Dr T
Member
The threads on Cartridges that should (die, live forever, be loved against all reason, be hated unconditionally) forever got me thinking.
Many cartridges spring from interesting family trees, and it has intrigued me how some of the most popular rounds were derived from rounds that are now obsolete, or nearly so.
Several that come immediately to mind (and please correct me where I am mistaken):
38-55 => 30-30
6mm Lee Navy => 22 Swift
30-03 => 30-06 (sort of a stretch since the 30-03 was basically a prototype)
222 Remington Magnum => 223 Remington (Aka 5.56 NATO)
30 TC => 6.5 Creedmoor (I wonder about this since I have also seen the 6.5 CM described as a necked-up 250 Savage AI).
Any others?
Many cartridges spring from interesting family trees, and it has intrigued me how some of the most popular rounds were derived from rounds that are now obsolete, or nearly so.
Several that come immediately to mind (and please correct me where I am mistaken):
38-55 => 30-30
6mm Lee Navy => 22 Swift
30-03 => 30-06 (sort of a stretch since the 30-03 was basically a prototype)
222 Remington Magnum => 223 Remington (Aka 5.56 NATO)
30 TC => 6.5 Creedmoor (I wonder about this since I have also seen the 6.5 CM described as a necked-up 250 Savage AI).
Any others?