What 100 year old cartridges do you use

[tkhuntsman]

I would recommend loading up the 7x57 with 175 grain round nosed bullets for bear. You will be as they say “loaded for bear”.

I've got a good recipe for 160 grn partitions that has treated me very well in the past I'm probably going to start there.

 

[grizzly63]

I just added 2 -45Long Colts and no, I do not care what you call them. They are fun to shoot.

 

[MS 9x56]

I've got a good recipe for 160 grn partitions that has treated me very well in the past I'm probably going to start there.

Can never go wrong using Nosler partitions.

 

[Laelkhunter]

The 100 year old cartridges that I use now:

.22 lr
.270 Win
30/06
.380 acp
9mm Luger
.45 acp
.410 bore
12 gauge

 

[Simeod]

30-40krag
30-30
30-06
45LC
45ACP
22lr
.303

Some of the rifles that beet 100.
M1892
M1903
Mk1 Mod III

 

[Hook]

Currently in the safes:

22LR
32 Colt
38 Spc
9X19
45 ACP
12 ga
6.5X55
6.5X54
7X57
8X57
9X57
30.06
30-40
45-70
300 Sav

There have been quite a few others that have gone down the road like the 30-30, 303, 7.62 Russian, etc. It really didn't occur to me until this little exercise, but I only have four rifles left that use cartridges newer than 100 years. I wonder what that says about me....

 

[jonny898]

I still lean heavily on the 6.5x55 Swede for most of my deer hunting. It’s hard to beat that low recoil and sectional density even after a century. I mostly stopped using my newer magnums because they just weren't necessary for the distances I shoot.