Greatest cartridge ever invented? no magnums

[whammy]

22LR, can't get a more useful cartidge.

 

[barktwid]

Yea, sorry The 8x57 was changed ever so slightly in 1905 but it was first made in 1888 as the 7.9x57 or what ever. It also was mated with the 1898 action that still hasn't been beat. By the way the 7x57 is awsome as is the 6.5x55, the .303 british, the 30-06, and the 308. Hell, there all awsome.

 

[Gibbs505]

7x57=1892
8x57=1905.

Wrong. The origional 8x57 was introduced in 1888, with the Commission rifle, bore .318. In 1905 it was changed to bor .323. Sorry!

 

[Gibbs505]

8x57 cause it was first and, I think it beat the 7x57 by 4years and the 30-06 by 18 years. I also have owned five and they were all great. I can also get a 200grn bullet going 2700fps with only 48grns of IMR 4064 so it is very efficient.
The 8x57 rocks, its to bad you have to import a good sporting rifle or have one made because if they were easier to get more poeple would agree with me.

You can get one from Tradex
Actually I have never owned one.

 

[JasonYuke]

What about in the WILD BILL days, i would say the 45 colt paved the way to the west next to the 45/70

 

[Gatehouse]

375 Ruger, It's simply the best cartridge in the world, suitable for just about any application in the hunting field.

 

[JeffR]

Another vote for 30-06

 

[jdman]

im going with the .270 win.

 

[barktwid]

You can get one from Tradex
Actually I have never owned one.

I got one from tradex. It's a good gun but it is a 40 year old import.

 

[longbranch*]

Greatest cartridge?

I say 7X57.

Geoff

 

[Dogleg]

Greatest cartridge ever invented? no magnums
Well then, seeing as the .375 H & H can't be picked then it'll have to be the 9.3 x 64mm.

I've got it, the .375 Rimless Belted Nitro Express. That oughta get past the Magnum censors. Sounds way cooler anyway.

 

[bcsteve]

Althought it's the most boring cartridge ever and I've never own and never will have a rifle chambered for it, I have the say the .30-06. It's the cartridge that all others are compared to.

 

[Bold Badger]

12 gauge

 

[muh-muh-muh-mauser]

7,92x57

 

[wade]

3oo6 sprg,

 

[svt-40]

War: 7.62x54R saved the world from brown plague, I'll vote for that one.

As for huntin' 30-30 probably downed more 'yote, deer and black bear than anything, so that is my vote.

 

[kfn]

Ken Waters of Pet Loads fame stated that if he had to choose only one cartridge it would be the .30-06.

 

[Jericho]

For hunting and sporting rounds, centrefire would be 30-30, hands down. For rimfire, obviously .22LR.

 

[BIGREDD]

270 win.

 

[Lorne]

22lr