What 100 year old cartridges do you use

[Mustangs Rule]

My 100 year old list,

30-06, .270, 30-30, 6.5x55, .22 rimfire, 45 ACP, 38 Special and 44 special in my 44 magnum.

Last thought, the only other cartridge I use is the 308, which is 73 years old. And if I had to choose just two calibers for all big game hunting it would be the 308 and .270 in that order. About 12 years ago I sold all my magnum rifles.

 

[BAKPAKR]

22 LR, 30-30 Win, 8mm Mauser, and 45-70.

Edit - and 270 Win.

 

[Jnasa]

22lr, 270 Win, 7x57 Mauser, 38 special. Had 30-06 also.

 

[Walkathon]

.270 Win is still my favorite

 

[Salmonchaser]

577 nitro; sold that a few years ago; .45/70; 416 Rigby; 375HH;
300HH; .30/06; .30/30; 275 Rigby; 257Roberts; 22Lr.
45colt; 45acp; 38spec.
The #1 in 275Rigby is my favorite rifle to carry/hunt with.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

.270 Win is still my favorite

Of all my 100 year old ones, me too

 

[Dan-06]

I have and use an awesome 6.5x55 Swede. Still does the job.

 

[longbow51]

.300 H&H, .375 H&H, .22LR, .45 Long Colt. And, technically, the 25.06 is now 100 years old as it was developed in 1920 as a wildcat, and I have one of those.

 

[RealMuddyboots]

.22LR
.270 Thors Hammer (.270 Win on steroids)
30-06 (Serengeti bore rider so another 100+ yr old cartridge brought into real world performance)
30/30
Oops-12 gauge
Can't leave out muzzleloaders!!!
MZ .54 Hawkens
MZ .50 Encore

 

[Mustangs Rule]

I have and use an awesome 6.5x55 Swede. Still does the job.

For deer I have used my 6.5x55 chambered in a Winchester CRF model 70 stainless featherweight with a walnut stock, I bought new almost a quarter century ago. It was made in New Haven Connecticut. When Frank Sanchez, a former Weaver employee, owned the Weaver Scope repair service in El Paso Texas, I bought a fixed 4x stainless weaver scope from him. I put it on that stainless Swede and never took it off.
I did have the barrel crowned,
My reloads equal the 6.5 Creed, and with Lapua Brass I have done a few one hole three shot groups at 100 yards.

Most of my deer have been under 200 yards and I have great respect for the Lapua Naturalis all copper super long round nosed bullet. It kills like thunder and is so kind to meat.

 

[mevertsen]

380 ACP
38 Special
9mm Luger
45 ACP
.30-06
.30-30
.22 LR
12 Gauge
.50 ML

Only ones I have less than 100 years old are

.223 Remington
.300 Blackout
.243 Winchester
.357 Magnum

 

[TransplantHunter]

The rifle that I grab the most is my .270 but I also have a 6.5x55 Swede that shoots great.

As a matter of fact, after my pronghorn debacle, I got my .270 a new scope and then took both to the range. Was shooting the Swede out to 300 without any issue! The rifle is 110 years old and still gets the job done!

 

[Mallardsx2]

250-3000

 

[Mustangs Rule]

.22LR
.270 Thors Hammer (.270 Win on steroids)
30-06 (Serengeti bore rider so another 100+ yr old cartridge brought into real world performance)
30/30
Can't leave out muzzleloaders!!!
MZ .54 Hawkens
MZ .50 Encore

Thank you for reminding me.
Ages ago I bought a black powder 50 caliber traditional Thompson muzzleloader., The plain jane, no shiny brass, New Englander. Single trigger, large trigger guard for winter gloves, walnut stock. Also got the Thompson factory vintage style peep sights. Then sent the trigger assembly back to Thompson to have it honed and lightened by their factory professionals.

Only hint of modern is a real Whelen shooting sling. With the heavy Thompson cast bullets maxi balls it will hold a three-inch group a 125 yards using the Whelen sling.

In days now long gone, I had a high elevation (5,500') ranch that bordered National Forest with late muzzleloader deer season that was an easy draw. The mountains went up to 9,000'

Sometimes I would l leave right from my ranch on snowshoes to hunt, other times I would leave on my Appaloosa gelding for deeper in hunts.

That rifle sure looked "right" in a saddle scabbard on an Appaloosa horse. Pure Mountain Man. Also used Green River old carbon steel knife.

I knew where the deer would migrate down to with big snowstorms coming in. I recall coming home after dark one night with heavy snow falling. Could not see any lights anywhere in the valley. I just gave my horse, Scooter was his name, free reins, to bring me home. I had a small, gutted fork horn over the back of my saddle.

Scooter brought me right up to his barn. we were all white with heavy snow.

There was a big pine with a strong limb next the corral. With Scooter pulling, I hung the dressed out little buck over that limb, then put Scooter up after tending him and drying his sweaty back down.

In the morning there was so much snow, I needed snowshoes to get out to the barn to feed my horses.

That was the best hunt I ever had

Mustangs Rule

 

[Mustangs Rule]

Thank you for reminding me.
Ages ago I bought a black powder 50 caliber traditional Thompson muzzleloader., The plain jane, no shiny brass, New Englander. Single trigger, large trigger guard for winter gloves, walnut stock. Also got the Thompson factory vintage style peep sights. Then sent the trigger assembly back to Thompson to have it honed and lightened by their factory professionals.

Only hint of modern is a real Whelen shooting sling. With the heavy Thompson cast bullets maxi balls it will hold a three-inch group a 125 yards using the Whelen sling.

In days now long gone, I had a high elevation (5,500') ranch that bordered National Forest with late muzzleloader deer season that was an easy draw. The mountains went up to 9,000'

Sometimes I would l leave right from my ranch on snowshoes to hunt, other times I would leave on my Appaloosa gelding for deeper in hunts.

That rifle sure looked "right" in a saddle scabbard on an Appaloosa horse. Pure Mountain Man. Also used Green River old carbon steel knife.

I knew where the deer would migrate down to with big snowstorms coming in. I recall coming home after dark one night with heavy snow falling. Could not see any lights anywhere in the valley. I just gave my horse, Scooter was his name, free reins, to bring me home. I had a small, gutted fork horn over the back of my saddle.

Scooter brought me right up to his barn. we were all white with heavy snow.

There was a big pine with a strong limb next the corral. With Scooter pulling, I hung the dressed out little buck over that limb, then put Scooter up after tending him and drying his sweaty back down.

In the morning there was so much snow, I needed snowshoes to get out to the barn to feed my horses.

That was the best hunt I ever had

Mustangs Rule

More memories are coming back. I am 77 years old now, all this was nearly forty years ago.
Lots of cottontail rabbits used to winter in my haybarn and crap all over the hay. Every time I killed one, two or three more "came for their funeral", lots more rabbit crap on my hay.

Then a whopping big male bobcat moved in for the winter. At first when he saw me coming to feed the horses he would leave and hide under huge sagebrush. I would see his tracks in the snow go there.

After a while he would go there but did not hide. Just sat on his rump and watched me feed my horses.
Most of the rabbit crap on the hay was gone. Come spring i saw him several times. Walking past my kitchen window looking in and another time sitting on a huge brush pile, like he was saying goodbye.
I sure missed him when he was gone, it was like some essence of real wilderness shared our ranch with me and my wife.


Mustangs Rule

 

[JVernalli]

My 100 year old list,

30-06, .270, 30-30, 6.5x55, .22 rimfire, 45 ACP, 38 Special and 44 special in my 44 magnum.

Last thought, the only other cartridge I use is the 308, which is 73 years old. And if I had to choose just two calibers for all big game hunting it would be the 308 and .270 in that order. About 12 years ago I sold all my magnum rifles.

308 is my go to

 

[F250]

.22 rimfire, .38 Special, .270 Win

 

[pwrwgn57]

22
270 win
30-30
35 whelen
44-40
45LC

 

[elkduds]

2025 is the centennial of the 270 Winchester cartridge.

 

[Greybeard]

I use my .54 Hawken with a patched round ball. I need to dust off my old .303 British Enfield again.