I have been asked by a couple fellows to respond to this thread. To be honest the number of calibers that have become obsolete, with the hunting populace , especially in the U.S. is staggering for someone my age. So many fine calibers have fallen out of favor in my lifetime.
What can one not hunt with a 6.5 x 55, 300 H & H, and a 9.3 x 64 Brenneke, but I doubt if there is a major rifle manufacturer in the U.S., that is currently making a 300 H & H or 9.3 x 64 Brenneke, and the Creed, according ti the man bun group is so much better than the swede. (just teasing guys )
More speed, more power, further distance, less weight ( rifle ), and the desire for a short action, plus the rifle manufacturing companies are always reinventing the wheel to promote sales, are some of the reasons some calibers have become or are becoming obsolete.
At a recent gathering these words were heard. "The 30/06 is boring" and "the 30/30 is a joke"
Maybe, but before you bury them, and others, try hunting with some of them. The original Win 71 is like an extension of your arm, the smooth chambering of the 300 H & H might impress you, and it will hold its own in the hunting field as well, the 9.3 x 64 Brenneke will let you hunt the biggest and baddest without knocking your shoulder out of its socket. The 7 x 57 is another great caliber for those of us without a man bun and prefer less recoil, and everyone should have the opportunity to hunt with a Savage 99 250/3000 at least once in their life, aa well as the 30-06 and 30/30
Surprisingly, some of the above, plus others, like the 7 x 64 Brenneke, which was being used before the 270 existed is still in use in Europe and Africa, as is the 6.5 x 55, 6.5 x 68 Schular, 7 x 64, 8 x 68, 9.3 x 74R
Among all the "new", what is one "old" you each wish you could add to your collection ?
What can one not hunt with a 6.5 x 55, 300 H & H, and a 9.3 x 64 Brenneke, but I doubt if there is a major rifle manufacturer in the U.S., that is currently making a 300 H & H or 9.3 x 64 Brenneke, and the Creed, according ti the man bun group is so much better than the swede. (just teasing guys )
More speed, more power, further distance, less weight ( rifle ), and the desire for a short action, plus the rifle manufacturing companies are always reinventing the wheel to promote sales, are some of the reasons some calibers have become or are becoming obsolete.
At a recent gathering these words were heard. "The 30/06 is boring" and "the 30/30 is a joke"
Maybe, but before you bury them, and others, try hunting with some of them. The original Win 71 is like an extension of your arm, the smooth chambering of the 300 H & H might impress you, and it will hold its own in the hunting field as well, the 9.3 x 64 Brenneke will let you hunt the biggest and baddest without knocking your shoulder out of its socket. The 7 x 57 is another great caliber for those of us without a man bun and prefer less recoil, and everyone should have the opportunity to hunt with a Savage 99 250/3000 at least once in their life, aa well as the 30-06 and 30/30
Surprisingly, some of the above, plus others, like the 7 x 64 Brenneke, which was being used before the 270 existed is still in use in Europe and Africa, as is the 6.5 x 55, 6.5 x 68 Schular, 7 x 64, 8 x 68, 9.3 x 74R
Among all the "new", what is one "old" you each wish you could add to your collection ?
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