I mean, let's get ultra-correct about all of this....
Why are today's rifles chambered for the .22 Varminter (a term copyrighted by Jerry Gebby) stamped .22-250 "Remington"?
For that matter, why are today's rifles chambered for the .30 U.S. Army now stamped .30-40 Krag?
Why are most rifles (or ammunition) for the 6.5mm rifle cartridge, co-developed by what was then the Combined Kingdom of Norway and Sweden in the early 1890s for their armies, now called the 6.5x55 "Swedish Mauser"? The armies of both nations used rifles chambered for the same round, in Norway a Krag-Jorgensen, while most "Swedish" rifles were made by Mauser.
Why is the .38-55 (a cartridge introduced by the Ballard in the 1870s) now usually called the .38-55 W.C.F.?
I guess folks better stop calling the 6.5 Creedmoor, the "Creed" too. After all it comes in 6mm and 22 flavors as well.
Last edited by TexasPhotog; 04/05/22.
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