and 40-65 in 1886s.

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
I can't believe no one has picked the .22 Short

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
I can't believe no one has picked the .22 Short

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
I can't believe no one has picked the .22 Short

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Originally posted by Stonecreek:

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
I can't believe no one has picked the .22 Short

When I was a kid you could still buy .22 Longs. It had a case the same length as a long rifle, but a 29 grain bullet like a short. Check the barrel marking of some of your older .22's and you'll find them marked ".22 Short, Long, & Long Rifle".

But no one has mentioned the 7x33 Sako. Made from an elongated 9mm Parabellum, it was designed for hunting capercallie (a large, turkey-sized bird of the northern forest) and harvesting fur seals on the ice. Shoots a 78 grain bullet at 2450 fps. I use mine for turkeys.

Although I've never had one, how about a 9.3x53R? It is a 7.62 Russian necked up to .366" for moose hunting in re-barreled Mosins -- and sometimes Model 95 Winchesters captured by the Finns from the Russians.

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Originally posted by Kyler Hamann:
Greg,
That 35 Ackley Magnum sounds super important for several reasons. That one should be a ton of fun for you to hunt with.
Kyler