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We are so privileged to have many, many cartridges to choose from, those from antiquity to the ultra modern.

IMO there are 2 cartridges that certainly qualify as "Most American Cartridges".

1. the 30-30 Win. It's not a fav of mine but I recognize it's history and qualifications.

2. the 30-06 is in MY opinion the MOST American Cartridge we have.


I'm not dismissing the 270, 250-3000, 300 Savage, et.al., et.al.
The 06 deserves high esteem for its Military beginning and usage PLUS it's hunting heritage.

I don't count ANY of the foreign cartridges > they don't have American ROOTS!


What do you think would be The Most American cartridge.

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Ain't old enuff to vote.

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45-70, 45 Colt.

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I FORGOT about the 45 Colt. Good Idea

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jwall, the first two that came to my mind were the two you mentioned, 30 WCF and 30-06. Then Dollar threw in the 45 Colt and 45-70. I guess for me it would have to be the two latter as I've shot infinitely more of them than the two 30's. However, I'd bet there's a lot more users of the first two than the latter two.


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30-30 and 30-06

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22lr because it was everybodys first.

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22lr because it was everybodys first.

Spot on.

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22lr because it was everybodys first.


I remember as a kid wanting one so bad I could taste it. I'd even dream about getting a .22 LR. I don't think I've ever wanted anything worse. Now I have one of course and a couple thousand rounds but I seldom bother with it. frown

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'06 for the win. It's fed millions of us and kept millions more safe from commies and fascists for a long time. No other round in pantheon of American shooting has done anything close!

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Probably one of the most important creations which killed many of men and game in the frontier west was the 44-40 Win. A true combo for the man who carried a revolver and a Winchester repeater rifle having the luxury of matching ammo.

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30-30 for my money. Not just hunting, but also saw some homefront service through Winchester lever guns issued on the west coast during WW2.

The .44 Henry rimfire should get a mention for setting the stage for later lever guns. As should a .58 Minie... foreign origins aside, one could argue that we wouldn't be "us" in the 20th and 21st centuries without it.

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.30-30. Made in America for the uniquely popular American lever action rifle. For decades the phrase "deer rifle" was synonymous in people's minds with a .30-30 lever action and mostly a Model 94.

Lots of others are "American" but I'd vote for the thutty-thutty as the Most American.


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Ain't old enuff to vote.

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Originally Posted by OAM
22lr because it was everybodys first.

Originally Posted by DollarShort
Originally Posted by OAM
22lr because it was everybodys first.

Spot on.

Originally Posted by moosemike
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22lr because it was everybodys first.


I remember as a kid wanting one so bad I could taste it. I'd even dream about getting a .22 LR. I don't think I've ever wanted anything worse. Now I have one of course and a couple thousand rounds but I seldom bother with it. frown


I SHOULD have been more specific >>> I guess context doesn't mean anything today or HERE>


I was THINKING C F rifles and handguns.

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My first thought was .30-06, but then settled on the .30-30 for purely historical reasons: the .30-06 was an outgrowth of the 8x57 Mauser, the Ordnance Dept. having necked it down to .30 to suit our "decimal" sensibilities (and then current use of the .30-40 Krag) and lengthened a tad for the powder capacity needed to drive the .30 bullet at the speed we desired. So in that respect the '06 isn't purely an American invention. The .30-30 is.


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Originally Posted by jwall
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22lr because it was everybodys first.

Originally Posted by DollarShort
Originally Posted by OAM
22lr because it was everybodys first.

Spot on.

Originally Posted by moosemike
Originally Posted by OAM
22lr because it was everybodys first.


I remember as a kid wanting one so bad I could taste it. I'd even dream about getting a .22 LR. I don't think I've ever wanted anything worse. Now I have one of course and a couple thousand rounds but I seldom bother with it. frown


I SHOULD have been more specific >>> I guess context doesn't mean anything today or HERE>


I was THINKING C F rifles and handguns.

Jerry

I guess your right Jerry. Should have been more specific if 22lr isnt exactly what you wanted to hear.

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