bushmaster1313
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Don't know much about cartridges but these two seem liked by many.
What straight shooting cartridge falls in between?
What straight shooting cartridge falls in between?
What falls between .243 and .270
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El Mariachi
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You're in Gnu Joyzee. So I would say a Coney dog.....
NYH1
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260 Rem.
El Mariachi
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.260 Remmy? Wow, the stuff one can learn here.....
Uncle Grinch
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Or the infamous...
How about the 6.5x55 Swede?
How about the 6.5x55 Swede?
jonn5335
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257 or 264
there are 256 WM, 25-35 WIN, 250 Savage and bunch of others which fall in to .257, then you get in to 6.5mm family and 260 is one of them with Arisaka, Carcano, 6.5 Rem Mag with 264 Win Mag, new ones 6.5x47, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5x284 and 6.5 Grendel or 6.5×39mm, just pick one ;-)
sansone
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25-06 ..based on the 06 case
260 Rem ..based on the 308 case
260 Rem ..based on the 308 case
Sam1911
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A while back I posted a list of all the cartridges you can get componants for at Midway.
Here's the portion of that list which falls between .243 Win and .270, that might reasonably be called "flat shooting":
243 Winchester Ackley Improved
243 Winchester Super Short Magnum
240 Weatherby Magnum
6mm Remington
6mm-06 Springfield
6.17 Spitfire
240 Hawk
244 H&H Magnum
240 H&H Magnum
240 Gibbs
256 Winchester Magnum
25 Remington
250 Savage
257 Roberts
25-06 Remington
25 Gibbs
25 Winchester Super Short Magnum
257 Weatherby Magnum
6.53 Scramjet
257 STW
6.5x53 Rimmed
6.5 Grendel
264 SALZ (264 Salisbury)
6.5mm Japanese
6.5mm Carcano
6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5x47mm Lapua
260 Remington
6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser
6.5mm-257 Roberts
6.5x58mm Rimmed Sauer
256 Newton
6.5mm-284 Winchester (Norma)
6.71 Phantom
6.5mm-06 A-Square
6.5mm Remington Magnum
264 Hawk
6.5mm Gibbs
264 Winchester Magnum
6.5mm STW
6.5mm-300 Weatherby Magnum
6.8mm Remington SPC
Here's the portion of that list which falls between .243 Win and .270, that might reasonably be called "flat shooting":
243 Winchester Ackley Improved
243 Winchester Super Short Magnum
240 Weatherby Magnum
6mm Remington
6mm-06 Springfield
6.17 Spitfire
240 Hawk
244 H&H Magnum
240 H&H Magnum
240 Gibbs
256 Winchester Magnum
25 Remington
250 Savage
257 Roberts
25-06 Remington
25 Gibbs
25 Winchester Super Short Magnum
257 Weatherby Magnum
6.53 Scramjet
257 STW
6.5x53 Rimmed
6.5 Grendel
264 SALZ (264 Salisbury)
6.5mm Japanese
6.5mm Carcano
6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5x47mm Lapua
260 Remington
6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser
6.5mm-257 Roberts
6.5x58mm Rimmed Sauer
256 Newton
6.5mm-284 Winchester (Norma)
6.71 Phantom
6.5mm-06 A-Square
6.5mm Remington Magnum
264 Hawk
6.5mm Gibbs
264 Winchester Magnum
6.5mm STW
6.5mm-300 Weatherby Magnum
6.8mm Remington SPC
.243 WSSM
.244 H&H Magnum
.244 Remington
.250-3000 Savage
.256 Winchester Magnum
.256 Newton
.25-06 Remington
.25 Gibbs
.25-20 Winchester
.25-35 Winchester
.25 Remington
.25 WSSM
.257 Roberts
.257 Weatherby Magnum
.260 Remington
.264 Winchester Magnum
.270 Weatherby Magnum
.270 Winchester
.270 Winchester Short Magnum
6mmAR
6 mm BR Remington
6 mm Musgrave
6 mm PPC
6 mm Remington (.244 Remington)
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 mm Grendel
6.5 mm Remington Magnum
6.5-06 A-Square
6.5-284 Norma
6.5x42mm Multi-Purpose Cartride (SSK Industries)
6.5x47mm Lapua
6.5x50mm Arisaka
6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano
6.5 x 52R
6.5x53mmR Mannlicher
6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer
6.5x55mm (Also 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser, 6.5 x 55 Mauser)
6.5x57mm Mauser
6.5x68mm (also known as the 6.5 x 68 RWS, 6.5 x 68 Schüler or the 6.5 x 68 Von Hofe Express)
6.8 mm Remington SPC
Stevie-Ray
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Yeah, the .256 Winchester Magnum was a .357 Magnum case necked down to .257 for Ruger's Hawkeye tilting-breechblock pistol, IIRC.He's just a little guy.
Sam1911
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Yup. The "sorta" revolver. Not a bad idea, really, just strange.
But Marlin also chambered their m62 levermatic in .256 Win.
And, it does fit with the idea of a pretty flat-shooting cartridge, getting a 60 gr. bullet moving at 2,600+ fps. Really not a bad round for smaller game at most hunting distances.
Yup, I love my ugly little Marlin 62.
Husker_Fan
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I'd never hear of that cartridge. That is pretty interesting since a .223/5.56 sends a 55 gr. round at 3,000 fps.
bobnob
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The 6.5 Swede and .257 Roberts are truly in the middle, in terms of case length, capacity and calibre. The Roberts probably more so.
However factory loaded ammo in both doesn't, because it's often loaded down.
If I was looking for something in that midrange I would go no further than the handloaded Swede.
However factory loaded ammo in both doesn't, because it's often loaded down.
If I was looking for something in that midrange I would go no further than the handloaded Swede.
22-rimfire
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As I recall the popular 7mm-08 is less powerful than the normal factory 270 win loadings. Could be wrong. But it is essentially the same kind of caliber as the 270.
Art Eatman
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"What falls between .243 and .270"
Bambi.
Sorry about that. It's just a character flaw...
Bambi.
Sorry about that. It's just a character flaw...
BigN
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A whole bunch of accurate calibers. 250 Savage, 6mm, 257 Weatherby...on and on and on...
Get R Done Guns
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257 weatherby or roberts or the 260 rem or 264 win is probably what lands in the middle best. Would personally take the 257 weatherby or the 260 remington.
Stevie-Ray
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Cool. I never knew anybody else picked up on it.
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