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That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new"? Already it has existed for ages which were before us. There is no remembrance of earlier things; and also of the later things which will occur, there will be for them no remembrance among those who will come later still. Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
1876 - Ballard introduces the .38-55 cartridge for its single shot rifles. It is a rimmed, slightly tapered blackpowder cartridge.
1893 - Marlin's Model 1893 lever action chambers the .38-55. On a good day with the new smokeless powders the 255 grain .377 slug clocks 1320 FPS.
1894 - Winchester's Model 1894 is introduced in .38-55 and its tapered offshoot the .32-40.
1895 - Winchester introduces a bottle necked .38-55 case in .308 caliber, the .30 WCF, soon to be famous as the .30-30.
1976 Winchester hypes a new improved cartridge based on the .38-55 case and calls it the .375 Winchester. Marlin picks it up too, but it is a general flop and both companies soon drop the chambering, although Winchester keeps the cartridge in its catalog. The 200 grain slug clocks 2200 FPS and generates 2,150 ft. lbs. A genuine ballistic improvement on the .38-55 which proved that no one wanted a souped-up .38-55.
Today - Remington announces the all new super fantastic .360 Buckhammer which will revolutionize deer hunting in the Henry lever action. Its case is based on, of all things, the .30-30. Necked up to .358 it throws a 200 grain slug at...wait for it...2200 FPS for 2,180 ft. lbs.
At last! Something truly new and innovative.
In honesty, if Remington felt compelled to bring out a competitor to the .350 Legend it was a smart move to use the existing .30-30 case rather than tool up for something non-standard and the same logic applies to using the same .358 slug as the .35 Remington (the only .35 caliber deer cartridge to achieve commercial success in a lever action), .35 Whelen, .358 Winchester, et al instead of the non-standard .377, but the nagging question is still "Why?"
1876 - Ballard introduces the .38-55 cartridge for its single shot rifles. It is a rimmed, slightly tapered blackpowder cartridge.
1893 - Marlin's Model 1893 lever action chambers the .38-55. On a good day with the new smokeless powders the 255 grain .377 slug clocks 1320 FPS.
1894 - Winchester's Model 1894 is introduced in .38-55 and its tapered offshoot the .32-40.
1895 - Winchester introduces a bottle necked .38-55 case in .308 caliber, the .30 WCF, soon to be famous as the .30-30.
1976 Winchester hypes a new improved cartridge based on the .38-55 case and calls it the .375 Winchester. Marlin picks it up too, but it is a general flop and both companies soon drop the chambering, although Winchester keeps the cartridge in its catalog. The 200 grain slug clocks 2200 FPS and generates 2,150 ft. lbs. A genuine ballistic improvement on the .38-55 which proved that no one wanted a souped-up .38-55.
Today - Remington announces the all new super fantastic .360 Buckhammer which will revolutionize deer hunting in the Henry lever action. Its case is based on, of all things, the .30-30. Necked up to .358 it throws a 200 grain slug at...wait for it...2200 FPS for 2,180 ft. lbs.
At last! Something truly new and innovative.
In honesty, if Remington felt compelled to bring out a competitor to the .350 Legend it was a smart move to use the existing .30-30 case rather than tool up for something non-standard and the same logic applies to using the same .358 slug as the .35 Remington (the only .35 caliber deer cartridge to achieve commercial success in a lever action), .35 Whelen, .358 Winchester, et al instead of the non-standard .377, but the nagging question is still "Why?"
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The days of innovation are truly numbered when it comes to new improved ammo. Unless they can get the caseless problems solved
