List your favourite underrated cartridges

Gatehouse said:
In this discussion? maybe sometimes. Some good cartridges are unpopular because they were wrong place, wrong time. Some unpopular cartridges are unpopular because there are other ones that do the same thing better/more available etc.
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Bingo,,, there are lots of cross related cartridges that are so close that it isn't even worth debating the fractional differences...

One would think that 3 or 7 cartridges would of been more than enough to cover the bases...

Yes,,, I know,,, it sounds kind of bland,,,.I guess we will see another 10.000 + cartridges like the other 10.000 + that have come and gone...

If the history of firearms book shelves weren't big enough already,,, they will certainly become larger in the years to come...

Our club house has a wall of firearm books that would take 4 life times to read each page,,, purhaps we will start on another shelving section to fill in the other walls...
 
In my opinion it's the 204 Ruger - people migrate towards the 22-250 and 223 for me as an aspiring long range shooter there is no better way to train for windage - like the zippy little caliber
 
Ardent said:
.270 Winchester and .243 Winchester.

The former in particular is popularly discounted by the “in” crowd / 6.5 people, however the .270 remains a modest recoiling, flat shooting game hammer that by its very recipe (light bullets) has resisted the market push to heavy monos. It’s retained it’s bang flop aspects better than most as a result, and is available in every good rifle, and on every hardware store shelf.
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I'm with you on the .270 win.

For me, for the game in my area, its the perfect round.
 
Scrumbag said:
Also think 257 Roberts isn't appreciated enough. Soft shooting like a 243W but with added heavy weight bullet performance
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I'm a long time 257Rob owner but in no way do I see it as having any advantage over the 243.

The 243 was the very reason that the 257 fell off in sales.

- It doesn't fit well in a short action.
- Brass and ammo is harder to find
- Current gunmakers don't offer it.
- Both are basically the same with a 100gr bullet
- Most of us would just use another rifle if we needed heavier bullets
 
SuperCub said:
I'm a long time 257Rob owner but in no way do I see it as having any advantage over the 243.

The 243 was the very reason that the 257 fell off in sales.

- It doesn't fit well in a short action.
- Brass and ammo is harder to find
- Current gunmakers don't offer it.
- Both are basically the same with a 100gr bullet
- Most of us would just use another rifle if we needed heavier bullets
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You are correct......BUT.......257 Bob sounds way cooler!!!!!!
 
SuperCub said:
I'm a long time 257Rob owner but in no way do I see it as having any advantage over the 243.

The 243 was the very reason that the 257 fell off in sales.

- It doesn't fit well in a short action.
- Brass and ammo is harder to find
- Current gunmakers don't offer it.
- Both are basically the same with a 100gr bullet
- Most of us would just use another rifle if we needed heavier bullets
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1) Who cares
2) I like a challenge
3) They're boring
4) Yeah but why shoot one with only 100gr?
5) That's just boring

;)
 
Scrumbag said:
Another vote for 9.3x62 here.

Also think 257 Roberts isn't appreciated enough. Soft shooting like a 243W but with added heavy weight bullet performance

Scrummy
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This^^^^^ and the .35 Remington

Most of you are forgetting about the .257 +P. My tang safety had that rating and a long enough throat to get maximum use from it. 120 gr. partitions were it's regular fodder
 
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Underrated, the 257 Roberts and the 358 Winchester.

There are other cartridges that will perform as will as they do but the two listed above don't get the respect they deserve.

David
 
I have rifles chambered in 7.65 Mauser. Never heard of it until a couple years ago. Only heard of it being used by one CGN'r - the guy I bought the first one from. Also known as 7.65x53, 7.65 Argentine, 7.65 Belgian and a couple other names. Invented by Paul Mauser in 1889-ish. When you hold a new PPU brass, makes one wonder who got how much bonus and promotion in the 1950's to "invent" the 308 Winchester, some 60 years later. Essentially a 308 Winchester case, but uses .311"/312" diameter bullets - same as the 303 British. I suppose someone can claim the .001" or .003" difference in rim and body diameter make a humungous difference in performance, but I doubt it. Hornady 9 lists 150 grain bullets to 2,700 fps, and 174 grain bullets to 2,600 fps.
 
SuperCub said:
I'm a long time 257Rob owner but in no way do I see it as having any advantage over the 243.

The 243 was the very reason that the 257 fell off in sales.

- It doesn't fit well in a short action.
- Brass and ammo is harder to find
- Current gunmakers don't offer it.
- Both are basically the same with a 100gr bullet
- Most of us would just use another rifle if we needed heavier bullets
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It would be interesting to see more of this.

Pick your underrated cartridge and explain why it’s underrated and/or what other cartridge steals it’s thunder.
 
The 325 wsm is one for sure. It’s become a favourite of mine. I just wish someone would make a super tough 230-240 grain heavy for it. Dad and I have probably shot 25-30 head of game with the cartridge including a bunch of African game.
 
For me it would have to be most cartridges that start with 8mm. 8x57, 325 WSM, 8x68s, 8mm rem mag. People complain about small bullet selection and that this and that can do it better but in the field there is no difference when compared to its rivals. There are more than enough bullets for every application you could ever want. Europe is a different story. The 8x57 is well and alive and is used to its full potential.
 
The lowly 8mm rem mag. I have never harvested game with it yet, but the day is coming. I prefer it over 338 win mag as perceived recoil is less.

Hornady at one time made a 220 grain bullet for this fine round, but they discontinued it a few years ago.
 
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