Although not favored like the 8x57JRS or 9,3x74R there is nothing wrong with 8x57JR or 9,3x72R. I do not pay attention to the 9,3x74R because the drilling with rifle barrel in that caliber would probably weigh more then Winchester 21, or heavy-framed Parker Bros gun. There is no point going in that direction. What I meant is guns made for Barons, Junkers,..... in obsolete "custom calibers" which makers in old days rolled or had rolled for their customers. Unlike most customers of the "Drilling Shop" I don't mind paying $5 or $6 per round if ammo is available.
In the good old days when new Krieghoff .500 cost about $6000 the owner of that New York shop told me they all want calibers I can't get or the ones where ammo is $5 per round with few takers. Sadly too many want to play but do not want to pay.
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