Europe's most popular cartridge(s)???

What is Europe's most popular cartridge?

  • 6.5x55 SWEDISH

    Votes: 40 27.0%

  • 6.5x57

    Votes: 1 0.7%

  • 270 Win

    Votes: 5 3.4%

  • 7x57 Mauser

    Votes: 23 15.5%

  • 7x64 Brenneke

    Votes: 18 12.2%

  • 30-06 Springfield

    Votes: 27 18.2%

  • 8x57 js

    Votes: 20 13.5%

  • 8x68s

    Votes: 3 2.0%

  • 8.5x63

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 9.3x62

    Votes: 11 7.4%
  • Total voters
    148
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Like the title says what do you think Europe's most popular cartridge(s) is according to your knowledge, opinion, or fact????

These are my top three choices in order according to my knowledge.

1. 7x64 Brenneke
2. 8x57 JS
3. 30-06 Sprg.
 
8x57 and '06 were formerly illegal in some central European countries.

Europe is a big place; I know the 7x64 is very popular.
 
Judging from the product lines of RWS, S&B, and Norma I would say:

1. 30-06
2. 308
3. 7x64
4. 8x57
5. 270
 
^ .243 win is pretty popular in the British Isle and Central Europe IIRC.


Some Eastern European countries have strange laws about only using shotguns for hunting. I met some guys from Moldova who were telling me that o/u's with express sights are popular for battue there.
 
^that's like asking someone what their favourite kind of apple is.

I don't know much about Eastern Europe but I would like to hunt boars there some day.
 
Europe is a pretty diverse place. i Imagine that the question has different answers in different countries. I have only hunted in Germany, but there the 30-06 was very popular, as was the 8x57 and 7x64.
 
It appears that .308 is very popular in a few countries, as is 7x64, .300win, .243 etc. Not too dissimilar to here but with a few more interesting metrics. I am inferring from videos and print material.
 
MiG25 said:
Judging from the product lines of RWS, S&B, and Norma I would say:

1. 30-06
2. 308
3. 7x64
4. 8x57
5. 270
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I don't think you can draw that conclusion... European manufactures chamber for cartridges that they feel will appeal to the NA market to broaden their sales base. You don't see the same thing as much with NA manufacturers.
 
depending also on the kind of hunt.

in France 7x64, 300 win mag and 9.3x62 orx74r were the calibers really found everywhere ...

now that the 6.5x55, 8x57js and 30-06 are free that is different.

in ex-Yugoslavia the hunters i knew where using 8x57js, 30-06, 7x64 for chamois as the 6.5x57 and x57r and sometimes the 9.3x62 ... 8x57js worked good on brown bear but as the 7x64 and of course 30-06 ....

most of European countries are using a system with a mini caliber, energy mini and mini weight for bullet that is different from here for sure.
 
BigUglyMan said:
I didn't think it mattered in France so long as the barrel was long enough that they could tie their underwear to it to surrender!
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What's funny about that is the French when pissed off at the gov. easily take to the street and make their anger known.

Us Canadian's ??? F'in joke compared to the French, Sad but true.
 
BigUglyMan said:
I didn't think it mattered in France so long as the barrel was long enough that they could tie their underwear to it to surrender!
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Verdun, read about it.

from PBS

German General Erich von Falkenhayn developed a battle plan for attacking Verdun, France, a city protected by a ring of underground forts. Begun in mid-February 1916, and ending in December, the battle of Verdun symbolized for the French the strength and fortitude of their armed forces and the solidarity of the entire nation. After a few short weeks, the battle took on a life of its own, with small groups of men on both sides fighting local battles in constant struggle for their lives, and protection of the territory they occupied. Verdun is still considered by many military historians as the 'greatest' and most demanding battle in history. In the end, the front lines were nearly the same as when the battles started while over 300,000 French and Germans were killed and over 750,000 were wounde
 
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