What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Bigjobss » 12 Aug 2018, 2:18 pm

I love the good old 300wm, just because I can and screw the haters calling it a "compensation" calibre.
Yeh I know modern powders and projectiles mean for the average punter you can get other 30 cals to do pretty much the same thing up to a few hundred yards but hey up until recently I was driving a 40 year old Chrysler daily, yes my Hilux is better in almost every single way but much like my classic Winchester Model 70 in a classic calibre some things I appreciate for what they represent, not what they do.

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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Sergeant Hartman » 12 Aug 2018, 2:34 pm

Should have gotten a ranger mate... unles your hilux is 20+ year old
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Bigjobss » 12 Aug 2018, 3:58 pm

Mines the last of the Japanese built pump diesels, had it for 6 years and and it is still a baby.
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by SCJ429 » 12 Aug 2018, 4:04 pm

The 6mm BR for me, accurate and fun to shoot. The 20 cals are also a favourite, you can shoot the 204 all day and pull off some great shots.
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Gun-nut » 12 Aug 2018, 5:16 pm

.303 British for me personally. Love the history, and I really enjoy shooting lee enfields. You're not Australian if you don't own a .303.
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by yumastepside » 12 Aug 2018, 6:37 pm

6.5x55 for mice to moose, 8-06 AI for up to black bear and 416 Taylor for everything else up to pachyderms.....I also have a 6.5x54 MS, a calibre which has taken pretty much everything on this planet.

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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Mick280 » 12 Aug 2018, 6:56 pm

45/70 at the moment!!!
Can be loaded to do just about everything!!!
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Col » 12 Aug 2018, 7:36 pm

.243 for me as the all round go to calibre. Shot everything from rabbits to deer with it and never had an issue using it on pigs. I reckon anything hit with a 243 will not be having a good day and will hang around long enough for a follow up shot if needed.

A 303 SMLE is another beauty for the history and the ability to go a long way, a real long way. :)
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by 1Fatman » 12 Aug 2018, 7:39 pm

30-06 because everything that I shoot stays dead.
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Bigjobss » 12 Aug 2018, 7:51 pm

1Fatman wrote:30-06 because everything that I shoot stays dead.


Sounds like a good choice for zombies
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by pete1 » 12 Aug 2018, 9:51 pm

308 for almost everything, including head shotting rabbits.
12g close second.
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by pomemax » 12 Aug 2018, 10:22 pm

ok someone got to say it, any empty one i just shot
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Growler » 13 Aug 2018, 5:43 am

Hopefully 22-250 when the bloody PTA finally comes in!
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by bigrich » 13 Aug 2018, 7:15 am

Mick280 wrote:45/70 at the moment!!!
Can be loaded to do just about everything!!!


45-70 is fun to shoot, that's for sure ! might be a bit big for rabbits, but the case is bigger than a 410, so loading shot would make it do everything :thumbsup:
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by bladeracer » 13 Aug 2018, 7:30 am

bigrich wrote:
Mick280 wrote:45/70 at the moment!!!
Can be loaded to do just about everything!!!


45-70 is fun to shoot, that's for sure ! might be a bit big for rabbits, but the case is bigger than a 410, so loading shot would make it do everything :thumbsup:



Except for the rifled barrel. But it's possible your specific rifle might shoot a usable pattern at very close ranges.
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by in2anity » 13 Aug 2018, 8:04 am

327 federal magnum (in a rifle) - 45,000 psi pressure ceiling, carbide dies ftw, enough punch to take down medium-skinned game, negligible recoil, cheap pills, load it up in a matching revolver... the list goes on
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by N.Field » 13 Aug 2018, 10:09 am

yumastepside wrote:

P.S....NField, is that a cadet or 303 frame Martini ?


Neither of those, it was built on a W.W. Greener 'GP' 12G action.

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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Wombat » 13 Aug 2018, 6:33 pm

N.Field wrote:
yumastepside wrote:

P.S....NField, is that a cadet or 303 frame Martini ?


Neither of those, it was built on a W.W. Greener 'GP' 12G action.

That a Nice Rifle :thumbsup:

Bugger, now I'm going to have to be the one to point out that there is not a .303 frame Martini action, just large actions like mine that was made in 1872 as a Martini Henry then converted to Martini Enfield 303 around 1900. I think some 303's may have been made from scratch rather than converted, but they were still made on the large action.
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by yumastepside » 13 Aug 2018, 6:53 pm

The "303 frame" term was just a way of differentiating between the large frame and cadet, sorry.

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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Wombat » 13 Aug 2018, 7:08 pm

No need to be sorry at all. :drinks:
Thinking about it there's probably heaps of different sized Martini frames from commercial makers, all the weird little rook rifles, the BSA target rifles etc
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by brett1868 » 13 Aug 2018, 10:01 pm

I like these, great for opening the sinus's and capable of clearing the range of hipsters :)
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Stix » 13 Aug 2018, 10:31 pm

1Fatman wrote:30-06 because everything that I shoot stays dead.


So you actually have a 22-250 that kills things, but then revives them...?
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Stix » 13 Aug 2018, 10:39 pm

Fav...22-250...
Why...because it spells twenty-two two-fifty...
But it sounds like TwenniTuDooFifdee...

Oh, and because it instantly kills, guts, skins, cooks AND eats the rabbit for you all at the same time.
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Stix » 13 Aug 2018, 10:41 pm

brett1868 wrote:I like these, great for opening the sinus's and capable of clearing the range of hipsters :)
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FMD...the equivelant of a shooters meth lab...!!!
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Stix » 13 Aug 2018, 10:54 pm

I just had to look again...
That pic really should be on the porn page brett... :lol:
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by 1Fatman » 14 Aug 2018, 12:40 am

Stix wrote:
1Fatman wrote:30-06 because everything that I shoot stays dead.


So you actually have a 22-250 that kills things, but then revives them...?


Oh they stay dead with the 22-250 but my favourite is the 30-06. I have taken everything from rabbits to camels with it, and the only problem is there is not much left of the rabbit :D
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by bigpete » 14 Aug 2018, 6:54 am

bladeracer wrote:
bigrich wrote:
Mick280 wrote:45/70 at the moment!!!
Can be loaded to do just about everything!!!


45-70 is fun to shoot, that's for sure ! might be a bit big for rabbits, but the case is bigger than a 410, so loading shot would make it do everything :thumbsup:



Except for the rifled barrel. But it's possible your specific rifle might shoot a usable pattern at very close ranges.


It works out to about 10m ;)
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by bigrich » 14 Aug 2018, 7:27 am

As far as .224 goes, I can’t believe how accurate and easy to load for the great 222 rem is . 6.5 x55 is my all round favourite, accurate,mild to shoot great projectile choice thanks to Creedmoor. Even a good thing for service rifle. But at the moment 222 is the bee’s knee’s . Poor ol hornet rifle has gone to the corner of the safe now :wtf:
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Cooper » 14 Aug 2018, 8:29 am

Favourite is a bit of a tricky one. But the one I find myself grabbing the most is the 204 Ruger. Even though it is only shooting a 32gr Zmax. It hits hard for what it is and shoots nice and flat.

My 7mm 08 came a close second. Mainly because it is my all rounder
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Re: What's everyone's favourite cartridge and why?

Post by Homer » 14 Aug 2018, 9:03 am

G'Day Fella's,

To many to list...................

D'oh!
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