What We Need is a Good 29 Caliber Cartridge...

[BigG]

Back when gun magazines were worth reading, i.e., before I knew too much, Skeeter Skelton or one of the good authors wrote an article on the Picket Fence of Cartridges.

There was a picture with all the centerfire rifle cartridges lined up by caliber. 22,24,25,26,27,28,30, and among those it covered a two page spread. What I want to know is why don't we have a 23 or 29 caliber cartridge? It would seem there is some vital characteristic that those calibers would have that NO OTHER cartridge could duplicate and somebody would be sure to buy one.

So, I propose we come out with a good 29 caliber cartridge. What do you think?

 

[jpIII]

Perhaps we could name it the .29 THR.

ACP - Automatic Colt Pistol
THR - That Humorous Round
THR - That Huge Round
THR - That Horrific Round

Or perhaps we could just nick-name the gun "The High Road", and the cartridge could be the 29 THR.

I'd buy one.

Of course I'd buy just about any gun, .. so it's not saying much.

 

[Preacherman]

How about "Supersonic Sub-.30"?

 

[whm1974]

I hate to beg the question, but what use would a .29 caliber cartridge be? A spread of .22, .26, and .30 caliber for rifles should meet every need. For handguns it would be .22, .36, and, .45.

-Bill

 

[280PLUS]

Easy,,,

23 and 29 are prime numbers. You can't make a cartridge to any size that is a prime number.

It would tear a hole in the time/space continuum!!

Everybody knows that!



BTW I have a great deal on the Brooklyn bridge too, if you're interested...

 

[cookekdjr]

I can see the ads already:
"Because sometimes a .28 just isn't enough...but a .30 is too much..."
The .29 is actually a joint venture of Ruger and Aguila.
It fires a 13 grain frangible bullet over 7,800 fps. Aguila's R&D staff have successfully dropped field mice in their tracks at 2800 meters, although penetration has been an issue with the thicker-hided mice. To solve this, Aguila is also producing a 14.5 grain "super-duper penatrator" round, which is capbale of penetrating almost three full inches in ballistic gelatin when fired from optimal ranges. "Of course, with the accuracy of this new round, we're counting on alot of head shots, preferably in the eye" said an Aguila spokesman. Retailers can expect a suggested consumer price of $37 per box of 20 cartridges. Aguila does not expect price to be an issue, since many gun owners will be selling their outdated .17 and .204 ordnance to purchase the newer, improved .29 caliber rifles and ammunition.

 

[mfree]

7.62x38R Nagant firing the original steel jacketed load has an outside diameter of .295, IIRC

 

[griz]

One of the mags, Handloader I think, did a satire piece about that a few years ago. It was hilarious! They even had mathmatical proof that the ballistic coeficient was superior to anything else possible. I think it was also the most accurate possible caliber, but I can't remember why.

 

[jefnvk]

Put WSSM after it and it'll sell

 

[Dave R]

As a .17 and .22 shooter, I'm occasionally tempted to get one of the .20's. .20 tactical or .204 Ruger.

I wonder if we'll eventually fill up the space between .17 and .22. Someone has a .14, too, don't they?

 

[whm1974]

There are wildcat .14 caliber cartridges.

-Bill

 

[Bear Gulch]

As Col. Cooper so ingraciously asks: " But what's it for?"

 

[Mr. Mysterious]

Nice 280PLUS, very nice!

 

[Kamicosmos]

23 and 29 are prime numbers. You can't make a cartridge to any size that is a prime number.

17 is a prime number too. And there's 3 cartridges out for that: 17 Remington, 17 hmr, and 17 Mach 2.

 

[GaryP]

Naaaa! The only caliber we need is .45acp!

 

[dfaugh]

Nawwwwwwwww

Gotta use the metric system...

If I figured it right that would be a 7.17467532246 mm...Errr to be exact

Maybe...

Probably...

Possibly...

Heck, I dunno

 

[mtnbkr]

As Col. Cooper so ingraciously asks: " But what's it for?"

It's for shootin' of course.

I like oddball rounds. I'd like to try some of the .10 and .12 subcaliber cartridges that have been developed. I have neither the time nor money though.

Chris

 

[griz]

You can't make a cartridge to any size that is a prime number

I guess that explains the 41's lack of popularity

 

[280PLUS]

Kamicosmos said,

"17 is a prime number too. And there's 3 cartridges out for that: 17 Remington, 17 hmr, and 17 Mach 2."

Curses, foiled again...



But it MIGHT explain the .41's problem?

 

[OtG]

on primes...

Sorry to dump on the prime number theory, but there's also the .19 Calhoon Hornet. Or do wildcats not count?

 

[280PLUS]

No wait, I recall, it was prime numbers that start with 2, yea, yea thats it,

I knew I was forgetting something...

 

[Randy in Arizona]

7.35 Italian?

How about the 7.35 Italian?

1 / 25.4 = 0.0393700787 * 7.35 = 0.289370078

Close enough?

 

[Bear Gulch]

I think many of the newer calibers are to sell us new guns. But first the have to lead us to think that ours are somehow unworthy. One can make a good argument for having one rifle to hunt (or shoot) with. Familiarity with that weapon and its performance can be of more value than a full gun safe.

 

[Randy in Arizona]

Yes, but a full gun safe sure is more fun!

 

[happy old sailor]

i think your tongue is in your cheek bigG, but i see your point