Take Down 2 Barrel Set.... Which Classic Chamberings?

If you're looking for a European classic couple how about the 6.5 X 68 and the 8 X 68S. Now there is a pair that will do anything except the biggest and baddest and with moderate recoil. The 6.5 equals the 264 WM and the 8 can be loaded to do anything from 8X57 ballistics to 338 WM ballistics. Now that is a CLASSY COUPLE, and you don't have any of those cross cultural problems !! LOL
Also it would be something none of your buddies would have and would be very unique in Canada, although a popular pairing in Europe.
I have contacts in Germany and can get you all the brass you would want, I just received 200 RWS 8X68S cases a few months back, no big deal at all.
 
i've hunted, and shot, boar with the 8x68S and knew a fellow who used his 6.5x68 on everything fromm deer to moose. They do have rebated rims and I don't know how that would work out in a single shot. In my view they have nothing going for them, other than if you want something odd. Like c-fmbi points out, they are basically like a .264 Win Mag and a .338 Win Mag (although imo the latter with 250gr bullets is better in every way than the 8x68S).
 
I dont know what the Luxus uses for the extractor. I suspect it is a thin piece of spring steel that hooks the rim of the round, but it must allow the round to slide past it when the round is inserted.

In break guns, I have come to appreciate the rimmed rounds for the knowledge that the extractor will not slip over the non-rimmed round's "rim", leaving you in a pickle. It has happened to me with rifles that i would not expect that to happen.

My choice for such a rifle, would be an 8x57R (6.5 x 57R or 7x57R or 30 Blaser) and 9.3x74R. It covers the range and the rim gives extra extraction power, just in case. Also, the 9.3 x74 is not a real kicker.

If the Lexus has a stronger type extractor for the non-rimmed cartridges - then its a more open discussion. But I still would prefer a rimmed round in a break gun of any size.
 
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1899, only suggested them TO BE DIFFERENT, but both are excellent cartridges and the 8mm will keep the recoil at a level the OP has expressed he wishes, while still being capable of handling all NA game with correct bullets. The rebated rim is almost unnoticeable at .012" total dia difference and it has worked perfectly for me even in Rem mag boltfaces, where it comes up .020" shy. Hey, it was just an "out of the box" thought for something different, yet still effective for Moose Masher.
While maybe not a 338 WM it really does anything the 8mm RM will do and 220 gn bullets at 27-2900 ain't no slouch. If you need more than this, the 375 H&H is really the next SIGNIFICANT step up. JMHO.
 
^^^^agreed.

I shot a big old boar with the 8x68S and RWS H-Mantel ammo. Broadside at about 150 yards and the bullet hung up on the offside. Those brutes are tough! BTW, a little sidetracked here, but I used to get RWS stuff from Kettner, but they have since closed most (all?) of their stores and have almost nothing available over the web. Who do you order through?
 
1899 said:
^^^^agreed.

I shot a big old boar with the 8x68S and RWS H-Mantel ammo. Broadside at about 150 yards and the bullet hung up on the offside. Those brutes are tough! BTW, a little sidetracked here, but I used to get RWS stuff from Kettner, but they have since closed most (all?) of their stores and have almost nothing available over the web. Who do you order through?
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I have a gun nut type friend in Germany and he picks up whatever RWS stuff I want and sends it to me, can be a bit of a wait but I'm getting more patient as the hair thins and changes to silver on the ends. Used to get it all from Huntington's before, well we all know the score there now....
 
MM, I was going to suggest those two before even opening the thread and reading your thoughts.
But, if the 7x57 isnt your flavor, then maybe the 6.5x55 would be an alternate.
I have no experience with the 9.3x62 and the 7x57 was only in my possession for a very short while.
Ina CZ configuration too
Tight Groups,
Rob
 
That single shot is crying out for a rimmed cartridge. I'd go 6.5 x 57R and 9.3x74 alykough the 303 brit might be worth considering.
Neil
 
Moose Masher said:
That's the way I'm thinking.
9.3x62 is about as large as I would go.
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Have you picked-up one of these rifles? Like I mentioned, they are very small and a 9.3x62 will kick the hell out of you. I had a 9.3x74R in a Blaser S2 double rifle and it kicked the hell out of me, therefore, I couldn't imagine in a rifle that is 3 pounds lighter. I guess there is only one way to find out.
 
Moose Masher, just a thought, but you might want to clarify what you mean by "classic" cartridges. I think many people here assume that means "different", hence all the Euro suggestions, but I'm not 100% sure you meant it that way.

I didn't realize originally that the rifle in question was a single shot and very lightweight, in that case (and given you already have a nice 9.3x62) I agree that going with rimmed cartridges and going a step down in size may be of benefit. Maybe something like the 303 Brit combined with the 5.6x52R (22 high power) would fit the bill? Or the 22 hornet as I think you mentioned before, more available on this continent probably but less powerful than the high power.

I think that if you want "classic" in a single shot, you should seriously consider the 303 Brit as it is the cartridge that MADE Canada and up until the last generation, it was what everyone had. It has alot to say anywhere across the British Empire from Africa, to India, to Canada. It walks that fine line between still being available, but just being unique enough to be classic, and it can do anything the 308win or 7x57 can do. I'm thinking in your case starting with the 303 brit and then deciding if you want to go up or down from there would be a good way to start. If you want bigger, the 45-70 would make a great, classic, and flexible cartridge that can take anything the 9.3x62 can with heavier handloads, or you can load it down or use the soft shooting factory loads. Another choice would be the 9.3x72R as others already mentioned. If you want to go down, the 22 high power or 22 hornet would both be options. Which way would you want to go?
 
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Keep in mind the odd-ball bore size for the .22 High-Power.
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Good point. Hornady makes a 70gr SP in .227, or alternatively you could find out if the manufacturer could put the high power chamber into a regular .224 barrel... so long as you never use factory ammunition in that rifle.
 
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Have you picked-up one of these rifles? Like I mentioned, they are very small and a 9.3x62 will kick the hell out of you. I had a 9.3x74R in a Blaser S2 double rifle and it kicked the hell out of me, therefore, I couldn't imagine in a rifle that is 3 pounds lighter. I guess there is only one way to find out.
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I haven't handled one.
I have a 9.3x62 that weighs a tad over 7 lbs, so I know what that feels like.
Mind you, it has no scope to bite me.
 
Redlich said:
Moose Masher, just a thought, but you might want to clarify what you mean by "classic" cartridges. I think many people here assume that means "different", hence all the Euro suggestions, but I'm not 100% sure you meant it that way.

I didn't realize originally that the rifle in question was a single shot and very lightweight, in that case (and given you already have a nice 9.3x62) I agree that going with rimmed cartridges and going a step down in size may be of benefit. Maybe something like the 303 Brit combined with the 5.6x52R (22 high power) would fit the bill? Or the 22 hornet as I think you mentioned before, more available on this continent probably but less powerful than the high power.

I think that if you want "classic" in a single shot, you should seriously consider the 303 Brit as it is the cartridge that MADE Canada and up until the last generation, it was what everyone had. It has alot to say anywhere across the British Empire from Africa, to India, to Canada. It walks that fine line between still being available, but just being unique enough to be classic, and it can do anything the 308win or 7x57 can do. I'm thinking in your case starting with the 303 brit and then deciding if you want to go up or down from there would be a good way to start. If you want bigger, the 45-70 would make a great, classic, and flexible cartridge that can take anything the 9.3x62 can with heavier handloads, or you can load it down or use the soft shooting factory loads. Another choice would be the 9.3x72R as others already mentioned. If you want to go down, the 22 high power or 22 hornet would both be options. Which way would you want to go?
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Classic can mean a lot of different things for sure.
When I think classic, I think along the lines of all the x 57's, 6.5x55, .303 British, .30/06. Cartridges from that era.
 
I would be quite happy with one in .260 Rem(6.5-08), and have a spare barrel in .375 Winchester.
Good for any critter I wished to hunt in these parts.:runaway:

Of course, a really classic combo would be .25-35 Winchester and 9.3 x 74R. ;)
 
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Luxus has updated their website to include the list of available, optional chamberings:
257 WBY, 6.5 X 55 , 280 AI, 7 X 57, 300 H&H, 300 WBY, 375 H&H, 9.3 X 74R ( $295 Optional Caliber Charge )

The standard chamberings:
22 Hornet, 223 Rem., 22-250 Rem., 243 Win., 260 Rem., 270 Win., 280 Rem., 7mm-08 Rem., 308 Win., 30-06, 300 Win Mag

That narrows it down some.
 
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