Stumbled onto a neat site

jbmauser said:
That is pretty neat!

I see their .366 listings need to be updated.
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A cool picture nicked from the site -from left to right - 6.5x57, 7x57, 7x57R, 8x57I, 8x57IS, 8x57IRS, 9x57, 9.3x57 and 10.75x57:
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I checked out the 375 Chatfield-Taylor and found they had used an old pic I took of a 375CT with a 375/06 and 375H&H.

Here's the original pic.

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1899 said:
That argument could be used for lots of chamberings.
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Yes... and it would be valid in each application... more so when comparing a common readily available cartridge to an obscure, difficult-to-obtain-components-for cartridge... the more common on one hand and more obscure on the other, the more valid the argument...

But then again, sometimes you "just gotta..."

Lord knows, I have been guilty of indefensible choices in the past... and likely will be again in the future.
 
hoytcanon said:
Yes... and it would be valid in each application... more so when comparing a common readily available cartridge to an obscure, difficult-to-obtain-components-for cartridge... the more common on one hand and more obscure on the other, the more valid the argument...

But then again, sometimes you "just gotta..."

Lord knows, I have been guilty of indefensible choices in the past... and likely will be again in the future.
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Of course the context matters greatly when considering validity of an argument- if I want a Type B Oberndorf - or any pre-War custom M98 for that matter - to play nostalgia, then a .358 simply won't do. For some people a rifle is more that just a tool. :)
 
1899 said:
A cool picture nicked from the site -from left to right - 6.5x57, 7x57, 7x57R, 8x57I, 8x57IS, 8x57IRS, 9x57, 9.3x57 and 10.75x57:
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I really wouldn't mind a 6.5x57. It's been on my mind for a long time now. I see Zastava lists it as a chambering.........

The 9x57 is a great cartridge as well. I had a small ring 98 sporter chambered for it but sold it several years ago. I still have a full box of Kynoch ammo as well as about 20 other various head stamped rounds.

Just in case another one comes my way.
 
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Yes, JB, the 6.5x57 would be nice. In fact I like all of the cartridges based on the 8x57 - except that 10.75x57. I'm not sure about that one, although I have to admit that it is probably just my ignorance. For some reason the 5.6x57 is not in that picture. A fellow I knew had one in a Steyr-Mannlicher and it is a mean looking little round.
 
I'm a big fan of the 57 case as well. Enough capacity for almost any hunting situation with the right bullet dia and reasonable recoil.

I really wouldn't mind a 10.75x57. I think it would be an interesting round. I've researched the 10.75x68 a bit but not the 57 version so I'm not sure on ballistics.
 
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