What's you favorite obsolete or obscure round.

[Muddyboot]

I'm a huge fan of the .41 Long Colt. Shooting this round out of my Army Specials gives me great pleasure. Power with low recoil,wish it never went away. What's your favorite obsolete or obscure ammo and what gun do you shoot it with.

 

[Jack Flash]

I have two:
For rifles, the .303 British (I hope that's obscure enough!) which I shoot in a variety of surplus rifles.

For handguns, the .455 Colt (Aka .455 Webley Mk I)

 

[DeathGrip]

380 Auto?

 

[VAdoublegunner]

.38-40 and .25-20, aka 38WCF and 25WCF. Both fun rounds, impressive in their day and still performing today. The .38-40 is in a pair of Ruger Vaqueros. It is a pain to handload them, so the 40S&W cylinders get used more often, but the cartridge looks so cool. The .25-20 is in a Model 92 rifle made in 1927 with a pristine bore, very accurate for cowboy lever action silhouette.

 

[David LaPell]

That would have to be .38 S & W.

 

[Muddyboot]

Originally posted by David LaPell:
That would have to be .38 S & W.

Dave
This round is still made, so is it obsolete or obscure.

 

[Jeb Stonewall]

7mm mauser in a model 98 mauser rifle.
Nice flat shooting round in the best bolt gun ever made.

 

[Dave from Pa]

Mine would have to be the 300 H&H.

 

[patrick james]

.405 Winchester

 

[m657]

years ago I was playing with 7.5x55 Swiss in one of their straight toggle pull pre-WW1 military patterns-got some great 100 yd groups; and 38x55 in a single shot Stevens Mod 44 that was spectacular!!! All day long into a pop can size at 100 yards.

Buddy had a 218 Bee I liked too.

Had a 1911 converted to 38/45acp by an old gunsmith who sang its praises. I never developed much interest in it though.


Does 17HMR count?

 

[Bill Stokes]

Decisions, decisions!
It would be a toss-up between the 297/230 Morris Long Short Body and .577/450 Martini Henry.

 

[kleinkaliber]

.310 Cadet.

 

[Muddyboot]

Originally posted by kleinkaliber:
.310 Cadet.

Now that's obscure.

 

[Hamden]

.401 Winchester selfloader

 

[nicky4968]

.30 Luger; .30 Mauser; .30-40 Krag; 16 gauge (to hear everyone tell it, a totally useless shotgun guage).

 

[Amici]

Originally posted by Bill Stokes:
Decisions, decisions!
It would be a toss-up between the 297/230 Morris Long Short Body and .577/450 Martini Henry.

The .577-.450, of course.

How many Zulus, Afghans, Mahdists, etc. did the 297/230 subdue?

And what model M-H do you have?

 

[gregintenn]

"380 Auto?"

That one and the 218 Bee.

 

[K.38]

M1898 .30-40 Krag rifle and it also shoots a .32S&W short with an adaptor.

 

[robertrwalsh]

7.62X25 (mauser pistol)

 

[Slim Chance]

I have a Martini cadet in .310! Neat round. I even found a guy in Australia who makes molds for a flat nosed heel based bullet for it.