Rifle Cartridges for Hunting

[BrentD]

This is a fun topic. Here are some for my current rifles.

Left to right in the back:
.45-100-550, .45-70-513, .45-70-480, .38-72-260, .38-44-180
.54 patched round ball and 82 grs of Swiss 1.5.

 

[completesportsman]

22 LR
22 Mag
6.8 Rem SPC
243 Winchester
270 Winchester
7mm Rem Mag
7mm RUM
300 Winchester Mag

 

[shaffe48]

This is a fun topic. Here are some for my current rifles.

Left to right in the back:
.45-100-550, .45-70-513, .45-70-480, .38-72-260, .38-44-180
.54 patched round ball and 82 grs of Swiss 1.5.

View attachment 91805

What do the last numbers mean bullet weight?

 

[noharleyyet]

25-06 Hammer..300 WSM AB..300 Win Mag AB ..300 Win Mag Hammer..7 RUM VLD..7 Rem Mag ABLD..7 Mashburn Scenar L
https://flic.kr/p/RwM1eJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/152360342@N02/

 

[BrentD]

What do the last numbers mean bullet weight?

Yup. Of course, like smokeless cartridges, there are lots of different bullets that I can, and do, put on top of the holy black.

The .45 are more properly referred to by their length, in this case, 2.6" and 2.1" respectively. The .45-100 is sometimes (especially in "The Days of Yore") used to refer to what we more often call the .45-90 or 2.4" case today. The 38-55 is modern dimensions for anyone that cares.

 

[belly-deep]

I'm scared to list them all out because I try not to think about how many guns I own.

But here goes....

.243
.25-06
.260
.270
.270 WSM
7mm-08
.280
.280 AI
7mm WSM
7mm Rem Mag
7mm STW
.308
.30-06
.300 SAUM
.300 WSM
.300 WBY
.325 WSM
.45-70

 

[TheDudeAbides]

.222 Remington

6.5 creedmoor

7.62 x 54 Russian

.30-06 Springfield

.300 Winchester Magnum

 

[onpoint]

I'm scared to list them all out because I try not to think about how many guns I own.

But here goes....

.243
.25-06
.260
.270
.270 WSM
7mm-08
.280
.280 AI
7mm WSM
7mm Rem Mag
7mm STW
.308
.30-06
.300 SAUM
.300 WSM
.300 WBY
.325 WSM
.45-70

good thing you have that ought six.......

 

[belly-deep]

good thing you have that ought six.......

Actually have two of them!!!

 

[belshawelk]

Even better you have ones that start with a 3 and followed by 2 zero's.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Let's see:

22-250
7mm Mauser AI
30-06
8x57JR
8x57JI
33 WCF
338 Win Mag
35 Whelen
9.3x74R
450-400 2 3/8 BPE
40-90 Shiloh Sharps Straight
450 3 1/4" BPE
577-500 No. 2 BPE

 

[Irrelevant]

I feel so inadequate:

.22
.30/30
.308
.270
.300

And I've only purchased one of them, the rest were hand-me-downs during my youth.

 

[onpoint]

7mm AI. mm mm mm.
Lamb's a heretic.

 

[Ben Lamb]

7mm AI. mm mm mm.
Lamb's a heretic.

Hell yeah, baby. 140 grain TTSX at 3050 fps is pretty good medicine on critters, and they're pretty to look at.

 

[Bambistew]

I'm in the hunt for a new varmint rifle. Probably go with a 223, but may talk myself into a 22-250... but currently have the following:

22LR
22Mag
243
260
270
280
7 Rem mag
308
30-06
300 win mag
300WSM
325WSM
338-06AI
35 Brown/Whelen
375H&H


Horse traded a number of others in the past and have duplicates of a few. its a sickness, with no cure.

 

[Flatrock]

Pretty much a .22, 25-06 and .300 for me. That literally covers everything in North America. I just don't see the point in having dozens of guns. I'll probably get something more suitable for varmints. And yea, I could change bullets in the 25-06 but I'd way rather just have 1 bullet/powder combo worked up for each gun.

 

[onpoint]

Bismarck ND practicality and common sense just makes no sense to me..........................

 

[noharleyyet]

Bismarck ND practicality and common sense just makes no sense to me..........................

Agree, bordering on sacrilege. Should be edited before quoted.

 

[TheDudeAbides]

Relevant

[video=youtube_share;ox0z6bcp4IU]https://youtu.be/ox0z6bcp4IU[/video]

 

[kansasdad]

Let's see:

22-250
7mm Mauser AI
30-06
8x57JR
8x57JI
33 WCF
338 Win Mag
35 Whelen
9.3x74R
450-400 2 3/8 BPE
40-90 Shiloh Sharps Straight
450 3 1/4" BPE
577-500 No. 2 BPE

(Oliver Twist accent optional)......please sir, would you show us your boolits? (and give us something to reference against the 450 and 577-500!)