Top 5 underrated cartridges

Liberty97045 · Feb 10, 2015

This ought to generate some conflict.

http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/top-5-underrated-rifle-cartridges

nehalemguy · Feb 10, 2015

The 6.5x55 and 257 Roberts have a long standing reputation as excellent cartridges so I don't know how they are considered "underrated".

The .30-40 Krag and .218 Bee? Underrated? Seriously? Obsolete would be a better description.

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Mark W. · Feb 10, 2015

30-40 Krag can come within a few FPS of any .308 load depending on the rifle its being used in. I have a c1905 Winchester model 1895 Deluxe Rifle and my hand loads can come within 50fps of any .308 load for a given bullet and it will handle up to a 220 grain bullet which .308's don't do well at all with.

Yes its pretty much obsolete (the factories only produce it about every other year) but rifles are still being chambered in it.

And the little .218 is an excellent varmit round. Its big draw back was the limited number of rifles it was ever chambered in.

jluck · Feb 10, 2015

nehalemguy said:
The 6.5x55 and 257 Roberts have a long standing reputation as excellent cartridges so I don't know how they are considered "underrated".

The .30-40 Krag and .218 Bee? Underrated? Seriously? Obsolete would be a better description.

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Under used would be a more accurate term I think for the Roberts and 6.5x55. I'd put 260 in there too in the under used category.

The other ones must be a joke.

Underrated and under used? How about the 8mm's? 325 WSM and 8mm Rem mag anybody?