Failed Cartridges

[Davers]

https://gundigest.com/gear-ammo/ammunition/failed-cartridges

 

[Just Say Moe]

With ammo shortages in mind, why anyone would deviate from 9/38/44/45 eludes me, especially if you don't hand load.

 

[MClark]

I have 4 of 10.
25/45 is a good cartridge. Fits right in with the other 223 based rounds.

 

[Evlshnngns]

THIN single stack 30sc would be great. Like a thin 365X. Or a bigger grip LCP. I carry a 380 on occasion, I like the design goals of the 30sc.

 

[CJ6]

I see Winchesters 20 Sharps going the same as Remingtons 5 mm.

 

[rockhound78]

I have 3 of them. Really like my 356 win

 

[TC260]

When it comes to "failed" cartridges I'm much more interested in what they were trying accomplish or what the design idea was rather than whether or not it was a sales success. I've listened to John Q Public at the Academy gun counter enough times to not base my ideas on what they buy

One that comes to mind that I've never owned but have considered at times having a single shot chambered in it is the 308 Marlin Express. A rimmed case with those throat dimensions gives me the warm fuzzies

 

[Clancy]

If they’d had worked a deal to get the 25/45 in the Kimber Classic, CZ 527, Tikka, etc, it would have been an all timer, even when the good Kimbers and 527 went away.

I don’t have one, but it’s a really cool little guy. I have a Lapua based 25/223 Reamer for a rainy day.

 

[MClark]

If they’d had worked a deal to get the 25/45 in the Kimber Classic, CZ 527, Tikka, etc, it would have been an all timer, even when the good Kimbers and 527 went away.

I don’t have one, but it’s a really cool little guy. I have a Lapua based 25/223 Reamer for a rainy day.

I built mine on a Remington 700. Stock is a real Harry Lawson thumb hole.
I have the proper brass from Sharps but use reformed 223 when chasing jackrabbits so I don’t feel bad losing a case.

 

[Fast14riot]

Add 224 Valkyrie to the list.

 

[rockhound78]

Always thought a 338 Marlin Express necked down to 7mm would have been a great round for a levergun or single shot.

 

[jpjulian]

My .223 WSSM is a real hoot to shoot, for as long as the barrel lasts, which ain't very long.....but is totally psychotic to load for. The WSSM's should probably be leading the lists of failed cartridges because of these failings among others.

 

[1911nut]

Add 224 Valkyrie to the list.

It should be a great short range benchrest cartridge in 1:14” twist with a 52g bullet.

Guess what old timey benchrest cartridge the Valkyrie mostly copies…….

 

[Fast14riot]

It should be a great short range benchrest cartridge in 1:14” twist with a 52g bullet.

Guess what old timey benchrest cartridge the Valkyrie mostly copies…….

225Win

 

[ISS]

I've made great use of the 358 in an AR-10. It has the best combination of MV &ME and mag capacity to be had in an AR platform.

I just got my BRC Borchardt action back from the engraver. I keep thinking 225 Win, but I'd need to buy about 250 pieces of brass and find somebody with a two reamer chambering set.

 

[TC260]

My .223 WSSM is a real hoot to shoot, for as long as the barrel lasts, which ain't very long.....but is totally psychotic to load for. The WSSM's should probably be leading the lists of failed cartridges because of these failings among others.

A while back a local pawn shop had one sitting on the shelf for a long time. I was tempted to give it a whirl just for the heck of it but eventually somebody bought it.

 

[bluealtered]

WHAT!!! I am extremely ticked off that my beloved 6.8spc did not make that list!

If Remington had not screwed up that contract it as bad as they did, it would be the replacement of the 5.56 and would have become the standard small arm that the contract called for. The target here is from a 6.8 upper I put together years ago, (2012) and it's first trip to the 100yd range. I wanted to see if it would group and it did, the two flyers are on me. That was a nine shoot group

 

[jackieschmidt]

30 Remington AR?
I must have missed a decade somewhere.

That looks surprisingly like a 30 BR.

 

[CJ6]

Just too fat...

 

[1911nut]

225Win

Close. The 224 Valkyrie is pretty much a rimless Wasp







My Wasp is on a Mauser action and the rims are turned to .473