Originally Posted by Mule Deer

Out of curiosity I just added up the cartridges I've used on big game that were originally developed (sometimes as an almost identical round) by the 1920s. May have forgotten a couple, but there turned out to be 19:

.22 Hornet, .22-250, 6mm Remington, .250-3000 Savage, .257 Roberts, .25-06, 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer, 6.5x55 Norwegian-Swedish, 6.5x57R Mauser, .270 Winchester, 7x57, .280 Remington (7x64 Breknneke), .30-30, .300 Savage,.35 Remington, 9.3x62 Mauser, .375 H&H, .416 Rigby, .45-70 Springfield.



.22-250? I may be wrong but I didn't think it was that old.

I'd have to think about it but off the top of my head I believe I have killed big game with 12 rounds of 1920's vintage or earlier.
I like them.