Cartridge love...i mean real obsessive love

[sw282]

Almost 40 years ago l saw my first prairie dog. While searching for a rifle to use on my first prairie dog shoot l found a used Winchester Model 70 in 222REM. lts still my favourite caliber for prairie dogs. lt seems almost everyone on earth has a 223Rem. l have one too. 0bsolete, unpopular calibers seem to attract me. l recently traded/sold about a ton of lead for a 222Rem Magnum in 40X. My very first MAGNUM rifle!

 

[Larryh128]

My personal round is one that if I only had 1, which will never happen, for hunting big game is a 7 SAUM,.
It will handle anything in North America and does it with less fuss & recoil than anything else. Also extremely easy to tune and extremely accurate. Plus a huge bullet selection. Brass is readily available and I can now order it any day of the week in stock thru many suppliers.

 

[swd]

Even though I have a Dashee reamer and whole bunch of brass I can’t stop chambering 6BRX for myself. It’s just been a magic cartridge for me. Although the 6.5x47 is becoming a close second..

 

[nakneker]

Favorite cartridges have equated to phases through out my life. Some has never lost their luster. My whole family used 270s for big game growing up, anybody that brought an 06 to camp was frowned upon. I still own a pre64 featherweight that was my father’s but I eventually out grew of the tunnel vision and now own 3 06s. I guess my all time favorite is the triple deuce, I own several vintage and custom rifles in that chambering and it always puts a smile on my face. The simple 6BR is another one, I’ve owned several variants but I still have a soft spot for the standard 6BR. Quarter bores always brighten the day, the 257RI and the 25-06 especially.


Lately, as in the last five years, I discovered the 45-70 and 45 Colt. Both versatile cartridges offered in some of my favorite firearms.



Im sure I will discover more, some I’ve ignored my whole life and some that I haven’t even heard of yet. This life is too short to experience them all, which is a pity.

 

[Guybo]

It's the 25.06 for me for 35yrs and counting.

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

I think when someone says they "love" a particular cartridge, they are saying that it satisfies all of their shooting and hunting needs. They don't love it as in the romantic meaning of love. Or, maybe they do?

Yeah,.. I've Piszzed in, more than, a couple of Guys cheerios, over the Years as SOME guys, ARE,..
"wrapped pretty Tightly" around their,.. "Favorite Cartridges" and Rifles,.. LOL !
I Buy / Build Rifles for, a certain, "Performance Level" or, Need that, I want,.. Velocity, Bullet used, Game or Target shot, Barrel Life, performance, etc. and I'm NOT crazy about, picking,.. Many,.. "Overlaps".
Custom Ruger, 10-22, w/ Green Mtn Barrel, .22 LR, ( for Edible, small Game/ Targets and, close, Sage Rats ).
.22-250 Rem. W/ 50 gr V-Maxes for Sage Rats to, 55- 60 gr Bullets for Yotes and Small, Steel Plate, practice.
My Semi Custom, 10.5 lb, 24" barrel, Braked, 6 XC, with a Jewell, BR trig set at, 1 pound, in a Bedded- Pillored, H-S Prec stock with, a custom made, "Toe Rudder" to, "Ride the Bags" and,...
I DID the Most research on choosing, THIS cartridge, as I have about, $3K including, a nice 6 x 24 Scope,on It.
Yup, it's the BEST "Shooter" that, I own and LR Steel, Antelope, coyote and Deer are it's, "Target audience".
Lastly the "Do All' 6.5 Creed with 130 gr ELD-M's for Target and LR Steel or, the 143 gr ELD-X for, Big Game.
These 4 Cartridges / Rifles, pretty much "Cover",.. everything,.. I Need.
OOP's,.. I just Bought, a 336 Marlin .30-30 Win for, closer range, Steel Targets ( Fun/ Play ) and whitetail Deer, in the Timber
These 5 rifles, pretty much, "Cover" Everything, I need. All the rest of, my Rifles have been given to,..
my Grandchildren and watching them, USE Them, is also,.. Fun to, Me !

 

[HankInWisconsin]

The .257 Roberts and improved variants fulfills all my desires, chambered up in a #1 and all is good with the world...

 

[Tangent]

The only interesting cartridges are accurate ones

 

[North Fork]

30 BR

 

[john 800]

I grew up listening to the 270 vs3006 debate, and my dad had a 270. I still have a few 270s, and appreciate every thing that people have discussed for years about them, sentimentally, (or practically) give me a 270 any day. Looking at a 3006 I would love one, it has to be a wonderful cartridge. But I don’t think I could own one LOL. Somehow I have a 308 that I really like, I’ll probably add another one. One other odd thing, somewhat related to cartridges we just like, one thing that I worry too much about are barrel length and actions… a 308 with a 24 inch or longer barrel? No! Give me a 20 or 22, and it better be a short action, not a long action with a stop in the action. 270 with a 22 inch barrel? Hard pass give me a 24!