Adam in WI
Practically lives here
My current lineup...I have most of the calibers listed in this thread….
.223
.243
.257 Roberts
.25-06 Rem
7x57mm Mauser
7mm Rem Mag
.300 Savage
.45-70
Mainstream is boring!
My current lineup...I have most of the calibers listed in this thread….
I have a .300 Savage too! Model 722My current lineup...
.223
.243
.257 Roberts
.25-06 Rem
7x57mm Mauser
7mm Rem Mag
.300 Savage
.45-70
Mainstream is boring!
No way. Beam Scale for Life!I guess beam scales and Labradar are headed in the same direction as some These cartridges
You bet!270 Win anybody???
Anybody???
And there ya have it...
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Based on my personal tradition in deer camp in Michigan your experience mirrors mine with the 06. Everyone in camp had an 06. Mostly the Remington 742. If you didn't have one, you were the odd guy out. Couple had bolt guns but autoloaders were very common in the 70/80s.which cartridge has lost its luster the most in the last 25 years
to me the 30-06 Back in the day in my part the woods it was king of the hill, now I’m not sure I even know anybody that shoot/owns one. I know I don’t
I see a lot of 6.5 Creedmoor's at the range, especially Savages. I am amazed at some of the groups I see being shot with factory ammo.Lapua makes boxed 6BR Norma, but it’s mostly not in stock. If you count EuroOptic as a local gun shop then yes you can find it. I shot a box of it once when I got my first 6BRA and it shot quite well.
It is rash of me to claim the 6BR is obsoleting the 243 Win. For handloaders, maybe. For store bought options, I’d argue it’s Creedmoor doing far more rapid damage.
I never hunt with anything else.270 Win anybody???
Anybody???
And there ya have it...
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Your right on obsolete and that’s why I said just kinda lost their luster. Meaning you don’t see or heard about them like you did “back in the day”In my view, to be considered obsolete a cartridge had to be widely offered in commercially produced firearms. I think there were a lot of cartridges that never gained traction in the first place, and the 257 Roberts is probably one of them, but a very good cartridge. The 6mm Remington is probably another one, but I own one and wouldn't give it up. I've never known anyone who every owned a 280 Remington. The 30-06 I feel is far from obsolete, and I suspect there are millions of rifles for this cartridge still in use and I own one. The '06 may not be "in the news", but it is far from obsolete.
270 Win anybody???
Anybody???
And there ya have it...
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223 RemMy current lineup...
.223
.243
.257 Roberts
.25-06 Rem
7x57mm Mauser
7mm Rem Mag
.300 Savage
.45-70
Mainstream is boring!
That was longer than 25 years ago really222
Those who know, know. The general public is clueless.