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One more that should go on the overlooked list is the .264 Mag. Shoots flatter than a .25-06 and hits almost as hard as a 7mm mag.
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.284 Winchester
6MM Remington
.257 Roberts
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.358 Winchester
.356 Winchester
7 mm WSM
.280 Remington
.284 Winchester
Each is a great cartridge that failed to grip the shooting public. Each still does what they were designed to do.
Where did you say we are going? And why are we in this handbasket?
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.280 Remington
.225 Winchester
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Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers
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Like several have already stated
284 Win
260 Rem
338-06
That's a decent arsenal right there too, come to think of it.
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300 Savage. What a shame that the company that built the best lever gun ever manufactured doesn't even make the gun that made this round famous any more.
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270 Winchester............  I say that sorta "tongue-in-cheek" because it has been criticized over the years by many who constantly rap it for being inadequate, not flat shooting enough, not powerful enough, not accurate enough, etc,etc,ad nauseum. Yet it has buried, and continues to bury, its competition, and very few cartridges that approximate its ballistics are anywhere near it in popularity.Other cartridges in its' general power range offer absolutely nothing in the way of a significant improvement in its field performance. Every year it piles up more tons of game,from moose on down than a lot of cartidges designed to be its superior. Up close and across canyons, it just continues to roll big game of all sizes from light-weight, portable rifles that are easy to shoot, and accurate enough and flat-shooting enough for any rational use.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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My vote definitely goes to the 264 Winchester Magnum. It was so villified in the press that it eventually disappeared from production guns. It's hard to beat the 264WM for medium game at long ranges.
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.224 Weatherby,.240 Weatherby,.358 Norma
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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How 'bout the 338 Win Mag. Sure, lots of people think of it as the perfect BIG game rifle, but I think alot of people over look how great it works in the smaller game. Flinging 210gr Partitions, it makes the deer and antelope not want to play anymore...  Though I've not owned one, I've always thought the .284 Win made a lot of sence. I'd think it would do what ever BobinNH stated the 270 does, but in a lighter, shorter rifle...
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250-3000
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30 Newton
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41 Mag
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358 Win
350 Rem Mag
35 Whelen
358 Norma Mag
338-06
280 Rem
260 Rem
They all got the undeserved raw deal IMO.
Would love to see a 375 Rem Mag.
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I've limited my list to cartridges that I have rifles for. I believe that all of the list of cartridges below fit the category of being much more effective than they are popular.
250 Savage
257 Roberts
7X57
280 Rem
338-06
358 Winchester
35 Whelen
Steve
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.25-20 a mild little cartridge that's got it all over the various hotshot rimfires for small game the size of coons, beaver, turkey, close-range fox etc.
.303 Savage with its 190 grain bullets a somewhat better woods gun than the .30-30
5 mm rimfire mag if it had been put in a properly engineered bolt rifle and a lever action it would still be around today. In fact, if someone wanted to produce some good ammo and a couple of good rifles this might come back to life, given the current fascination with hot rimfires.
.41 Magnum this cartridge will accomplish very nicely 95% of what any rational person wants to do with a revolver
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My favorites would be the 35 caliber:
35 Rem
356 Win
358 Win
35 Whelen
350 Rem Mag
They use all the same weight bullets, powders and primers. But I guess it really boils down to the manufacturers that keep trying to out do one another with new calibers. All the hipe and then a cartridge dies. Every caliber mentioned is a great cartridge. Also we as hunters choose a caliber for our own style of hunting. Accross the canyon, the field, wide open plains and the swamps. There are alot of calibers that got lost in the new era of SAUM, WSSM and all the belted mags but we still use what each of us like. Ken
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250 Savage, fast, powerful, versatile, plenty of bullets to choose from. 284 Win., just "cuz".
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