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Of the uncommon rounds the 280 Remington AI seems to be getting a round at bat so to speak. What with the new Kimber 84L coming on stream it looks like an interesting combintation as the rifle is as or more important than the case. While I am all for the 7mm Mashburn I see it as too much trouble and that belt! ![[Linked Image]](http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/images/ssi-2010/nosler_60043.jpg)
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If I was gonna pick a wildcat it would be the .270 Gibbs(I will have one someday!!!) For just an overlooked round that doesn't get the respect it really should 8mm Mauser...taking game around the world since 1905!!
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My vote is for 280 A.I. Great performance and accuracy with reasonable recoil. Been shooting mine for 15+ years and yet to find a better deer cartridge. Technically not a wildcat anymore thanks to Nosler.
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While I am all for the 7mm Mashburn I see it as too much trouble and that belt!
If it were "trouble", I wouldn't own it.....it' simple.  The belt is a complete non-issue,really.And if I want a 280AI, I just use FF loads in the Mashburn....very easy. 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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The 7mm International Rimmed is a good one, neck the .30-30 down to 7mm and fireform, crappy pistol cartridge but works well in a rifle, kinda like the 7mm Waters only longer neck - completely forgettable cartridge What makes it a poor pistol cartridge? I have a 7-30 Waters Improved that's fairly similar to a 7 Int-R and I've found it to be a humdinger in a Contender pistol.
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Don't have one yet, but I figure a 6.5-06 would be a good one for antelope to moose and everything inbetween. The more I shoot my 6.5-06AI the more I appreciate it. Very accurate, mild recoil and the calculator says that at 800 yards it is just a tad behind my 7mm RM.
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What off-the-beaten-path cartridge do you feel is most deserving of, based on merit, belonging with the likes of the .270/7mmRM/30-06/.300WM? (okay, maybe a bit more niche than those but you know what I'm getting at) .35 Whelen? .338-06? Other? (This is for hunting, not target shooting) It's not a wildcat but it might as well be.... .358 Win.
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The best hunting wildcat would have to be the Leopard, closely followed by the house cat.
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.338-280AI for a wildcat. I hoped it would be more popular.
.280 AI for an Improved round.
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6.5-06
8mm-06
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The 6X45 might have some promise in an AR.
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double post
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Almost past being wildcats but probably the,
338Federal
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I wouldnt mind giving the 8.5x63REB a try.
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280AI without a doubt.
Oh wait, it isn't a wildcat any longer. Me too.
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I also agree with the 6mm284. It shoots fast, accurate, user friendly.
I have taken from small to large with mine. It just works!
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6mm/.22-250 AI
.338/300win mag
Both are two I own and find very versatile, especially the necked-up .300win.
Am interested now in the 7x64 Brenneke case and the 7.5 Schmidt & Rubin since they share same case head diameter. Am partial to the .338 bore. A .338x64 Brenneke could be one helluvan all-around ctg.
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8mm MAZON, no question :-))
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6.5x.284 (now 6.5x.284 Norma), and
.338-280 AI (now 8.5x63 Reb)
Both definitely fill a real hunting niche. The 8.5x63 is arguably the best proportioned big deer cartridge available. However, as both are now available as factory ammunition and in factory Blaser rifles (and also Mauser for the Reb), i 'spose they aren't officially wildcats anymore.
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22-250 necked up to .257, or .250 Savage necked up to .30 cal. Or 30-30 winchester necked up to .375.
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