Anybody like not so common calibers? Whats your favorite?

[Morpheus]

I like the 5.7x28 as well. Crisp, clean, and a kick to shoot.

 

[sheepdip]

.25 deathspear:biglaugh:

 

[jbett98]

.351 WSL (Winchester Self Loading). A truly oddball cartridge. A couple of these .351 rifles were present at the ambush that shot up Bonnie & Clyde.

 

[Brown]

I really like my Glock 20. I want a little Beretta 25acp. I have no reason to want it I just do.

 

[slimmer13]

Why are some dinosaur obsolete poor performers still so poplular (like the 45 ACP).

You gotta be bubblegumting me.

 

[Member 18201]

Building a 6mm-06

Barrelled a Norwegian Krag in .250 Savage.

May start on a 7X57 Garand just for giggles.

 

[unklekippy]

Since when was the .257 Roberts obsolete? Do the 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5x284 count? My favorite "uncommon" caliber is the .280 Ackley Improved. The .45 auto is a classic and the notion that it could be a "poor performer" is absurd. Kip.

 

[unklekippy]

tdb59-Please tell more about the 7x57 Garand. That is interesting. Kip.

 

[sheepdip]

.257 roberts is not obsolete, just not terribly common these days.

 

[k7grc]

A few i shoot;
22 Hi-Power
25-20 S.S. (NOT W.C.F.)
32 rimfire (at 3-5$ per round I don't shoot it much)
some not so rare;
25-35,
32-20
250-3000 Savage
44-40
and 25-20 WCF
and yes a 257 roberts

 

[Mark W.]

Not sure how odd but its expensive and hard to find I shoot 30-40Krag in a Model 1895 Winchester Deluxe rifle. My dad shot a Model 71 Winchester in .348 (one of my brothers now hunts with it)

 

[Otter]

6mmBR and 6PPC. Only recently did Norma start making brass for the PPC. Prior to that you had to fireform it from Lapua 220 Russian brass, which most people still do. These are two of the most accurate rifle calibers around and actually capable of one hole groups if you know what you are doing. I unfortunately do not.

 

[errackeleo]

I like the 5.7x28 as well. Crisp, clean, and a kick to shoot.

It's unfortunate you can no longer get the ammo fn designed the gun around. The watered down civilian stuff defeats the purpose. I still love my usg and ps90.

 

[errackeleo]

You gotta be bubblegumting me.

I knew I'd finally get a reaction out of somebody. If it makes you feel any better I carry one on duty and own a S&W governor. From a ballistic standpoint its very slow, has poor trajectory, and is weaker compared to many modern calibers.

 

[LimaCharlie]

Ruger No. 1 Tropical Stainless in .458 Lott. At $6.00 to $7.00 a round, I don't shoot it often. My friends refuse to shoot it; but they tell everyone about the huge shockwave when I do shoot it. It will also safely chamber and shoot .458 Winchester Magnum which are less powerful and cheaper.

 

[errackeleo]

Okay....so I know the .45 acp is not really a poor performer. Just wanted to clear this up. Obviously is still a success and been around for what...107 years now. I just find it funny that it's so successful even though it's effective range is less than other calibers (10mm for example) and it's a slow moving projectile with moderate penetration. When compared to other big bore calibers....all of which are not as popular....it does not perform as well. Also, none of the efforts to improve it's limitations (.400 corbon, 50 GI, 40 Super, .45 win mag) have ever caught on.

 

[MountainBear]

My CZ Model 1945 is a deathspear from hell...

 

[edogg]

I'm not really into oddball calibers since ammo is hard to find and expensive. But .22 Jet is sooooo much fun to shoot. It takes your breath away, spouts fire, and sounds crazy loud. But there's no recoil...

 

[skywag]

I have a couple of odd balls:

.375/338 Winchester Magnum
.300-8MM Remington Magnum..........can fireform .300 Weatherby Magnum in this rifle. Still seems to be accurate.

 

[tdocz]

I have a Sig P230 chambered in 9x18mm Ultra. I'm glad I have a Dillon...

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