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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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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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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.
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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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22lr because it was everybodys first. 22lr because it was everybodys first. Spot on. 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. 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
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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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22lr because it was everybodys first. 22lr because it was everybodys first. Spot on. 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. 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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