what are the cartridges that have been forgotten but are still worth remembering?

[Mr. Friendly]

there's quite the plethora of options out there now and a lot of older or niche stuff gets forgotten or pushed aside, but is still worth considering if you need a new rifle that fits the niche those cartridges filled.

what do you think some of those are?

 

[9.3mauser]

.250 Savage

 

[MiG25]

32 Rimfire

 

[Papaclaude]

The good ol' 303. It's not dead, but definitely has its place in history. It's probably killed more soldiers than any other (well, maybe a toss-up between it and the 7.62X54), just about wiped out the elephant, took countless moose, water buffalo, you name it.

Another one I'd have to include would be the 32 Special. Not a huge advantage over the 30-30, but just a tad heavier.

 

[MiG25]

If you can walk into Canadian Tire and buy ammo I don't think it qualifies.

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

32-40 , 35-30 & 33 Win.

 

[Snowdingo]

.32 Remington....because my grandpa hunted with one in the 1930s. M141 pump. My uncle still has it.

30/32/35 Rem were supposed to compete with the 30/30 & 32 win spec. Only the 35 Rem ended up sticking around. These cartridges are neat for nostalgia, but there is no practical reason to take one over a common as dirt 30/30.

 

[Paatz]

I'm into 25/20, but I see one of our sponsor now has some factory fresh ammo.
But at around $100/50 it's a bit steep.

 

[dgradinaru]

7.65x53 Mauser......Very similar to the 308 in power but came out in 1889.

Winchester used to make the model 54 chambered in that cartridge.

 

[Bravo22]

38-55 an oldie but a fun cartridge to reload and shoot.

 

[Evanguy]

43 mauser, 25-20 win and 32 rimfire

 

[Kilo Charlie]

The .250 and .300 Savage. The 8mm Mauser. The .300 H&H.
These aren't forgotten, really, but they've been largely abandoned even though they are all eminently practical.

 

[chrisco]

218 Bee
219 Zipper
32 Rimfire
357 maximum

Shoot straight - chrisco

 

[sail32]

.44-40 and .38-40

 

[PatchRat]

.303 Savage. Its obsolete, but I still love it for absolutely no discernible reason.

 

[The Kurgan]

32-20 and 32 S&W Long

 

[broadhead67]

300 Sav. What a great round

 

[vagrantviking]

You sir, need to find a copy of Cartridges of the World. It's about 600 pages of current, obsolete and wildcat cartridges.

Not sure what edition they're at but older ones are often pretty cheap and may even be available to download in PDF.

 

[hoytcanon]

You sir, need to find a copy of Cartridges of the World. It's about 600 pages of current, obsolete and wildcat cartridges.

Not sure what edition they're at but older ones are often pretty cheap and may even be available to download in PDF.

That will only result in endless threads on endless topics...

 

[CranePete]

I think the 222 Remington Magnum, overtaken by the 223 Remington, and the 225 Winchester, overtaken by the 22-250 Remington belong here