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My money is on my .22 Hornet and .32-20

I like the classy looks of the old .270 Win and the "radical but balanced" lines of the 264 WM

I like this:



6.5x55 SE ammo is also very cool!

Eric

For some reason I really like the proportions of the 8 x 57. No flippin' idea why.

7mm ultra mag

The two best looking cartridges are:

.475 No. 2 Nitro Express - King of the double gun cartridges





.404 Jeffery - King of the magazine rifle cartridges



The .475 No. 2 Nitro Express is one of the cartridges created after the Brits outlawed .450�s in India, and the .475 No. 2 was the best of them all. Power wise it�s the dead on equivalent of the .450 Nitro, or the .470 Nitro, but the extra large case (3 1/2" in length) means pressures stay low, ensuring sure-fire extraction under the worst imaginable conditions.

And the .404 Jeff?? Look at the profile of that cartridge�is there anything that say�s �Feed Me� better than that? It�s one of the most reliably feeding magazine rifle cartridges in existence. And it�s a .416 Rigby equivalent that fits in a standard action rifle; how can you beat that?




Okay, if those don�t get you going, then how �bout a wicked little military number?

The 7.92 Kurz, designed for the first "Assault Rifle". Just a mean looking little bugger.

30-30 AI and the 7mm br.
Both are great looking and both are fantastic handgun cartridges.

killing stuff and hitting targets.

Win. 25-20

i'll throw in another vote for the 270win. good clean lines,head is right size for the body and it kills like hell!!!!!

The .222 or 30-06.

.25-20 SS is a much more handsome .25-20. But I have no picture of one handy.

.220 Howell just looks damned fast standing still, especially with a 75gr AMAX.

.220 Howell(R) as compared to a .243 Win(L)

458 Lott

Snake

6,5x55 Swede.

I've never really thought about the subject but this is a pretty cool thread. I've never owned one, but I've always thought the Weatherby Magnums were really elegant looking cartridges with their radiused shoulders, long necks and of course the belt.

Favorite for me among them for looks? The 257 Weatherby Mag:

I don't know about "best looking", but here's three good looking brothers.

30-06, 35 Whelen and the 400 Whelen.

264 win mag.

I like the looks of the 6 br and the ppc too.

32-20, 303 british, 300 H/H for some reason also. 50 bmg just looks big so its sorta cool for that reason. But is an overgrown 06 really and not more fancy than that or a 270 so really all in all not that much.

The 6.5X55mm and 30-06 are my classics.