All cartridges are either standard factory chamberings, or wildcats that are frequently mentioned in this forum. They are arranged from left to right in order of increasing bore diameter. Within a particular bore diameter, they are arranged from left to right in order of increasing velocity.

I'll give it a go, took a couple scratches of the head:

358 STA, 348 Win, 358 Norma, 358 Win, 416 Rem, 470 capstick, 460 Weahterby, 470 NE, 458 Watts, 500 NE, 500/460 (has many names), 585 Nyati, 505 Gibbs, 600 NE, 4 bore.

Is there a prize?

Paul,

Close! Sort of.

358 STA: NOPE!

348 Win: NOPE!

358 Norma: NOPE!

358 Win: Yup! 250 g. Speer.

416 Rem: NOPE!

470 capstick: NOPE!

460 Weahterby: Yup! Wby factory load.

470 NE: Yup! Kynoch soft point load.

458 Watts: NOPE!

500 NE: Yup! A-Square Factory Load.

500/460: Yup! (500 A Square)

585 Nyati: Yup! Before fireforming.

505 Gibbs: Yup! An original Gibbs headstamp FMJ loading.

600 NE: Yup!

4 bore: Yup!

I though about giving a prize, but I might run afoul of lottery laws. :-)

Who can fill in the blanks?

Just a quick try as it looks like Paul has most of them.

8mm Rem Mag, 32 Winchester Special,338 Win Mag,358 Winchester,375 H&H,458 Lott,460 Weatherby,470 NE,470 Capstick,500 NE,500 A-SQ or the like,585 Nyati,505 Gibbs, 600 NE, 4 Bore.

That is my 2-cents
Steve

[This message has been edited by Santala (edited 06-06-2001).]

8mm Rem Mag: Nope.

32 Winchester Special: Nope.

338 Win Mag: YUP!

358 Winchester: YUP!

375 H&H: YUP! Win. factory soft point.

458 Lott: YUP! Atkinson handload. :-)

460 Weatherby: YUP!

470 NE: YUP!

458 Watts: Nope.

500 NE: YUP!

500 A-SQ or the like: YUP!

585 Nyati: YUP!

505 Gibbs: YUP!

600 NE: YUP!

4 Bore: YUP!

OK, we're getting closer. When you get the answer you will be surprised how obvious it was.

#1 7mm weatherby mag
#2 .30/40 Krag
#9 no clue

.300 Win mag, .33 Win, and .470 Capstick?

#1 - nobody identified it correctly yet.

# 2 - Gato is right: 30/40 Krag.

# 9 - WB is right: 470 capstick.

Any more tries on #1?

#1: 7mm STW

FB put the cherry on top. #1 is 7mm STW.

The complete list is:

1. 7mm STW
2. 30/40 Krag
3. 338 Winchester Mag.
4. 358 Winchester
5. 375 H&H
6. 458 Lott
7. 460 Wby
8. 470 NE
9. 470 Capstick
10. 500 NE
11. 500 A-Square (Wells, RAB, etc.)
12. 585 Nyati
14. 505 Gibbs
15. 4 bore

I'll second that guess for cartridge #1.

7mm STW

Now, you mentioned in your initial post that the cartridges were arranged from left to right in order of increasing bore diameter. So why is the .585 Nyati to the left of the .505 Gibbs? Just a nit-picky thing. Great picture and thanks for sharing.

redleg

redleg

You're right, I screwed that up.

Now, what's missing from this array? Some obvious ones are the 404 Jeff and 500 Jeff, which I do not have represented in my small cartridge collection. But more importantly, a .620 rimless cartridge is missing.

Bring on a real 620 rimless (900 grains at 2300 fps), and I will buy it, even if it is on a Remington 700 action (well, maybe not).

Why are the rifle makers ignoring such a glaring hole in the commercial cartridge offerings? They need to develop an attitude of "If we build it, someone will shoot it."

I'd say drop the 7 and the 30, as its got to be at least 33 to be of interest to this group. There should also be some sort of 9.3mm added to the group. Oh yeah, and no 416?! A 700 NE seems natural as well.

I should have known better on a few, but these can be kinda fun.

Thank you! I enjoyed that.

Steve

500grains,
Nice picture. I think I will print it and frame it. I understand your affliction. I have it too. You are working on a nice cartridge collection there. Better than stamps or butterflies, IMHO.

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Good huntin' and shootin',
RAB

it's all good...i'm going to use it for wall paper on my compter

Great picture and great info.

I am new here so I will try harder I have learned more reading these few posts than I have in a life time of reading gun mags and rags.

My most sincere complements.

How does one go about collecting big bore cartridges with out buying a whole 50 dollar box of cartridges?

Sorry for the stupid questions in advance. But more are to follow I am sure.

Thanks again for the education.

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Viking Sends

http://www.Gunnery.Net

You can pick up sample cartridge at ammo shows (like gun shows, but for ammo collectors). A friend picked up some of the bigger stuff for me at such a show. The 4 bore cartridge came from Old Western Scrounger. And $50/box is a wee bit low on the price.