Best Caliber That Never Took-off

[tex45]

.41 mag, my .38 super takes off every time I drop the hammer.

 

[Justin Holder]

.219 zipper

 

[XxWINxX94]

I'll go again:

.30 Luger
6.35mm(25ACP)-Don't see it too often in modern handguns
25-20
.22HP/.22 Savage
.35 Winchester
.458 WIN MAG-Never seen anywhere
.44-40-classic but not lots of modern use
50-90, 50-100, 50-110/Sharps stuff
.475 Wildey Mag

 

[Lance Uppercut]

204 Ruger
9mm Largo
357 Sig
9x23 Winchester
38 Super
260 Remington

 

[PawPaw]

The .260 Rem is a great cartridge, but it's literally bracketed by the .243 Win and the 7mm-08, both also great cartridges. My sis-in-law shoots one for deer and the two deer she shot last year were DRT. Of course, she shoots them in the neck 'cause she doesn't like to track them.

 

[center shot]

6.5x55
6mm Remington (wish I had that Ruger tang safety back)
357 sig

 

[SSN Vet]

10 mm
38 Super
.300 Savage

 

[Ky Larry]

Roy Weatherby's favorite, the .240 Weatherby Mag.

 

[Girodin]

Rifles:
.260 Remington

Handguns:
.38 super
10 MM

 

[4sooth]

.276 Pederson

 

[PT1911]

hows about the 460 S&W? Seems like a reloaders dream but was completely overshadowed by the 500 S&W....

 

[Kentucky_Rifleman]

6.5x55

+1 The Swede is an amazing cartridge. It's a crying shame that the American metric prejudice of past decades kept this one from being chambered in sport rifles.

If Remington had taken the cartridge, simply renamed it something like "The .26 Express" or some such and chambered it in the 700, it would have quickly become a classic.

I can say the same for the 7x57 and 8x57 Mausers. They're totally eclipsed by both the 7 Mags and the 7mm-08, but the original 7x57 IS the do-all round.

The bigger 8mm is a moderate-recoil game stomper. Loaded properly, it will reliably put down anything on this continent, from whitetails to bruins (yes, even the big 'uns), and most critters on any other continent.

KR

 

[postalnut25]

45 GAP

The ballistics are extremely close to the 45 ACP, yet it goes in pistols that are sized for hands that are small like mine.

 

[Heljac]

.276 Pederson

+1 for the cartridge killed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

 

[Black Butte]

The .408 Cheyenne Tactical

 

[HoosierQ]

It's a three horse race folks.

10mm and .41 magnum are neck and neck with 38 super half a length back...coming round to the home stretch.

It's gonna go down to the wire.

 

[MikePGS]

10mm, .38 Super and 7x57 come to mind.

 

[jmorris]

7mm BR

 

[JohnBiltz]

6.5 Grendel, be nice to get it cheaper.
.38 Super, I had one back in the 80s. I just don't understand how this round is not more popular.

 

[MinnMooney]

.223WSSM


Matches or beats ballistics of the great .22-250 Remington but fits in an AR-15 length.

 

[Centaur 1]

.25 WSSM, probably the most capable caliber that can work in an AR-15 sized platform.

 

[evan price]

+1 The Swede is an amazing cartridge. It's a crying shame that the American metric prejudice of past decades kept this one from being chambered in sport rifles.

If Remington had taken the cartridge, simply renamed it something like "The .26 Express" or some such and chambered it in the 700, it would have quickly become a classic.

They did, it's called the .260 Remington. Well, 6.5-08 really, but it's close enough for American shooters.



I'll throw my hat in with .285 OKH. Basically a 7mm-06.

 

[publiuss]

Any of the 6.5's, the Swede has never done as well in the U.S. as it should. .264 WM never really caught on, I really like it.
both of the 9.3's
10mm
41mag
5mm

 

[The Wiry Irishman]

I would love handguns in:

9x23 Win
.40 Super
.44 Maximum/.445 SuperMag
.357 Maximum

 

[doc2rn]

32 H&R magnum and .257 Roberts both get my vote