Some of my little known cartridges that I shoot and reload for----35 Rem/32 Win SPL/8mm Mauser/32-20/7.62X25mm (Tokarev)/7.62X54R (Mosin-Nagant)/300 Savage/308 ME/338 ME/358 Win. Many people at the range don't know that these cartridges exist.

 

.577 Snider

 

Yes--been playing around with a 577 Snider and a 50-90 Sharps.

 

.32 Remington, not to be confused with the .32 special.

 

One of the hangers-on of the remington rimless line of cartridges ... 25 rem, 30 rem, 32 rem, 35 rem of which the 35 rem is the only one with any significant following today.

 

I load and shoot .375 FL Nitro Express 2-1/2". It's the original .375 caliber and a Holland & Holland invention.

Cartridges, L-to-R:
.38-55, .375 Win, .375 FL NE 2-1/2", .375 H&H Mag

My Ruger No.3 was converted from .375 Winchester to the little .375 Nitro Express caliber with a simple rechambering. It's had the lever reshaped and wears No.1 wood. Since this photo was taken I've replaced the scope with a Leupold 6X42 and installed a Trop safety.

 

Not necessarily obsolete but, not well-known :

218 Bee, 219 Donaldson Wasp (coming soon), 22 Hornet, 22 Savage High Power, 25-35 Winchester, 256 Winchester Magnum, 250-3000 Savage, 7-30 Waters, 32-20 Winchester, 32 Winchester Special, 32 Smith & Wesson, 307 Winchester, 300 Savage, 303 Savage, 338-06, 338 Remington UltraMag, 35 Whelen, 356 Winchester, 375 Winchester, 376 Steyr, 38-40 Winchester, 38 Smith & Wesson, 44-40 Winchester, 454 Casull, 416 Ruger, 458 Lott

T.S.

 

I load for .25-20, .32-20, 8mm Mauser, 7.5wiss, .30 Mauser, .303, 7.62x54R, .56-50 Spencer, can't get brass except that made for the Taylor reproduction, and the rim does not engage the extractor. So, it's a Spencer with a ramrod next to it. And then there's the more commonly seen calibers like .41 magnum and .375 Winchester. No way could I simply live with one caliber. Well, I could, but what fun would that be?

 

22 Hi Power or also known as the 5.6x52R

11.7mm Danish, from this 140 year old Rolling Block:

Both are interesting to load. I can get European made factory ammo for the 22 Hi Power time to time, and do have a small stash of the .228" diameter bullets.

The 11.7mm Danish is similar to, but not quite the same as our beloved 45/70 cartridge. I have found one outfit that produces very expensive handloaded ammo for it, but prefer to make my own.

Guy

 

The most obscure cartridge I shoot is my 222 Rem, a joy to shoot and reload and it makes tiny little groups when I am doing my part.

 

Wow, it seems like most of mine are “ obscure “, but not around here. 307 & 356 Win., 25 35 & 25 20, 7x30 Waters, 303 Savage, 22 Hornet, 38 55, 38 S&W.....

 

I don't know if these are obsolete cartridges or not but these are some of the ones I load. It is hard to find factory ammo on the shelves around here for these rounds.

.17 Remington
.22 K-Hornet
.222 Remington
25-20 Winchester
250-3000 Savage
6.5x55 Swedish
7x57 Mauser
.32 S&W Long
.338-06
.38-40 Winchester
.38-55
16 gauge 2 and 9/16 inch shotgun

Do muzzle loading double barrel 12 gauge and 16 gauge shotguns count as obsolete? If so, then add them to the list

I guess i should add the .356 Win to the list.

 

me, 225 Winchester, 25 Remington, 30 Remington, 32 Remington in model 8 Remington's and model 14 and 141 slide action Remington's,,,,,,,,,,

 

I wouldn’t call the obsolete but between the 38-55 and 460 Rowland I get some strange looks at the range. Most of the time when I tell people what I’m shooting they are like huh?! What’s that? So then I have to explain it. I find that the majority of people at the range I belong to shoot the same handful of cartridges and don’t really delve much into the rare stuff

 

Pretty sure obsolete means, has not been a standard factory chambered round in more than 20 years. Here that would be 356 Win and 303 Savage.

 

Is 348 Win obsolete or just uncommon?

 

I would say both, unless of course you have one and use it. How can something truly be obsolete if we still have a use for it?

It was a great idea. At .348" the caliber is smack dab in between the .338" and .358" calibers. But, to my knowledge, it was the only cartridge made in that caliber. Bullets are still available from a few companies and, because of it forms the basis for .50 Alaskan and .500 Linebaugh brass, cases are still made.

 

Obsolete/Obscure to us?
Or to the crazy folks who have not been blessed with our condition?

 

I listed cartridges that are unfamiliar to most shooters. I think 348 Win. definitely falls in that category. Obscure I suppose. :bebored:

T.S.

 

7.7 Jap, which can be reformed from 30-06 brass and trimmed to length. I think Norma and Graf's still do occasional runs of brass every year or two, but it's pricey and still hard to find.

Aside from that, most of my stuff it pretty common......218 Bee, 32-20, 38-55, and of course 45-70. Then there's the 450 Bushmaster, 460 Rowland, and a few other oddballs.

I choose to call the 218 Bee the 22-20, because it deserves a hyphenated designation, just like its brethren, the 25-20 and 32-20. :bandit:

 

That's a long list for me...

All the Savage calibers,
and a bunch of old obsolete pistol and rifle cartridges. Everything from 450 Revolver to 50-70Gov

I got a sweet deal on a nice Savage 1899B in 32-40 years back because the owner couldn't find any ammo for it.

Yup...loves me the oldies ;D

 

I have a custom built 336 in 7/30 Waters Ackley Imp...
So I don't know if that's obsolete, insane, unorthodox or
just plain weird...but it is one more blame accurate rifle.
I don't know why i did that...but I got one...

 

25-20, 303 Savage,356 Winchester,250-3000 Savage, at present. Have loaded 33 Winchester, 405 Winchester, 40-72 Winchester, 25 Remington,50-90 Sharps, and 45-110 Sharps in the past, but no longer do so as I sold or traded off the rifles so chambered

 

This buck was taken with a Win 94 flat band in 25-35 Win made in 1947, and with no tree stand or blind antics. Just sitting against a big old oak tree.

 

I reload 32 Remington for my great grandfathers Remington 141.

 

I reload for the 32-40. I receive a lot of strange looks when I shook them from my 1894 Winchester.

 

Even .41 magnum gets some strange looks from some less knowledgeable folks, but you should see them when I pull out my .577 Snider Enfield! They are as big as a thumb.

 

here is two I killed with my model 8 made in 1927 it is in 32 remington,,,,,,,